Sarah Galvani
Biographic Data
| ID | 4489681 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Galvani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Galvani |
| SIGNATURE | GALVANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3794-9378 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
South Asian women’s experiences of alcohol use and the role of the family
Background Family plays an important role in helping or hindering a loved one’s alcohol recovery and this is particularly true in South Asian communities. In South Asian cultures women are seen as the keepers of the izzat (family honour), and to behave in ways that can jeopardise the izzat, such as drinking alcohol, can have a grave impact on women’s health and wellbeing. This paper explores the lived experiences of alcohol use and help-seeking a…
Towards a Dignified Death
There are no effective intervention studies for people using substances who are at, or near, the end of their lives. The needs of this group of people have been consistently overlooked even within the literature that identifies marginalised groups of people in need of greater recognition in palliative and end-of-life care. The aims of the project were to: (i) determine what a new, co-produced, model of care should look like for people using subst…
Substance Use, End of Life Care and Multiple Deprivation
When “Good Enough” Isn’t Good Enough
This paper draws on data from one strand of a six-strand, exploratory study on end of life care for adults using substances (AUS). It presents data from the key informant (KI) strand of the study that aimed to identify models of practice in the UK. Participant recruitment was purposive and used snowball sampling to recruit KIs from a range of health and social care, policy and practice backgrounds. Data were collected in 2016–2017 from 20 KIs usi…
End of life care for people with alcohol and drug problems
People who use alcohol and other drugs(hereafter "substances") and who are over the age of 40 are now more likely to die of a non-drug related cause than people who use substances under the age of 40. This population will therefore potentially need greater access to palliative and end of life care services. Initially, the purpose of this rapid evidence assessment (REA), conducted August 2016-August 2017, was to explore the peer-reviewed evidence …
Identifying and Assessing Substance Use
Social care practitioners regularly encounter problematic substance use among their service users. However, most social care practitioners do not specialise in substance use and there is limited evidence on their practice with it. This study aimed to explore the practice of social care professionals when they encounter substance use in the course of their work. This article focuses specifically on how they identify and assess substance use. A web…
Working with Alcohol and Drug Use
Many social workers in the UK work daily with the social harms linked to problematic substance use. Historically, however, their drug and alcohol training needs have been overlooked. This study set out to achieve two key objectives: (i) to assess social work students' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, working with people with substance problems; and (ii) to develop and test a questionnaire to meet this objective. A four-part self-completion qu…
Problem drug users and assault
Alcohol and Domestic Violence
Alcohol's role in men's violence to women is a controversial issue. In the United Kingdom, little research has been conducted on the link between the two, and no in-depth studies have sought the views of the women who suffer such violence. This article reports on in-depth research with 20 women that aimed to hear their views on the role of alcohol in men's violence to them. The results of the research show that women do not blame alcohol for thei…
Responsible disinhibition
Theories about alcohol's role in stranger violence abound. Theories about alcohol's role in ‘domestic violence’1 do not. The targets of such violence differ as does the nature of the violence towards them. Theory needs to reflect this. This article reviews key theories linking alcohol and violence. Further, it reports on research with 20 women that resulted in an alternative theory on the role of alcohol in their partner's violence. The results o…
Scars
A high proportion of social work clients have problems with alcohol or drug use, yet the majority of social work students entering the profession have little, if any, training on this topic. The qualified social worker fares little better. Not surprisingly, both student and worker report feeling ill-equipped to work with clients who have problems with substance use. This paper offers two models that social workers can use when working with client…
Killing Granny
The role of alcohol in violence against women
This article examines the role of alcohol in violence against women and highlights the need for an informed and coordinated social work response. It presents evidence on the extent of violence to women and how such figures are underestimated and inaccurate. It further explores how alcohol is connected to violence against women concluding there is undoubtedly a link between the two. The problem has largely been ignored by the social work professio…
Identifying and Assessing Substance Use
Social care practitioners regularly encounter problematic substance use among their service users. However, most social care practitioners do not specialise in substance use and there is limited evidence on their practice with it. This study aimed to explore the practice of social care professionals when they encounter substance use in the course of their work. This article focuses specifically on how they identify and assess substance use. A web…
Working with Alcohol and Drug Use
Many social workers in the UK work daily with the social harms linked to problematic substance use. Historically, however, their drug and alcohol training needs have been overlooked. This study set out to achieve two key objectives: (i) to assess social work students' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, working with people with substance problems; and (ii) to develop and test a questionnaire to meet this objective. A four-part self-completion qu…
