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Bliss, Donna Leigh – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2009
The disease model of alcoholism, which has gained prominence since the mid-20th century as the major etiological model of alcoholism, suffers from several limitations including its overemphasis on biological factors at the expense of other psychosocial factors, in addition to its lack of consistency with a holistic, social work…
Descriptors: Etiology, Alcoholism, Models, Religious Factors
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Woods, Marguerite; Butler, Shane – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
This article reviews and reflects on the Diploma in Addiction Studies: a 1-year, full-time programme taught at the School of Social Work and Social Policy in Trinity College Dublin since the academic year 1983/1984, which has recently had its external funding withdrawn. The programme was aimed at multidisciplinary classes, including students from…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Social Work, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices
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Richardson, Marchette A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2007
An explanatory cross sectional investigation was employed to assess how well master's level social work (MSW) programs in the State of New York prepare students for practice with problem drinkers. Five hundred and fifty questionnaires were mailed to members of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). A non-probability sample, consisting…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Social Work, Alcoholism, Caseworkers
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Substance Abuse, 2007
Objective: Emergency Departments (EDs) offer an opportunity to improve the care of patients with at-risk and dependent drinking by teaching staff to screen, perform brief intervention and refer to treatment (SBIRT). We describe here the implementation at 14 Academic EDs of a structured SBIRT curriculum to determine if this learning experience…
Descriptors: Evidence, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Nurses