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The social work services in screening process of compulsory treatment interventions in addicts in Iran: A content analysis study
Author(s) -
MoghanibashiMansourieh Amir,
Fathi Mansour,
Barati Sedeh Farid,
Deilamizade Abbas,
Puyan Daryush
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/aswp.12141
Subject(s) - social work , psychological intervention , referral , content analysis , addiction , work (physics) , focus group , psychology , political science , medicine , nursing , public relations , medical education , psychiatry , law , sociology , social science , mechanical engineering , anthropology , engineering
Compulsory treatment has had a detrimental impact on drug abuse treatment policies and programs in Iran. Physicians are currently required to conduct initial treatment screening. Social workers are a part of the treatment team but have no authority to initiate a compulsory drug treatment plan. For this reason, the present article investigates social work service participation in the process of compulsory drug treatment. The study methodology is content analysis. Nine social workers participated in seven focus group discussions. Overall, 110 codes were extracted from the sessions and were categorized into five main themes: interview and initial assessment; referral; investigation of ineligibility criteria; report to judicial authority; and follow‐up and advocacy. The results of this research suggest amending executive bylaws based on a social work approach to the screening process for compulsory drug treatment.