Responding to the Oppression of Addiction, Fourth Edition
Canadian Social Work Perspectives
By Rick Csiernik, William S. Rowe, Gabriela Novotna
Description
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 thoroughly updated edition features eight new chapters and streamlines the content of the previous editions, with chapters condensed and combined to create a more accessible text.
The fourth edition features new content on themes such as residential schools, prevention initiatives, special needs of different populations, policy perspectives framed within an anti-oppression standpoint, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the emerging topic of problem gambling. Returning chapters have been updated, with contributors providing more in-depth examinations of trauma-informed approaches. The entire volume has a strengthened anti-oppressive framework, on both an overarching and by-chapter level. This celebrated and varied collection is an indispensable resource for upper-level students, graduate students, and practitioners working in the fields of social work, addictions studies, and the helping professions.
FEATURES
- thoroughly updated chapter-by-chapter content grounded in an anti-oppressive framework with deeper exploration of trauma-informed approaches
- joined by updated instructor supplements including lecture suggestions and a glossary for each chapter
- provides an authoritative analysis of the practices and policies that contribute to the construction of the meaning of addiction through a Canadian lens
Details
Price
Number of Pages
512
Dimensions
6.00" x 9.00”
Print ISBN
9781773383422
eBook – Fixed Layout ISBN
9781773383439
eBook – Reflowable ISBN
9781773383446
Subjects
“Within a holistic framework, this collection of readings offers the current landscape of addictions issues spanning micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice across Canada. Written by social workers for social workers—plus a moving personal narrative by Thomas Miller, a non-social worker who identifies himself as a Native of Canada—the book highlights intersectionality across a range of marginalized populations and the importance of trauma-informed practice. Useful as a resource for practicing social workers, as a course textbook, or as individual chapters to supplement another textbook.”
—Kimberly A. Calderwood, PhD, RSW, Full Professor, Department of Social Work, Trent University
Praise for the Third Edition:
“This new edition begins by providing a necessary and comprehensive foundation to the understanding of addiction. The updated chapters and exciting new content enhance the relevancy of this text as a valuable resource for students, both within the social work curriculum and beyond into practice.”
