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Parental Substance Use And The Need For Family Dependency Treatment Court In Taylor County, Rebekah Rich May 2016

Parental Substance Use And The Need For Family Dependency Treatment Court In Taylor County, Rebekah Rich

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The impact of parental substance use and the need for Family Dependency Treatment Court in Taylor County are qualitatively explored and described, analyzing interviews of identified key informants. The areas explored are the current practices and process in Taylor County when a substance use issue is identified in a parent during a child welfare case, the impact of parental substance use on the child welfare system, knowledge and opinions regarding treatment options, and knowledge and opinions of Family Dependency Treatment Court. The sample size was 8 professionals who worked as attorney ad litems, Department of Family and Protective Services workers, …