Introduction to the Special Issue: Implementing the Grand Challenge of Reducing and Preventing Alcohol Misuse and Its Consequences

Abstract

with-cover.pdf. It has been reprinted with minor changes as Begun, Clapp, and The Alcohol Misuse Grand Challenge Collective (2016). 2 More information on Close the Health Gap Grand Challenge can be found at http://aaswsw.org/ grand-challenges-initiative/12-challenges/close-the-health-gap/.

Advancing Alcohol and Other Drug Education among Social Work Faculty: An Evaluation of Social Work Faculty Immersion Training

“…For instance, recent findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions indicate that the prevalence of alcohol use is on the rise and that, among alcohol users, the prevalence of past-year disorders increased from 13% in 2001–2002 to more than 17% in 2012–2013 (Grant et al, 2017). Beyond alcohol use disorder, we also know that lower levels of alcohol consumption can be a major risk factor for injury and unintentional death due to traffic accidents, drowning, falls, and violent victimization (Author’s own, under review; Balakrishnan, Allender, Scarborough, Webster, & Rayner, 2009; Begun & DiNitto, 2017; Hingson, Zha, & Weitzman, 2009; Rehm et al, 2009). Alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the US (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2016); however, the misuse of prescribed controlled substances (e.g., opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines, etc.)…”

Introduction to the Special Issue: Educating Social Workers about Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders

“…For instance, with grant support from NIAAA, Audrey Begun (2005) worked with social work educators across the country to develop easy-to-use materials that faculty could draw from in integrating AOD-related content into their coursework. More recently we have also seen efforts to stimulate interest in AOD research and teaching among graduate students in social work and other professional disciplines (Truncali et al ., 2012), as well as targeted efforts to develop student clinical skills in motivational interviewing, brief intervention, and harm reduction for work with AOD (Begun & Clapp, 2016; Begun & DiNitto, 2017; Estreet, Archibald, Tirmazi, Goodman, & Cudjoe, 2017). The ADEP program marks the most recent effort to increase the AOD knowledge and clinical skills of social workers.…”