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Children of methamphetamine-involved families : the case of rural Illinois / Wendy Haight ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Methamphetamine abuse--Illinois.
- Methamphetamine abuse.
- Drug addicts--Family relationships--Illinois.
- Drug addicts.
- Rural children--Illinois--Social conditions.
- Rural children.
- Rural children--Services for--Illinois.
- Children of drug addicts--Illinois--Social conditions.
- Children of drug addicts.
- Methamphetamine--Illinois.
- Methamphetamine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text follows a case in rural Illinois, where in the mid-1990s methamphetamine production & misuse became a big problem &, as a result, child welfare professionals saw an influx of children whose parents were involved with the drug. This is an account of the problems the children faced, and of the efforts to help them.
- Contents:
- Contents; Part 1. Methamphetamine Misuse in Sociocultural Context; 1. Introduction; 2. History and Epidemiology; 3. The Research Program; 4. Narrative of a Rural Child Welfare Professional; Part 2. Methamphetamine-Involved Families; 5. Recovering Mothers' Experiences and Perspectives; 6. Knowledgeable Adults' Experiences and Perspectives; 7. Children's Experiences and Perspectives; 8. Children's Psychological Functioning; 9. Narrative of a Midwestern Psychiatrist; Part 3. Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Rural Children in Foster Families
- 10. Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Life Story Intervention for Rural Foster Children11. Implementing Life Story Intervention; 12. Children's Responses to Life Story Intervention; 13. Narrative of a Community Clinician; Part 4. Conclusion; 14. The Value of the Case in Evidence-Based Social Work; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611980610
- 0-19-971700-1
- 1-281-98061-7
- OCLC:
- 313651759
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