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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827424503321

Autore

Paylor Ian

Titolo

Social work and drug use / / Ian Paylor, Fiona Measham and Hugh Asher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education/Open University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-280-37824-7

9786613556158

0-335-24023-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeashamFiona

AsherHugh

Disciplina

362.29186

Soggetti

Drug abuse counseling

Drug addicts - Counseling of

Alcoholism counseling

Alcoholics - Counseling of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half title; Praise for this book; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction: the challenge for social work; 1 Prevalence, patterns and policy; 2 Defining drug users; 3 Stigma, HCV and HIV; 4 The service user's perspective; 5 Care and control; 6 Recovery; 7 Involving service users inservices and interventions; 8 Networking, advocacy and empowerment; 9 Meeting the challenge; Glossary; Contacts; Notes; References; Index; Adverts; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive and practical account of this important area of health and social care and provides a basis for social workers to develop a rounded approach to their practice with drug and alcohol users.