Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Substance Abuse: A Book of Readings - Brossura

Wormer, Katherine Van

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1412975778 ISBN 13: 9781412975773

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2009

Riassunto

Offering readers the most current knowledge on what works in substance abuse treatment today

This one-of-a-kind anthology presents state-of-the-art material to help researchers better understand which interventions work and why, and it includes editorial commentary and critical thinking questions for each selection. The editors have organized this volume according to the process of evidence-based practice—introduction to evidence-based practice, assessment, gender-based and culturally sensitive interventions, treatment issues and innovations, and policy considerations. Connecting science and clinical research to the practical needs of persons with substance and mental health disorders, this volume is a groundbreaking resource for those who need empirically based material on treatment innovations.

Key Features

• Data on a wide range of cutting-edge issues such as housing for homeless alcoholics and use of prescription medications to reduce drug cravings
• Content by forward-looking experts in substance abuse treatment that promotes a public health perspective
• Five-part organization focused on the major practice domains of parentcentered intervention, gender-based and culturally sensitive programming, and interventions across the life span
  

Target Audience
This is a must-have resource for substance abuse and mental health practitioners, faculty, policy makers, and students.

Su questo libro

L'autore

Bruce Thyer, Ph.D. is Professor of Social Work with Florida State University, as well as the founding and continuing Editor of the journal Research on Social Work Practice. Dr. Thyer has authored/co-authored over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals in the fields of social work, psychology, psychiatry, behavior analysis, and evaluation, as well as over 50 book chapters and about 20 books in these areas. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and one of the Founders of the Society for Social Work and Research. In 2005 one of his articles on evidence-based practice in social work received a Pro Humanitate Award from the North American Center for Child Welfare.

Contenuti

Preface
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Ch 1. Evidence-Based Practice in the Area of Substance Abuse - Bruce A. Thyer, Katherine van Wormer
Ch 2. Evidence-Based Practice and Policy: Choices Ahead - Eileen Gambrill
PART II. ASSESSMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Ch 3. Assessment of Youthful Problem Drinkers: Validating the Drinking Context Scale (DCS-9) With Freshman First Offenders - Thomas O'Hare, Margaret V. Sherrer
Ch 4. Validating the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test With Persons Who Have a Serious Metal Illness - Thomas O'Hare, Margaret V. Sherrer, Annamaria LaButti, Kelly Emrick
PART III: GENDER- AND CULTURALLY BASED INTERVENTIONS
Ch 5. The Effects of PTSD on Treatment Adherence, Drug Relapse, and Criminal Recidivism in a Sample of Incarcerated Men and Women - Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak
Ch 6. A Gender-Specific Pathway to Serious, Violent, and Chronic Offending? Exploring Howell's Risk Factors for Serious Delinquency - Pernilla Johansson, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard
Ch 7. Parent-Centered Intervention: A Practical Approach for Preventing Drug Abuse in Hispanic Adolescents - Maria I. Tapia, Seth J. Schwartz, Guillermo Prado, Barbara Lopez, Hilda Pantin
Ch 8. Women and Alcohol-Use Disorders: A Review of Important Knowledge and Its Implications for Social Work Practitioners - Brad R. Karoll
Ch 9. Effects of Coordinated Services for Drug-Abusing Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence - Larry Bennett, Patricia O'Brien
PART IV: TREATMENT ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS
Ch 10. The Life Course Perspective on Drug Use: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Drug Use Trajectories - Yih-Ing Hser, Douglas Longshore, M. Douglas Anglin
Ch 11. Motivational Interviewing and Social Work Practice - Stéphanie Wahab
Ch 12. Motivational Interviewing to Affect Behavioral Change in Older Adults - Sherry M. Cummings, R. Lyle Cooper, and Kim McClure Cassie
Ch 13. Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Ch 14. Methamphetamine Abuse in the United States: Contextual, Psychological, and Sociological Considerations - Michael T. Shrem, Perry N. Halkitis
PART V: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
Ch 15. Housing First Services for People Who Are Homeless With Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse - Deborah K. Padgett, Leyla Gulcur, and Sam Tsemberis
Ch 16. Harm Reduction: A Model for Social Work Practice With Adolescents - Katherine van Wormer
Ch 17. Secondary Prevention Services for Clients Who Are Low Risk in Drug Court: A Conceptual Model - David S. DeMatteo, Douglas B. Marlowe, and David S. Festinger
Conclusion. The Way Forward: From Research to Practice - Bruce A. Thyer and Katherine van Wormer
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Su questa edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1412975778
• ISBN 13: 9781412975773
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 312