An Examination on Behavioral Addiction and Social Work Practices

Abstract

Today, behavioral addiction has become an increasingly important topic in terms of health and has become one of the important working areas of clinicians. Behavioral addiction is a type of addiction characterized by a specific behavior model and comes with both physical, psychological and social consequences. Gambling, internet, food, shopping and sexual addiction are among the major behavioral addictions. The aim of this study is to present the literature information on the subject of behavioral addiction, to introduce the types of behavioral addiction and to discuss what kind of social work practices can be applied to the groups of clients who have behavioral addiction. In particular, what kind of interventions social workers can conduct at the generalist social work and clinical level for clients with behavioral addiction will be discussed in the focus of Turkey.

Keywords

• Addiction
• Behavioral addiction
• Social work
• Social work practice

Davranış Bağımlılığına Sahip Müracaatçılara Yönelik Sosyal Hizmet Uygulamaları Üzerine Bir Tartışma

Abstract

Günümüzde davranış bağımlılığı sağlık açısından giderek daha da önem kazanan bir konu ve klinisyenlerin önemli çalışma alanlarından biri haline gelmiştir. Davranış bağımlılığı, belirli bir davranış modeli ile karakterize olan bir bağımlılık türü olarak ve gerek fiziksel gerekse psikolojik ve sosyal sonuçlarıyla karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Kumar, internet, yeme, alışveriş ve cinsel bağımlılık başlıca davranış bağımlılıkları arasında sıralanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada amaç, davranış bağımlılığı konusu hakkında literatür bilgisini sunmak, davranış bağımlılığı türlerini tanıtmak ve davranış bağımlılığı yaşayan müracaatçı gruplarına yönelik ne tür sosyal hizmet uygulamalarının gerçekleştirilebileceğini ele almaktır. Özellikle Türkiye özelinde, sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının davranış bağımlılığına sahip müracaatçılara yönelik klinik düzeyde ve genelci sosyal hizmet açısından ne tür müdahalelerde bulanabilecekleri tartışılacaktır.

Keywords

• bağımlılık
• davranış bağımlılığı
• sosyal hizmet
• sosyal hizmet uygulaması

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