Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities Contributor(s): Valentine, Jeanette (Author), Dejong, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 113800233X ISBN-13: 9781138002333 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Counseling - Psychology | Mental Health - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
Dewey: 362.291 |
Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.12" W x 9.02" (0.61 lbs) 190 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This insightful volume describes a sample of prevention demonstration projects of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities illuminates various aspects of prevention theory, practice, and research with a focus on the design, implementation, adaptation, and outcome of specific demonstration programs. Researchers work with prevention professionals to describe, measure, and intensify effects of interventions upon both intermediate problems and the ultimate long-term goal of decreasing substance abuse. Chapters in Substance Abuse Prevention in Multicultural Communities demonstrate how the CSAP demonstration logic model works. The process of prevention program design begins with an analysis of the root causes of the problem as defined by the specific community and illuminated by theory. Comprehensive prevention programs that buttress community strengths and build on local resources are then designed to deal with these problems. The programs you'll learn from include:
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