
- 352 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Parental Substance Misuse and Child Welfare
About this book
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.
Describing the effects of substance misuse on `good enough' parenting and attachment (and taking into account theories about substance use), the authors analyse the issues facing children, including the impact on psychological and emotional development.
Emphasising the importance of developing holistic approaches, involving both child care and drug and alcohol agencies as well as families, this book presents a practical model for risk assessment and intervention that balances the 'competing' needs of parents and their children. It is an essential resource for all those working or training to work in the fields of child welfare, substance misuse, health, education and criminal justice.
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Table of contents
- acknowledgements
- foreword
- Part One: Introduction
- Part Two: Parenting and Substance Misuse in Context
- Part Three: The Effects of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare
- Part Four: Practice and Policy Implications
- Appendix 1. Drugs and Alcohol: Classification and Effects
- Appendix 2. Scoda Guidelines
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index