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The alcoholic social worker: a survey

L Bissell, C H Fewell, R W Jones

    Social Work in Health Care
    |January 1, 1980
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    This study found that even severely affected alcoholic social workers faced reluctance from colleagues and supervisors in addressing their addiction. The authors advocate for more systematic support systems for social workers struggling with alcoholism.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Work
    • Addiction Studies
    • Occupational Health

    Background:

    • Alcoholism presents significant challenges in the social work profession.
    • Social workers with substance use disorders often exhibit severe personal and professional consequences.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the experiences of alcoholic social workers who have achieved sobriety.
    • To investigate the attitudes of colleagues, superiors, and treatment professionals towards confronting alcoholism in social workers.

    Main Methods:

    • Data collected from 50 alcoholic social workers with at least one year of sobriety.
    • Analysis of reported arrests, inpatient admissions, suicide attempts, and co-occurring drug addiction.

    Main Results:

    • Despite significant personal struggles (e.g., arrests, hospitalizations, suicide attempts), participants encountered reluctance from peers and supervisors to directly address their alcoholism.
    • A high incidence of co-occurring addiction to other drugs was reported among the study participants.

    Conclusions:

    • There is a critical need for social workers to develop more effective and systematic approaches to supporting colleagues with alcoholism.
    • Professional environments must foster open dialogue and proactive intervention strategies for substance use disorders within the social work field.

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