Perspectives of Social Workers and Clients on Treatment Outcome

Maluccio, Anthony N.

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“…As in previous studies, parents in this study emphasized the importance of the helping relationship (Magura, 1982;Maluccio, 1979aMaluccio, , 1979bRubenstein & Bloch, 1978). Magura (1982) identified four relationship qualities that clients gave as reasons for their satisfaction with the social worker: empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and accessibility.…”

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“…With this method, data analysis is an integral part of the entire research process and begins immedi- Diorio, 1992Magura, 1982Maluccio, 1979a, 1979bGiordano, 1977Googins, 1984King & Lorenson, 1989;Van Wormer, 1987Leake & King, 1977 ately following the first data-collection activities. The process began with a list of tentative themes based on the literature review (Table 1).…”

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“…Placing emphasis on increasing personal power, knowing the person independently of the addiction, and trusting the client's capacity to change represent a strengths approach to practice (Maluccio, 1979a(Maluccio, , 1979bSaleebey, 1992). If clients must have a social worker intrude in their life, then they want someone who cares about them and recognizes them as an individual with hopes and aspirations.…”

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“…This question transformed the parent into an expert. Situations that allow clients to assume positions of authority, to have choice, and to be viewed as having expertise create a helping environment in which clients realize their own power and potential.Placing emphasis on increasing personal power, knowing the person independently of the addiction, and trusting the client's capacity to change represent a strengths approach to practice (Maluccio, 1979a(Maluccio, , 1979bSaleebey, 1992). If clients must have a social worker intrude in their life, then they want someone who cares about them and recognizes them as an individual with hopes and aspirations.…”

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Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction

Akin

Cregoire

1997

Families in Society

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The helping system often responds to parents recovering from addiction in a way that reinforces their powerlessness and may perpetuate their addiction. This study identified worker and agency qualities that contribute to parents' recovery and family reunification. The authors conducted a qualitative study of successful clients of the child welfare system who regained their children after recovering from addiction. These parents describe the importance of workers' understanding the context of addiction from the parent's perspective. Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction hild-maltreatment incident re-C ports increased by 50% between 1988 and 1993, totaling more than 2.9 million reports in 1993 (McCurdy & Daro, 1994). Much of this increase can be attributed to substance abuse (Curtis & McCullough, 1993; General Accounting Office, 1994;McCurdy & Daro, 1994; Tatara, 1989 Tatara, -1990). The National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse's recent survey of public child welfare agencies indicates that as many as 80% of child-maltreatment cases are associated with alcohol and other drug problems (McCurdy & Daro, 1994). Moreover, substance abuse often inhibits the system's ability to meet the goal of preserving families. Children from substance-abusing families are more likely to remain in care longer and to experience multiple placements and are less likely to be reunited with their biological families (Besharov, 1990;Fanshel, 1975;Feig, 1990;Regan, Ehrlich, & Finnegan, 1987;Thompson, 1990;Walker, Zangrillo, & Smith, 1991). As the number of chemically dependent families entering the child welfare system increases, the field must find more effective responses to alcohol and drug abuse.Child Welfare Act of 1980 (PL 96-272) mandates the child welfare system to make "reasonable efforts" at keeping children and families together. Despite the growing influence of substance abuse, several studies suggest that many social workers are either ill prepared or unwilling to respond to this problem (Googins, 1984;Gregoire, 1994;Kagle, 1987; King, Bissell, & O'Brien, 1979;King & Lorenson, 1989;Morehouse, 1978;Peyton, 1980; Thompson, 1990;Van Wormer, 1987).In that alcohol and drug abuse is often perceived erroneously as a morally wrong, willful behavior, a common response is to punish parents (Rhodes & Johnson, 1994 FAMILIES IN SOCIETY JU/Y -August 7997that criminalize pregnant women for their addiction exemplify this reaction to alcohol and drug abuse (Gustavsson, 1991). However, punitive attitudes toward addiction only fuel stigmatization for families and inhibit help-seeking behavior (Finkelstein, 1994).sents a second characteristic response to addiction. Even when substance-abuse problems are identified, social workers frequently ignore or compartmentalize them as a separate life issue (Kagle, 1987). Some social workers subscribe to the notion that individuals must "hit bottom" before being helped. Others disregard the potential for change because of faulty beliefs that persons with substance-abuse proble...

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Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction

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Cregoire

1997

Families in Society

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“…Turnbull, Turbiville, and Turnbull (2000) report, "Perhaps the most important factor in making ... family-centered care a reality is that parents and professionals come to the relationship with attitudes which are open to a collaborative approach" (p. 645). Researchers in the fields of occupational therapy, social work, and psychology (e.g., Johnson, Cournoyer, & Fisher, 1994;Maluccio, 1979;Royeen, Cromack, DeGangi, Poisson, & Wietlebach, 1996) hypothesize that professionals' belief systems strongly influence their behavior when working with families. Studies on the influence of attitudes on behavior may help us to understand the struggles of early intervention practitioners working toward familycentered care.…”

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Occupational therapists' attitudes toward family-centered care

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Therapeutic Change and Anorexia Nervosa: Views of a Family and a Therapist

Jackson¹

1986

ANZ J of Family Therapy

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Answers to the question 'Why do people change in family therapy?' remain somewhat elusive and may to some extent always remain partial. However, the perceptions ofimportant participants in the therapeutic system, namely family members themselves, seem somewhat under-utilised. A regularexamination and integration ofthe families' views may lead to enrichment ofour understanding ofthis complex area.In this paper the therapist's (and therapy team's) views of the possible catalysts of change in therapy are compared with one family's ideas twelve months after termination of treatment. The family had attended for family therapy because the middle daughter had been suffering from anorexia nervosa.

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Perspectives of Social Workers and Clients on Treatment Outcome

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Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction

Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction

Occupational therapists' attitudes toward family-centered care

Therapeutic Change and Anorexia Nervosa: Views of a Family and a Therapist

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