This book offers a new approach to help students to understand problematic substance use across a range of social work practice settings. Written from both an anti-discriminatory and evidence-based perspective, the book highlights successful responses to the issues. Each chapter includes reflective exercises and examples of further reading, challenging students to critically reflect on their practice.The book provides a detailed understanding of:Historical and current policy relating to prohibition and drug use A range of substances and their potential effects on service users Models of best practice including screening and assessment, brief intervention, motivation approaches and relapse preventionParticular issues and needs of a diverse range of service user groups This will be an essential text for social work students taking courses in substance use and addiction. It will also be valuable reading for qualified social workers and students taking related courses across the health and social care field.
PART ONE: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT A Social History of Problematic Substance Use Anti-Discriminatory/Anti-Oppressive Practice and Partnership Working Substances and Their Effects PART TWO: DIVERSE POPULATIONS Problematic Substance Use Across the Lifespan Gender and Problematic Substance Use Working with Criminal Justice Service Users Who Have Problematic Substance Use Problematic Substance Use in Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Communities Problematic Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) Communities PART THREE: CONCEPTS AND MODELS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Screening Assessments Harm Reduction, Abstinence and 'Recovery' Motivational Approaches Relapse Prevention Brief Interventions PART FOUR: SOCIA WORK PRACTICE SETTINGS Working with Problematic Substance Use in Disability Practice Settings Dual Diagnosis: Working with Co-Existing Problems in Mental-Health Practice Settings Parental Problematic Substance Use and Working with Families Problematic Substance Use in HealthCare Settings Pain, HIV and HCV
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