Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare
Author | : Robert L. Hampton |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1998-02-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 0761914587 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780761914587 |
Rating | : 4/5 (587 Downloads) |
Download or read book Substance Abuse, Family Violence and Child Welfare written by Robert L. Hampton and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998-02-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To foster more discussion between practitioners and scholars, this book explores unified approaches for prevention of, and treatment for, children in abusive situations and their parents. The contributors probe: the history of abusive behavior and intoxication; the research literature on drug-exposed children in the welfare system and the interventions that facilitate their optimum development; the legislative and policy contexts in which potential collaborations between the fields of substance abuse and child welfare are being deployed or abandoned; the damaging effects that parental and family substance abuse add to a host of child welfare problems; the need for clinicians to develop a sound therapeutic foundation to enhance their effe