Social Work with Drug, Alcohol and Substance Misusers
Prof Anthony Goodman
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Paperback. .
It has long been recognised that clients with addiction problems need a skilled and thoughtful response when they come into contact with social services. However, students often find that policy and the law surrounding working with drug, alcohol and substance misusers can be complex and often unclear.
This fully-revised third edition will help students cultivate the skills required to work effectively with clients and service users who misuse drugs and alcohol. There are clear introductions to the law and to social policy in this area, while the author considers how a holistic approach can ... Read more
It has long been recognised that clients with addiction problems need a skilled and thoughtful response when they come into contact with social services. However, students often find that policy and the law surrounding working with drug, alcohol and substance misusers can be complex and often unclear.
This fully-revised third edition will help students cultivate the skills required to work effectively with clients and service users who misuse drugs and alcohol. There are clear introductions to the law and to social policy in this area, while the author considers how a holistic approach can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781446267592
SKU
V9781446267592
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Prof Anthony Goodman
Professor Anthony Goodman has been a practitioner and an academic for over 30 years. His first post as a probation officer included responsibility for liaising with a hostel for unstable drug addicts. He developed a continuing interest in this client group and now runs a Masters applied criminology programme at Middlesex University and also teaches in social work.
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