Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: Addiction research traditionally focuses on changing the behaviours of addicted individu-als, often by locating deficits within them. This study, with 5 adolescent girls who use methamphetamines, demonstrates how photograph elicitation is used as an entry point into rich dialogue. In engaging with the photographs, narratives emerge from which researchers, teachers, practitioners, and adolescent girls can learn. This contextualized approach not only highlights the potential of a strength-based perspective, but also disperses the onus for change among helping professionals and the community at large, rather than placing responsibility for change on individuals struggling with addiction. résumé La recherche sur la toxicomanie est traditionnellement axée sur le changement de com-portement des toxicomanes, souvent en localisant leurs déficits. Cette étude menée auprès de cinq adolescentes qui utilisent des méthamphétamines démontre comment les techni-ques de « photo-elicitation interview » sont utilisés comme un point d’entrée à un riche dialogue. En engageant la conversation à propos des photographies, des récits émergent
Authors: Janet Newbury, Marie L. Hoskins
Institution: University of Victoria
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2131537556