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Life's a gas: the training needs of practitioners and carers working with young people using volatile substances

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posted on 2023-06-08, 05:43 authored by Jane Boylan, Suzy Braye, Claire Worley
Volatile substance abuse (the deliberate inhalation of substances such as gas fuels, glues, aerosols or other solvent-based products) by young people does not attract high level attention within the broader arena of drugs education and prevention programmes. Given the prevalence of volatile substances in the lives of vulnerable groups of young people, however, and the risks associated with their misuse, social work education and training might justifiably give a higher profile to the associated needs of young people in need and/or in public care. This paper reports on the findings from a study in England of the training needs of social workers, residential and foster carers in relation to volatile substance abuse by young people, and identifies the implications for further development of training materials and resources.

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  • Published

Journal

Social Work Education

ISSN

0261-5479

Issue

6

Volume

25

Page range

591-607

Pages

18.0

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  • Social Work and Social Care Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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