Social Work with Drug, Alcohol and Substance Misusers
- Anthony Goodman - Middlesex University, UK
This fully-revised third edition will help students cultivate the skills required to work effectively with clients and service users who misuse drugs and alcohol. There are clear introductions to the law and to social policy in this area, while the author considers how a holistic approach can be effective when working with this particular client group. Case studies and reflective exercises are used to draw out these key skills. The book also features sections on anti-oppressive practice with a focus on service user empowerment.
With this third edition comes new material on social work practice with alcohol misusers, making this book even more essential reading for students and practitioners who want to engage with clients who struggle with addiction.
An excellent updated, revised 3rd ed. text mapped against the PCF.
This accessible, comprehensive introductory and much needed applied SW text provides a great overview of policy and practice issues and SW approaches in a previously neglected area of SW publications.
A great teaching aid for any SW educator, Practice Assessor and UG student re: the current nature / scope of substance misuse practice issues and challenges.
This text is especially relevant as many of our UG students undertake their 2nd year assessed practice placements located within voluntary sector organisations supporting a diversity of people with alcohol and drug dependency needs.
An excellent updated, revised 3rd ed. text mapped against the PCF.
This accessible, comprehensive, introductory and much needed applied SW text provides a great overview of policy and practice issues and SW approaches in a previously neglected area of SW publications.
A great teaching aid for any SW educator, Practice Assessor and PG student re: the current nature and scope of substance misuse practice issues and challenges.
This text is especially relevant as many of our PG students undertake their 1st assessed practice placements located within voluntary sector organisations supporting people with alcohol and drug dependencies needs.
Very basis in terms of exploring drug, alcohol and substance misuse, although there is brief reference to this. Was expecting a more in depth exploration of this, but the focus appeared to be more on the legislative and policy framework underpinning practice with this user group. Ofcourse this is equally important, therefore this book could be used to provide a foundation knowledge to those professionals beginning work in this area.
An excellent text book for social work and mental health nursing students.
This book will be helpful for all students and qualified social workers. It explains how substance misusers are supported, the relevant legislation and policy, also gives information about drugs commonly used. Well explained, easy to read and informative.
For my Social Work research students, this is wonderful
An extremely useful text which has guided lecture preparation on modules regarding theories and methods, human growth and development and children in need.
This is my go to text on my addictions module.
Useful text providing information for specialist health and social work students and practitioners on post-qualifying courses on which they are likely to come into contact with clients with substance misuse issues
