MFT 635 Adler School Issues of Substance Abuse and Family Violence Discussion Questions

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These are two seperate questions, and must be answered separatley with a minimum of 200 words. The reading provided must be utilized and cited within the questions.

Question 1:Why might it be important to treat substance abuse and intimate partner violence simultaneously?

Question 2: Describe how an integrated ecological model of family intervention might address contemporary issues of substance abuse and family violence.

Required Readings:

Radcliffe, P., & Gilchrist, G. (2016). ‘You can never work with addictions in isolation’: Addressing intimate partner violence perpetration by men in substance misuse treatment. International Journal of Drug Policy, 36, 130-140. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.03.010

Graham, K., Wilson, I., & Taft, A. (2017). The broader context of preventing alcohol?related intimate partner violence. Drug and Alcohol Review, 36(1), 10-12. doi:10.1111/dar.12422

Shorey, R. C., Strauss, C., Elmquist, J., Anderson, S., Cornelius, T. L., & Stuart, G. L. (2017). Distress tolerance and intimate partner violence among men in substance use treatment. Journal of Family Violence, 32(3), 317-324. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9843-x