Discussion: Parenting and Substance AbuseAsa social worker, you will meet children and adolescents who are incomplicated family situations and may require a variety of resources forsupport. There are many times when these situations involve drug abuse,domestic violence, child abuse, and/or neglect. If these factors arepresent within a child’s or adolescent’s environment, it will impacttheir development. As mandated reporters, social workers are legallyrequired to report any suspicion they have of child abuse or neglect tolocal authorities in an effort to ensure a healthier environment withinwhich they can grow.Forthis Discussion, review the case study “Working With Clients WithAddictions: The Case of Barbara and Jonah.” Consider this week’s readingin the Learning Resources.Post by Day 3 anexplanation of influences of Barbara’s addiction on Jonah’s futuredevelopment. Describe an intervention that you would use for Jonah ifyou were the social worker in this case. Please use the LearningResources to support your answer.ReferencesZastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.Chapter 2 (pp. 62-111)Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].Working With Clients With Addictions: The Case of Barbara and JonahAttachments: social_work_case_studies_foundation_year_1.pdf effectsofsubstanceabuse__1_.pdf
