{"product_id":"substance-abuse-intervention-prevention-rehabilitation-and-systems-change-helping-individuals-families-and-groups-to-empower-themselves-hardcover","title":"Substance Abuse Intervention, Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Systems Change: Helping Individuals, Families, and Groups to Empower Themselves - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorraine Guti?rrez\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to utilize the empowerment approach of social work practice with substance-abusing clients, bridging clinical, community, and social policy approaches in order to place individual addiction in its sociopolitical context. As Lorraine Gutiérrez points out in her foreword, the book \"challenges us to transform our thinking about substance abuse and move beyond our existing focus on individual deficits.\" Arguing that pathology-focused definitions of substance abuse tend to transform people into their problems, Freeman instead advocates for strengths-centered policies and regulations as the means to empower clients, communities, and society as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFreeman outlines basic empowerment principles and practices, then details the service delivery processes; offers a context for power, policy, and funding decisions; and examines the needs of special populations. Case examples supplement each chapter, and the final part examines four exemplary programs that demonstrate the empowerment process in action.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Freeman is a professor of social work at the University of Kansas, and is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSubstance Abuse Treatment: A Family Systems Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Addiction Process: Effective Social Work Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSocial Work Practice with Black Families: A Culture Specific Approach\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52241480876306,"sku":"9780231102360","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/H4T4KRJd2E9780231102360.webp?v=1777899638","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/substance-abuse-intervention-prevention-rehabilitation-and-systems-change-helping-individuals-families-and-groups-to-empower-themselves-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}