This topic has been designed to help social work students understand more about addiction, particularly addictions that threaten people's health, livelihoods and family lives, such as those relating to drug abuse, gambling and over-consumption. Consideration will be given to the Stages of Change Model, Motivational Interviewing and the use of a Recovery Approach. The topic will be taught critically, with questions raised not just about how we constitute addictions and addictive behaviour, but also how social workers, might participate in activities that address the problems that 'addicts' and others believe stem from 'bad habits' or addictions.
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