Children of Substance-Abusing Parents: An Overview

Straussner, Shulamith Lala Ashenberg

doi:10.1891/9780826165084.0001

Cited by 18 publications

(34 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As such, there is no significant evidence base to guide the range of professionals who come into contact with children experiencing PPSU, including social workers. There is growing consensus that child-specific interventions could form an integral adjunct to whole-of-family service provision (Barnard & McKeganey, 2003;Straussner, 2011). There is growing consensus that child-specific interventions could form an integral adjunct to whole-of-family service provision (Barnard & McKeganey, 2003;Straussner, 2011).…”

Section: A New Area Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy

Dunlop

Tsantefski

2017

Child & Family Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Owing to a shift in alcohol and other drug practice towards a more ecological understanding of the impact of problematic parental substance use, children who were previously forgotten by practitioners are increasingly being included in alcohol and other drug service provision. Occurring concurrently with these changes has been a boom in interest in non-talk-based therapies to enhance child well-being. Examples of such therapeutic interventions include adventure-based activities, theatre, yoga, music, and purposeful interaction with animals. The latter approach, increasingly delivered by social workers, is known as animal-assisted therapy and involves the inclusion of animals in a goal-directed intervention. Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) is a specialised branch of animal-assisted therapy in which horses are used to cofacilitate therapeutic interventions. Although EAT practitioners argue horses are uniquely effective therapeutic animals, a strong evidence base has not yet developed. The present study utilised qualitative methods to explore children's individual experiences of an EAT program. Thematic analysis of interview data found that EAT is beneficial to children experiencing problematic parental substance use as it offers an environment in which children can feel safe and secure and are supported to grow, personally and socially, by mastering fears, making new friends, and improving their interpersonal behaviours. KEYWORDS child therapy, groupwork, research with children, substance misuse (parental misuse and effects on children)

show abstract

Section: A New Area Of Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy

Dunlop

Tsantefski

2017

Child & Family Social Work

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, one study that included 1,199 women from two jails found that 80% of inmates had children under the age of 18 (Straussner & Fewell, 2011). Female inmates bore more parenting responsibilities than their male counterparts, and were more likely to have custody of their children (Freudenberg, 2006).…”

Section: Parenthoodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies

Spjeldnes

Jung

Yamatani

2014

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009 as policy and practice shifts toward offender rehabilitation. However, the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011, which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in reentry strategies may further reduce recidivism. This study examined gender differences in social, medical and human needs in an urban jail population. Results revealed significantly greater problems for women than men. More women than men reported needs for chemical dependency and mental health services, and a greater willingness to receive treatment. Implications suggest that genderresponsive programs are essential for jailed women.

show abstract

“…Unfortunately, at present, there are no studies on psychological well‐being in children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol; thus, comparison cannot be made. However, research indicates that parental responsiveness is positively associated with adolescent emotion regulation, which has implications for cultivating children resilience (Haverfield & Theiss, ), and that parents in family with alcohol use disorder tend to enact communication behaviours that reflect poor responsiveness (Straussner & Fewell, ). Thus, the low level of psychological well‐being (which is a proxy of resilience) observed in the present study might be related to poor parental responsiveness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life events, coping styles, and psychological well‐being in children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol

Iacopetti

Londi

Patussi

et al. 2018

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction Children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol might experience more life events, in particular negative, than children living with parents who do not harmfully consume alcohol. They also primarily use less adaptive coping styles and often demonstrate lower resilience. No studies evaluated whether coping styles or psychological well‐being might influence the risk of life events occurrence in children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol. Methods Forty‐five children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol and 45 children living with parents who do not harmfully consume alcohol, matched for sex and age, were assessed via the Appendix Life Events of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—Adolescent, the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, and the Psychological Well‐Being scales. Results Children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol had more life events in the 6‐month period before the assessment, mostly negative and neutral, and lower levels of psychological well‐being than children living with parents who do not harmfully consume alcohol. The risk of having experienced at least one negative or neutral life event was higher in children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol than in their peers and in those with lower psychological well‐being. The risk of having had a positive life event was not related to parents' consumption of alcohol but to avoidant coping and low self‐acceptance behaviours. Conclusions Children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol need interventions aimed at improving psychological well‐being to protect them from life events, especially from negative ones.

show abstract

Children of Substance-Abusing Parents: An Overview

Cited by 18 publications

References 0 publications

A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy

A space of safety: Children's experience of equine‐assisted group therapy

Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies

Life events, coping styles, and psychological well‐being in children living with parents who harmfully consume alcohol

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About