Adult drug and alcohol problems, children's needs : an interdisciplinary training resource for professionals - with practice and assessment tools, exercises and pro formas / Joy Barlow, MBE, Di Hart and Jane Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barlow, Joy, author.

Hart, Di, author.

Powell, Jane (Professor of psychology), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of drug addicts.

Children of alcoholics.

Drug addicts--Family relationships.

Drug addicts.

Alcoholics--Family relationships.

Alcoholics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Parental drug use can cause serious harm to children. Adult Drug and Alcohol Problems, Children's Needs supports practitioners in their work with families where parental drug use leads to concerns about children's welfare. The training resource contains: · summaries of the key messages for practitioners · tools and tips to support effective practice · training and development activities · practice examples from around the UK. This second edition has an increased focus on alcohol misuse and reflects recent changes to both policy and practice. The book will be useful for all individuals and agencies involved with families where parents are struggling with substance abuse, including children's social workers, substance misuse workers, primary care and school staff, criminal justice agencies, obstetric and paediatric teams, substitute carers and a range of voluntary and community services.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781909391291

1909391298