Alcohol and Domestic Violence
Alcohol's role in men's violence to women is a controversial issue. In the United Kingdom, little research has been conducted on the link between the two, and no in-depth studies have sought the views of the women who suffer such violence. This article reports on in-depth research with 20 women that aimed to hear their views on the role of alcohol in men's violence to them. The results of the research show that women do not blame alcohol for thei…
Scars
A high proportion of social work clients have problems with alcohol or drug use, yet the majority of social work students entering the profession have little, if any, training on this topic. The qualified social worker fares little better. Not surprisingly, both student and worker report feeling ill-equipped to work with clients who have problems with substance use. This paper offers two models that social workers can use when working with client…
The role of alcohol in violence against women
This article examines the role of alcohol in violence against women and highlights the need for an informed and coordinated social work response. It presents evidence on the extent of violence to women and how such figures are underestimated and inaccurate. It further explores how alcohol is connected to violence against women concluding there is undoubtedly a link between the two. The problem has largely been ignored by the social work professio…
Killing Granny
Responsible disinhibition
Theories about alcohol's role in stranger violence abound. Theories about alcohol's role in ‘domestic violence’1 do not. The targets of such violence differ as does the nature of the violence towards them. Theory needs to reflect this. This article reviews key theories linking alcohol and violence. Further, it reports on research with 20 women that resulted in an alternative theory on the role of alcohol in their partner's violence. The results o…
Scars
A high proportion of social work clients have problems with alcohol or drug use, yet the majority of social work students entering the profession have little, if any, training on this topic. The qualified social worker fares little better. Not surprisingly, both student and worker report feeling ill-equipped to work with clients who have problems with substance use. This paper offers two models that social workers can use when working with client…
Problem drug users and assault
Alcohol and Domestic Violence
Alcohol's role in men's violence to women is a controversial issue. In the United Kingdom, little research has been conducted on the link between the two, and no in-depth studies have sought the views of the women who suffer such violence. This article reports on in-depth research with 20 women that aimed to hear their views on the role of alcohol in men's violence to them. The results of the research show that women do not blame alcohol for thei…
Working with Alcohol and Drug Use
Many social workers in the UK work daily with the social harms linked to problematic substance use. Historically, however, their drug and alcohol training needs have been overlooked. This study set out to achieve two key objectives: (i) to assess social work students' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, working with people with substance problems; and (ii) to develop and test a questionnaire to meet this objective. A four-part self-completion qu…
Identifying and Assessing Substance Use
Social care practitioners regularly encounter problematic substance use among their service users. However, most social care practitioners do not specialise in substance use and there is limited evidence on their practice with it. This study aimed to explore the practice of social care professionals when they encounter substance use in the course of their work. This article focuses specifically on how they identify and assess substance use. A web…
End of life care for people with alcohol and drug problems
People who use alcohol and other drugs(hereafter "substances") and who are over the age of 40 are now more likely to die of a non-drug related cause than people who use substances under the age of 40. This population will therefore potentially need greater access to palliative and end of life care services. Initially, the purpose of this rapid evidence assessment (REA), conducted August 2016-August 2017, was to explore the peer-reviewed evidence …
When “Good Enough” Isn’t Good Enough
This paper draws on data from one strand of a six-strand, exploratory study on end of life care for adults using substances (AUS). It presents data from the key informant (KI) strand of the study that aimed to identify models of practice in the UK. Participant recruitment was purposive and used snowball sampling to recruit KIs from a range of health and social care, policy and practice backgrounds. Data were collected in 2016–2017 from 20 KIs usi…
Substance Use, End of Life Care and Multiple Deprivation
Towards a Dignified Death
There are no effective intervention studies for people using substances who are at, or near, the end of their lives. The needs of this group of people have been consistently overlooked even within the literature that identifies marginalised groups of people in need of greater recognition in palliative and end-of-life care. The aims of the project were to: (i) determine what a new, co-produced, model of care should look like for people using subst…
South Asian women’s experiences of alcohol use and the role of the family
Background Family plays an important role in helping or hindering a loved one’s alcohol recovery and this is particularly true in South Asian communities. In South Asian cultures women are seen as the keepers of the izzat (family honour), and to behave in ways that can jeopardise the izzat, such as drinking alcohol, can have a grave impact on women’s health and wellbeing. This paper explores the lived experiences of alcohol use and help-seeking a…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 works) · Criminology (4 works)