Social Work with Addictions by James G Barber
Social Work With Addictions shows the reader how to facilitate change in drug abusers. The book locates addictive behaviour within a set of interacting systems, taking the wider social context into account in its discussion of the individual with a problem. The practical implications of approaching addiction in this way are explored and methods are explained for working with individuals whose orientation towards treatment can vary from steadfast resistance to desperation for a solution. The methods described are particularly suited to generalist health and welfare workers who confront drug addiction in the course of some other, often more pressing problem such as domestic violence or homelessness.
JAMES G. BARBER is currently Professor of Social Administration and Social Work at Flinders University in South Australia. Prior to becoming an academic he worked with street kids, skid row alcoholics, terminal cancer patients and psychiatric patients. Since becoming an academic he has continued his interest in direct practice through numerous research projects in the fields of addictions, child welfare and youth suicide.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333584415 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333584414 |
| Title | Social Work with Addictions |
| Author | James G Barber |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 1994-12-14 |
| Number of pages | 205 |
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