Focusing on the needs of children of substance misusing parents and the dilemmas faced by professionals working with them, this comprehensive book brings together for the first time theoretical and practice issues for all those involved with the crossover between responses to drug and alcohol problems and child welfare.
Focusing on the needs of children of substance misusing parents and the dilemmas faced by professionals working with them, this comprehensive book brings together for the first time theoretical and practice issues for all those involved with the crossover between responses to drug and alcohol problems and child welfare.
Foreword by Professor Jane Aldgate Part 1. Introduction. 1. Parental Substance Misuse and Child Welfare. 2. Parental Substance Misuse and Child Maltreatment. Part 2. Parenting and Substance Misuse in Context. 3. The Dynamics of Substance Misuse. 4. Attachment and Reinforcement: Maintaining the habit. 5. The Impact of Substance Misuse on Parenting. Part 3. The Effects of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare. 6. The World of the Child: Vulnerability, risk and resilience. 7. Growing Up with Parental Substance Misuse. 8. Parental Substance Misuse and Child Development. Part 4. Practice and Policy Implications. 9. Mind the Gap: Dilemmas for practice 10. Towards a Holistic Approach to Assessment. 11. From Assessment to Intervention: A family perspective. 12. The Way Forward? Appendices. References. Index.
Brynna Kroll is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Exeter. A former probation officer, guardian ad litem and family court welfare officer, she has published widely in the areas of working with children, family court welfare practice and youth justice. Andy Taylor is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Exeter and is on the Board of Directors of Insight, Drug and Alcohol, Exeter. He has published in the areas of anti-discriminatory practice and social work competence.
This individual study resource should be of interest to staff and
managers who deal with child welfare and with the causes and impact
of drug and alcohol problems of parents. The material is laid out
in three main sections: the dynamics of substance misuse, including
the role of parenting, and the effect of misuse on parenting; the
effects of parental substance misuse on children, including key
issues such as risk and resilience; the obstacles to effective
joint working across children's and adult's teams, and the
practical ways of overcoming them, including holistic assessments.
This is a fairly dense text, which provides the reader with much
authoritative information. But it also includes a useful amount of
practical advice.
*Care and Health Magazine*
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