Jorge Delva

Substance Abuse Issues Among Families in Diverse Populations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This informative volume highlights ways in which substance abuse problems are experienced and addressed by families in diverse populations at the societal, familial, and individual levels. Its scope is broad, providing you with information about the experiences and, in some cases, healing of diverse groups of people in the United States. These include African-American and Latino families, Hawaiian elders, Asian/Pacific Islanders of various sexual persuasions, Al-Anon members, and welfare recipients.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780789011947
• ISBN-10: 0789011948
• Artikelnr.: 45326368

Autorenporträt

Jorge Delva

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
* Introduction
* Conditional Welfare: A Family Social Work Perspective on Mandatory
Drug Testing
* Kinship Care: A Cultural Resource of African American and Latino
Families Coping with Parental Substance Abuse
* The Role of Hawaiian Elders in Substance Abuse Treatment Among
Asian/Pacific Islander Women
* Perceptions of Parental Support by HIV Positive Asian and Pacific
Islander American Gay Sons
* Perspectives on Family Substance Abuse: The Voices of Long-Term
Al-Anon Members
* Effects of Family Involvement on Length of Stay and Treatment
Completion Rates with Cocaine and Alcohol Abusers
* Index
* Reference Notes Included