Parents who misuse drugs and alcohol : effective interventions in social work and child protection / / Donald Forrester and Judith Harwin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813251103321
• Autore: Forrester Donald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• ISBN: 9786612989643; 9781119996170; 1119996171; 9780470977958; 0470977957; 9781282989641; 1282989642; 9780470871522; 0470871520
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Collana: The NSPCC/Wiley series in protecting children
• Altri autori (Persone): HarwinJudith
• Disciplina: 362.29/13; 362.2913
• Soggetti: Child welfare - Great Britain; Children of alcoholics - Services for - Great Britain; Children of drug abusers - Services for - Great Britain; Parents - Alcohol use - Great Britain; Parents - Substance use - Great Britain
• 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: Parents Who MisuseDrugs and Alcohol: Effective Interventions in Social Work and Child Protection; Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Part 1; Introduction; 1: What is 'Substance Misuse'?; 2: The Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare; Part 2; 3: Parental Substance Misuse and Children's Services; 4: The Social Worker Assessments; 5: What Happened to the Children and Their Parents?; Part 3; 6: Assessment; 7: What Works in Engaging Parents Who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol?; 8: What Works? Substance Misuse Treatment and Evidence-Based Social Work; 9: Motivational Interviewing and Effective Work with Families in which Parents Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol10: Family Interventions with Parental Substance Misuse; Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents original research outlining the key elements in responding to parental misuse of drugs and alcohol.Offers a definition of "misuse" and "addiction" and the factors that influence the nature of misuse or addictionReviews extensively the nature and impact of parental substance misuse on children and families using the latest evidenceExplores how research and theories might help inform professionals or non-professionals assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcoholProvides an in-depth discussion of Motivational Interviewing, including a c

Risk estimates for radiation protection / / recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911006575703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bethesda, MD, : the Council, 1993
• ISBN: 978-0-929600-34-5; 978-1-60119-397-1; 0-929600-34-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Collana: NCRP report ; ; no. 115
• Disciplina: 616.9/89705
• Soggetti: Radiation carcinogenesis - Epidemiology; Ionizing radiation - Safety measures; Health risk assessment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Issued December 31, 1993".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""1. Summary ""; ""2. Introduction ""; ""3. United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation Reports ""; ""3.1 Earlier Reports of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation ""; ""3.2 The 1988 Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects ; of Atomic Radiation ""; ""4. Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations Reports ""; ""4.1 Earlier Reports of the Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations ""; ""4.2 The 1990 Report of the Committee on Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations """"5. Comparison of the Reports of the 1988 UNSCEAR and the 1990 BEIR ""; ""5.1 Data Bases and Analysis ""; ""5.2 Reasons for Increase in Risk Estimates ""; ""6. Critiques of the Reports of the 1988 UNSCEAR and the 1990 BEIR ""; ""6.1 Data Bases ""; ""6.2 Dose and Relative Biological Effectiveness ""; ""6.3 Dose-Response Curves ""; ""6.4 Risks at Low-Dose Rates and with Protracted Exposures ""; ""6.5 Dose-Rate Effectiveness Factors ""; ""6.6 Age and Sex Dependence ""; ""6.7 Risk-Projection Models ""; ""6.8 Transfer of Risks to Other Populations """"6.9 Estimates of Risk for Working Populations ""; ""6.10 Competing Causes of Mortality and Independence of Risks ""; ""6.11 Summary of New Risk Estimates for Cancer Mortality ""; ""7. ""In Utero"" Irradiation and Childhood Cancer ""; ""8. Radiation Effects in Children of Irradiated Parents ""; ""9. Cancer and Alpha-Particle Emitting Radionuclides ""; ""9.1 Radon ""; ""9.2 Radium ""; ""9.3 Thorium ""; ""9.4 Transuranic Elements ""; ""9.5 Summary ""; ""10. Iodine Radioisotopes and Thyroid Cancer ""; ""11. Hereditary Effects ""; ""11.1 Introduction """"11.2 Estimates of Genetic Risk ""; ""11.3 Doubling Dose and Dominant Diseases ""; ""11.4 Aneuploidy Introduction ""; ""11.5 Translocations ""; ""11.6 Irregularly Inherited Diseases ""; ""11.7 Risk Estimates: Atomic-Bomb Studies ""; ""11.8 Summary of Risk Estimates ""; ""12. Radiation Effects on Brain ""; ""12.1 Radiation Effects on the Brain of the Embryo/Fetus ""; ""12.2 Radiation Effects on Intelligence ""; ""12.3 Studies of Radiation-Therapy Patients ""; ""13. The Relative Contributions of Fatal Cancers of Different Sites to the Detriment Induced by Radiation ""; ""13.1 Introduction """"13.2 Sex ""; ""13.3 Age ""; ""13.4 National Populations and Transfer Models ""; ""13.5 United States Population Versus the International Commission on Radiological Protection ""Average Population"" ""; ""13.6 Expected Years of Life Lost from Fatal Cancer in Organs Versus Sex, Age, Population, and Model ""; ""13.7 Comparison of Estimates of Fatal Cancer Risks in Organs in 1991 With Those of 1977 ""; ""14. Detriment Due to Radiation Exposure at Low Doses ""; ""14.1 Introduction ""; ""14.2 Estimate of the Detriment ""; ""14.3 Tissue Weighting Factors ""; ""14.4 Working Populations ""