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SUBSTANCE ABUSE, FAMILY VIOLENCE AND CHILD WELFARE
BRIDGING PERSPECTIVES |
| By: |
Robert L. Hampton (Editor), Vincent Senatore (Editor), Thomas P. Gullotta (Editor) |
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| ISBN 10: |
0761914587 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780761914587 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
12 February, 1998 |
| Series: |
Issues in Children's and Families' Lives |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
To foster more discussion between practitioners and scholars, this book explores unified approaches for prevention of, and treatment for, children in abusive situations and their parents.The contributors probe: the history of abusive behavior and intoxication; the research literature on drug-exposed children in the welfare system and the interventions that facilitate their optimum development; the legislative and policy contexts in which potential collaborations between the fields of substance abuse and child welfare are being deployed or abandoned; the damaging effects that parental and family substance abuse add to a host of child welfare problems; the need for clinicians to develop a sound therapeutic foundation to enhance their effe |
| Synopsis: |
To foster more discussion between practitioners and scholars, this book explores unified approaches for prevention of, and treatment for, children in abusive situations and their parents.The contributors probe: the history of abusive behaviour and intoxication; the research literature on drug-exposed children in the welfare system and the interventions that facilitate their optimum development; the legislative and policy contexts in which potential collaborations between the fields of substance abuse and child welfare are being deployed or abandoned; the damaging effects that parental and family substance abuse add to a host of child welfare problems; the need for clinicians to develop a sound therapeutic foundation to enhance their effectiveness with clients; and what can be done within drug-abuse treatment systems to develop services that directly affect the quality of life for children living with a drug-dependent parent. |
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US |
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SAGE Publications Inc |
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