NCJ Number
225214
Journal
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Dated: 2008 Pages: 464-489
Date Published
2008
Length
26 pages
Annotation
This article reports on a program evaluation of the Betty Ford Center Children’s Program, a program specifically designed for the children of substance abusers.
Abstract
The results of the program evaluation show that children of substance abusers benefit from brief, intensive program efforts that serve their special circumstances and highlight the important role social workers and other clinicians have in helping children reevaluate how they are impacted by their parent’s substance addiction. An amazing number of children in the United States are growing up in homes where one or both of their parent’s abuses or is dependent on alcohol or other drugs. The Betty Ford Children’s Program, developed in 1978, viewed as primary prevention seeks to proactively interrupt the multigenerational legacy of addiction. In an attempt to determine the usefulness of such programs, findings were presented from a comprehensive evaluation of the Betty Ford Children’s Program. A total of 129 youth participated in the program from October 1, 2002 through July 30, 2003 slong with their parents and guardians. Tables, figures, and references