Responding to the oppression of addiction : Canadian social work perspectives

Csiernik, Rick, (ditor of compilation.). Rowe, William S., 1949- (ditor of compilation.).

Summary: Substantially revised, the third edition of Responding to the Oppression of Addiction brings together the voices of over 40 academics and social work practitioners from across Canada to provide a diverse and multidimensional perspective to the study of addiction. This edition features eight new chapters, including a first-person narrative on the effects of residential schools on Indigenous peoples. Themes include prevention initiatives, program descriptions, the special needs of different populations, policy perspectives framed within an anti-oppression standpoint, and the emerging topic of problem gambling. This varied collection is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners working in the fields of social work and addictions studies--from publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551309330 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
vii, 514 pages : charts ; 25 cm.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Scholars', [2017]
Copyright: c2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Creating a holistic understanding of addiction / Rick Csiernik and William S. Rowe -- Part 1: Prevention -- Prevention as controversy: harm reduction / Rick Csiernik, William S. Rowe and Jim Watkin -- Supervised injection sites: harm reduction and health promotion / William S. Rowe and Lisa Rapp -- Role of culture in prevention / Joe Antone and Rick Csiernik -- Part 2: Programs -- Coming home: rediscovering the family in addiction treatment in Canada / Ramona Alaggia and Rick Csiernik -- Perinatal drug dependency disorders / Cecilia M. Jevitt and William S. Rowe -- Treatment of adolescent substance abuse / Chris Stewart, William S. Rowe, and Tara Bruno -- Model for working with women dealing with child sexual abuse and addiction / Diane Hiebert-Murphy and Lee Woytkiw -- Narrative therapy ideas and practices for working with addiction / Laura B©♭res -- Impact of addiction on parenting post-separation / Rachel Birnbaum -- Is Alcoholics Anonymous of value for social work practitioners? / Rick Csiernik and Blanka Jordanov -- How open is the meeting? Attending AA in a wheelchair / Melissa Brideau and Rick Csiernik -- Maintaining the continuum of care: arguing for community-based residential addiction treatment programs / Rick Csiernik -- Part 3: Populations -- Patterns of intimacy and sexual expression in interaction with addictions / Louise Osmond and Dennis Kimberley -- Use of prescribed psychotropic drugs by working women / Pauline Morissette and Nicole Dedobbeleer, with Rick Csiernik and Emma Wilson -- Understanding the violent substance abuser: issues in intimate partner violence / Tanielle O’Hearn and Rick Csiernik -- Multiple barriers: the intersection of substance abuse in the lives of women disclosing and seeking help for intimate partner violence / Anna Francis, Ramona Alaggia, Rick Csiernik, and Tanielle O’Hearn -- Drug use, addiction, and the criminal justice system / Amber Kellen, Lois Powers, and Rachel Birnbaum -- Experiences of Chinese youth in drug treatment programs in Vancouver, British Columbia / Siu Ming Kwok and Dora M.Y. Tam -- Understanding the ultimate oppression: alcohol and drug addiction in native land / Kelly Brownbill and Mavis Etienne -- From Benzos to Berries: treatment offered at an Aboriginal youth solvent abuse treatment centre relays the importance of culture / Colleen Anne Dell, Maureen Seguin, Carol Hopkins, Raymond Tempier, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Debra Dell, Randy Duncan and Karen Mosier -- I have kept too many secrets / Thomas Miller -- Examining the intersection of addiction and issues of ability / Rick Csiernik and Melissa Brideau -- Concurrent disorders and social work intervention / Dennis Kimberley and Louise Osmond -- Part 4: Policy -- Many paths to prohibition: drug policy in Canada / Rick Csiernik, Munish Bhakri and Robin Koop-Watson -- Addiction intervention, employability, and welfare / Rick Csiernik, Carolyne Gorlick, and Joe Antone -- Part 5: Compulsive behaviours -- Adolescent and youth gambling: current knowledge, clinical perspectives, and concerns / Jeffrey Derevensky, Ren©♭e A. St-Pierre, and Rick Csiernik -- Compulsive internet and cyber use / Dennis Kimberley and Louise Osmond -- Contributing Authors -- Copyright Acknowledgement -- Index.