Principles for practice with substance-abusing pregnant women: a framework based on the five social work intervention roles.
The author discusses components essential to pregnancy-specific substance abuse treatment, based on a review of the literature. Elements and issues related to substance abuse during pregnancy are identified under the five social work intervention roles: teacher, broker, clinician, mediator, and advocate. The concepts and approaches presented in this article can be applied by social workers in residential or outpatient substance abuse treatment programs; hospital prenatal, labor, and delivery units; the child welfare system; public health districts; or community family service centers.
School of Social Work, Greenspun College Of Urban Affairs, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154-5032, USA. apsun@ccmail.nevada.edu
An-Pyng
AP
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D003268:Contraception Behavior; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D024382:Professional Role; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000635:transmission; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States