| Working with Children of Alcoholics: The Practitioner′s Handbook Revised Edition Contributor(s): Robinson, Bryan E. (Author), Rhoden, J. Lyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761907564 ISBN-13: 9780761907565 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $207.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1997 Annotation: Working with Children of Alcoholics was originally published when the plight of children of alcoholics was just beginning to gain widespread public attention. It was the first book to provide professionals with a direct, step-by-step approach that shows them not only what to look for when working with children but what they can do to help them. Some of the critical topics covered include identifying children of alcoholics, establishing effective children?'s programs, treatment strategies for children of alcoholics, life and survival in an alcoholic home, the intergenerational transmission of alcoholism, the psychological adjustment of children of alcoholics, health and safety hazards, and academic and behavioral concerns. Working with Children of Alcoholics includes extensive resources such as names of helpful organizations, periodicals, therapeutic games, and curriculum materials. The book will be of interest to social workers, public health workers, psychologists, school administrators, drug and alcohol counselors, pastoral counselors, teachers, and treatment centers. It makes an excellent supplemental text for graduate and undergraduate courses in family and community, adjustment problems of children and youth, substance abuse, human services and community problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 362.292 |
| LCCN: 97033805 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.32" W x 9.34" (1.13 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1989 when the plight of children of alcoholics was initially brought to public attention, Working with Children of Alcoholics remains an essential tool for professionals that specifically addresses the needs of children growing up in alcoholic families. Expanding from the original highly successful handbook, the Second Edition incorporates the latest research, including Rubin′s pivotal work on transcendent children, Robinson and Rhoden place alcoholism in a larger North American cultural context. They examine the effects of alcoholism in four essential family tasks: creating an identity, setting boundaries, providing for physical needs, and managing the family′s emotional climate. Further, |