NCJ Number
93945
Date Published
1983
Length
58 pages
Annotation
This document integrates current research relating to providing services to children of alcoholics, with attention to client identification, prevention and treatment, training, community support resources, and research directions.
Abstract
An overview of the problems and needs of alcoholics' children begins by summarizing common explanations of alcoholism and then profiles family life and members' behavior. The impact of the alcoholic family on the young child, the adolescent, and the young adult is discussed. The report examines the roles and responsibilities of the caregiver working with the child of an alcoholic, addressing qualifications, training, treatment settings, and major gaps in service delivery. The next chapter describes the kinds of agencies found in a typical community and how they respond to the needs of children of alcoholics. A case example of developing and financing a new program with children of alcoholics as the primary clients is presented. Finally, the book explores cultural issues which affect service delivery to native Americans, Hispanics, and blacks and ways professionals can encourage minorities to use alcoholism services. Chapter summaries and case examples are included. The appendixes contain brief descriptions of several programs reaching children of alcoholics and an annotated bibliography of about 30 references.