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Freeman, Edith; And Others – Journal of Social Work Education, 1987
Teaching differential use of alcoholism treatment approaches is difficult, but it can be facilitated by focusing on students' resistances to learning, conflicting resource priorities in social work schools and instructors' frames of reference related to alcohol. These issues serve as the foundation for teaching more diverse approaches to alcohol…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Van Wormer, Katherine – Journal of Social Work Education, 1987
The following questions are addressed: Why should general social work students need to know about alcoholism/addiction, chemical dependency? What skills are required for assessment of chemical dependency intervention? How can the social work curriculum provide adequate training for work with substance abusers? (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Curriculum Development, Diseases, Drug Abuse
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Kagle, Jill Doner – Journal of Social Work Education, 1987
Society's view of women with drinking problems offers a meaningful case study of a discredited social group. This article addresses factors associated with women's abuse of alcohol, response of others to their behavior, and women's use of treatment--all closely associated with women's role in society. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Case Studies, Drinking, Females
Jarrett, Herbert H.; Howard, Mary C. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
Reports on responses from 61 accredited baccalaureate programs of social work surveyed concerning inclusion of courses and instructional materials on alcoholism/chemical dependency in curricula, use made of 12-step programs and recovering people, and whether spirituality aspects were addressed. Concludes that content on alcoholism and chemical…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, College Programs, Drug Addiction
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Hawkins, Catherine A.; Hawkins, Raymond C., II – Journal of Social Work Education, 1996
A 1991 study of 136 graduate social work students determined students' status as adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) by self-report and standardized screening test scores, and evaluated mental health functioning with four standardized measures. Results found that 47% of the social work students were ACAs, and not all (or only) ACAs were vulnerable…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Family Characteristics