Nelson, Anna.

Social work with substance users / Anna Nelson. - Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2012. - viii, 205 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index.

Part 1. Historical and contemporary context -- 1. A social history of problematic substance use -- 2. Anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practice and partnership working -- 3. Substances and their effects -- Part 2. Diverse populations -- 4. Problematic substance use across the lifespan -- 5. Gender and problematic substance use -- 6. Working with criminal justice service users who have problematic substance use -- 7. Problematic substance use in black and minority ethnic (BME) communities -- 8. Problematic substance use in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) communities -- Part 3. Concepts and models for social work practice -- 9. Screening assessments -- 10. Harm reduction, abstinence and 'recovery' -- 11. Motivational approaches -- 12. Relapse prevention -- 13. Brief interventions -- Part 4. Social work practice settings -- 14. Working with problematic substance use in disability practice settings -- 15. Dual diagnosis -- working with co-existing problems in mental health practice settings -- 16. Parental problematic substance use and working with families -- 17. Problematic substance use in health care settings -- pain, HIV and HCV.

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Social work with drug addicts.

HV5801 / .N37 2012

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