Working with Substance-Affected Parents and their Children - A guide for human service workers (Paperback)

Working with families in which parents have problems with alcohol or other drugs can be complex, stressful and intense. This ground-breaking guide helps human service workers to better support parents struggling to overcome substance use problems. It draws together the perspectives of professionals from alcohol and other drug treatment centres, child and family welfare groups as well as leading researchers in the fields of addiction and child protection, and also provides practical strategies for understanding and overcoming common practice challenges.In this book you will find guidelines for: developing positive relationships with parents and children; identifying what you need to know when undertaking an assessment; ensuring the safety of families; improving family life; assisting parents when children are in care; and focusing on your own self-care and professional development.This is an essential resource for both students and professionals working in this challenging field.'The optimism, wisdom and insight collated in this work...makes this required reading for all of those whose working lives coincide with substance-using parents or their children.' - Professor David Best, Chair, Sheffield Addiction Recovery Research Group; founder and co-chair of Recovery Academy Australia

General

Imprint:	Allen & Unwin
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	November 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Menka Tsantefski
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	258
ISBN-13:	978-1-74331-949-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse Promotions
LSN:	1-74331-949-5
Barcode:	9781743319499

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