Responding to the Oppression of Addiction brings together the voices of over 40 academics and social work practitioners from across Canada to provide a diverse and multidimensional perspective to the study of addiction. This thoroughly updated edition features eight new chapters and streamlines the content of the previous editions, with chapters condensed and combined to create a more accessible text. The fourth edition features new content on themes such as residential schools, prevention initiatives, special needs of different populations, policy perspectives framed within an anti-oppression standpoint, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the emerging topic of problem gambling. Returning chapters have been updated, with contributors providing more in-depth examinations of trauma-informed approaches. The entire volume has a strengthened anti-oppressive framework, on both an overarching and by-chapter level. This celebrated and varied collection is an indispensable resource for upper-level students, graduate students, and practitioners working in the fields of social work, addictions studies, and the helping professions. FEATURES thoroughly updated chapter-by-chapter content grounded in an anti-oppressive framework with deeper exploration of trauma-informed approaches joined by updated instructor supplements including lecture suggestions and a glossary for each chapter provides an authoritative analysis of the practices and policies that contribute to the construction of the meaning of addiction through a Canadian lens Table of Contents: Preface
PART 1: CORE CONCEPTS Introduction to the section Chapter 1: Creating a Holistic Understanding of Addiction, by Rick Csiernik, William S. Rowe, and Gabriela Novotna Chapter 2: From Laggard to Leader? Drug Policy in Canada, by Tara Bruno and Rick Csiernik Chapter 3: Canada’s Legal Approach to Substance Use and Addiction, by Madison Relouw and Rachel Birnbaum Chapter 4: The Opioid Crisis in Canada, by Derek Chechak Chapter 5: Prevention as Controversy: Harm Reduction, by Gabriela Novotna, William S. Rowe, and Rick Csiernik PART 2: THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY AND ADDICTION Introduction to the section Chapter 6: Coming Home: Rediscovering the Family in Addiction Treatment in Canada, by Ramona Alaggia, Rick Csiernik, and Gwendolyn Fearing Chapter 7: Perinatal Substance Use Disorders, by Lorna J. McRae, Cecilia M. Jevitt and William S. Rowe Chapter 8: The Treatment of Adolescent Substance Misuse, by Tara Bruno, William S. Rowe and Chris Stewart Chapter 9: Impact of Addiction on Parenting Post-Separation, by Rachel Birnbaum Chapter 10: The Intersections of Substance Use, Sexual Activity, and Addiction, by Christopher Sterling-Murphy Chapter 11: The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Addiction: A Two-Tail Phenomenon, by Mikaeli Cavell and Rick Csiernik PART 3: A QUESTION OF EQUITY Introduction to the section Chapter 12: Understanding the Ultimate Oppression: Addiction in Native Land, by Kelly Brownbill and Mavis Etienne Chapter 13: The Residential School Experience: I Have Kept Too Many Secrets, by Thomas Miller Chapter 14: Identifying the Landscape of Substance Use among the Inuit in Nunavut, by Jim Watkin and David Kaosoni Chapter 15: The Experience of Addiction within the Black Community: Treatments and Responses, by Esther Monari and Akin Taiwo Chapter 16: A Snapshot of Substance Use Across Muslim Populations: A House with Many Rooms, by Siham Elkassem and Lina El-Saddi Chapter 17: The Experiences of Chinese Youth in Drug Treatment Programs, by Siu Ming Kwok and Dora M.Y. Tam Chapter 18: Understanding Substance Use and Addiction from a Queer Perspective: Towards Mobilizing a Queer-Oriented Harm Reduction Approach, by Rusty Souleymanov and Fritz Pino Chapter 19: Examining the Intersection of Addiction and Issues of Ability, by Melissa Brideau and Rick Csiernik Chapter 20: Concurrent Disorders and Social Work Intervention, by Thomas Horn PART 4: TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS Introduction to the section Chapter 21: Is Alcoholics Anonymous of Value for Social Workers?, by Rick Csiernik and Anmol Chandla Chapter 22: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies: The Three Waves of CBT, by Jaak Rakfeldt Chapter 23: Trauma Issues and Substance Use: Considerations for Social Work Practice, by Kara Fletcher Chapter 24: Narrative Therapy Ideas and Practices for Working with Addiction, by Laura Béres Chapter 25: PAWSitive Support: A Canine Assisted Learning Program to Support Prisoners in Healing from Substance Use, by Darlene Chalmers, Colleen Dell, James Dixon, and Grace Rath Contributing Authors Index Copyright Acknowledgements About the Editors: Rick Csiernik is a Professor of Social Work at King’s College, University of Western Ontario. Csiernik has authored and edited several popular Canadian Scholars' titles including: Substance Use and Misuse, Third Edition (2021); r Just Say Know: A Counsellor's Guide to Psychoactive Drugs (2014), Workplace Wellness (2014); Responding to the Oppression of Addiction (co-edited with William S. Rowe, 2017); The Drug Paradox (with Tara Bruno, 2018), and Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Health (co-edited with Cheryl Forchuk and Elsabeth Jensen, 2011). The author of more than 100 journal articles, his research interests include addiction, employee assistance programming and workplace wellness, social work education, and program evaluation. Rick has been recipient of both the King’s University College Award for Excellence in Teaching and the McMaster University Instructor Appreciation Award. William Rowe is Professor of Social Work at the University of South Florida and holds cross-appointments at the Moffitt Cancer Center, the College of Public Health and the AIDS Training and Education Center also at the University of South Florida. Dr. Rowe has authored over 130 academic and professional works and has provided lectures and seminars in over 30 countries. Gabriela Novotna is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Research and Graduate Program in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina. She is a Researcher with Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU). |