TY - BOOK AU - Goodman,Anthony ED - VLeBooks TI - Social work with drug and substance misusers T2 - Transforming social work practice SN - 9780857255587 (e-book) AV - HV5801 PY - 2009/// CY - Exeter PB - Learning Matters KW - Social work with drug addicts KW - Great Britain KW - Drug addicts KW - Services for KW - Substance abuse KW - Treatment KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Social work KW - thema KW - Illness & addiction: social aspects KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Previous ed.: 2007; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781844452620; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - Written specifically for students undertaking the social work degree, linked to the National Occupation Standards; This student text covers all aspects of working with drug and substance misusers, including the history and changes in policy on substance misuse and the differences between working with young and adult clients. Recent government initiatives and legislative changes are carefully outlined, while discussions on why people take drugs and the policy implications of harm reduction and abstinence approaches to substance use/misuse are related back to practice, so that readers understand how to engage with the client group and the reasons for varying success across treatment approaches UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9780857255587 ER -