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Author_Anna Nelson
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Product details
- ISBN 9781848602229
- Weight: 380g
- Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 18 Oct 2011
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 prevention
" Particular 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.
Anna Nelson is the programme Manager at Matua Raki, the National Addiction Workforce Development Centre in New Zealand and was formerly Senior Lecturer in Social Work at London South Bank University.
