Responding to the Oppression of Addiction: Canadian Social Work Perspectives

Responding to the Oppression of Addiction is a comprehensive collection of academic and social work perspectives on addiction, featuring new chapters on residential schools, prevention initiatives, and trauma-informed approaches. It is an essential resource for students, practitioners, and professionals in social work, addictions studies, and the helping professions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 512 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: Canadian Scholars

Responding to the Oppression of Addiction is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary collection of essays that brings together the insights of over 40 academics and social work practitioners from across Canada. This extensively revised edition features eight new chapters, streamlining the content of previous editions while retaining its core essence. The fourth edition introduces fresh perspectives on themes such as residential schools, prevention initiatives, the unique needs of diverse populations, policy considerations from an anti-oppression standpoint, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the emerging issue of problem gambling. Returning chapters have been updated with contributors offering in-depth examinations of trauma-informed approaches. The entire volume is underpinned by a strengthened anti-oppressive framework, applied both broadly and chapter-wise. This celebrated and diverse collection serves as an invaluable resource for upper-level students, graduate students, and practitioners engaged in social work, addictions studies, and the helping professions.

Responding to the Oppression of Addiction is a comprehensive and multidisciplinary collection of essays that brings together the insights of over 40 academics and social work practitioners from across Canada. This extensively revised edition features eight new chapters, streamlining the content of previous editions while retaining its core essence. The fourth edition introduces fresh perspectives on themes such as residential schools, prevention initiatives, the unique needs of diverse populations, policy considerations from an anti-oppression standpoint, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the emerging issue of problem gambling. Returning chapters have been updated with contributors offering in-depth examinations of trauma-informed approaches. The entire volume is underpinned by a strengthened anti-oppressive framework, applied both broadly and chapter-wise. This celebrated and diverse collection serves as an invaluable resource for upper-level students, graduate students, and practitioners engaged in social work, addictions studies, and the helping professions.

ISBN-13: 9781773383422
Edition number: 4 Revised edition