Statistik visar att det saknas riktlinjer eller strategier inom många av Sveriges kommuner för hantering av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem. Studier pekar på att det finns ett ökat behov av forskning, kunskap och utbildning för biståndshandläggare och vårdpersonal som arbetar med äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem i Sverige. I syfte att belysa detta, genomfördes en enkätundersökning riktad till alla biståndshandläggare inom äldreomsorgen i Jönköpings läns 13 kommuner för att undersöka deras upplevelse av den eventuella bristen och behovet av riktlinjer och stöd samt eventuella skillnader i handläggning av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem. Denna kvantitativa studie baseras på enkätsvar från 57 biståndshandläggare som deltog i studien. Data har analyserats genom rangkorrelationsanalys och jämförande analys för att undersöka eventuella samband och för att möjliggöra en kartläggning av biståndshandläggarnas upplevelser. Resultatet visar att övervägande delen av respondenterna upplever att det inte finns riktlinjer för hanterande av ärenden gällande äldre personer med missbruks- eller beroendeproblem och att biståndshandläggarna generellt vill ha mer utbildning och kunskap inom området från kommunerna. Resultatet synliggör även att biståndshandläggarna i stort sett hanterar dessa ärenden på ett liknande oavsett bakgrundsfaktorer. / Statistics shows that guidelines or strategies are missing within several municipalities in Sweden concerning handling cases with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. Research points at an increased need of studies, knowledge and education for social workers and caregivers who’s working with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem in Sweden. In order to illustrate this, a survey was handed out to all the social workers working with elderly people in the 13 municipalities in Jönköping County to examine their experience and possible lack and need of guidelines and support concerning cases with elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. Possible differences were also examined regarding how the social workers handle cases concerning elderly people with abuse or addiction problem. This quantitative research is based on responses from 57 social workers, participating in the survey. Data has been analysed through correlation analysis and comparative analysis to examine possible connections and enable to create a map of the survey.The result shows that the majority of the respondents experience that there are no guidelines regarding how the social workers should handle cases concerning elderly people with abuse or addiction problem and that the social workers in general want more education and knowledge about the subject from the municipalities. The result also reveals that the social workers mostly handle this kind of cases in a similar way regardless of background factors.

Thesis (DPhil (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008. / The aim of the study was to design an alcohol abuse prevention program for the workplace that was based on a sound program theory. Ultimately the study aimed to indicate an approach to the improvement of social service programs by the incorporation of program theory in the design, implementation and evaluation of social service programs. In the first phase of the study the program theory was developed. Literature studies on the prevention of alcohol abuse and on program evaluation were done. This was followed by a survey in the workplace to determine alcohol consumption and abuse, factors contributing to alcohol consumption, workplace factors contributing to abuse and attitudes towards the responsible consumption of alcohol. The survey was complemented by focus group discussions. Eight hundred and fifteen respondents completed the survey. The most important findings were that 46% of respondents indicated that they drink alcohol, nine percent could be classified as alcohol dependent according to the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Selzer, 1971) and 24% of men and 15 % of women drank at risky levels. The most important factors contributing to alcohol consumption were social problems, social drinking and dependence. Workplace factors contributing to alcohol consumption were the lack of control, availability of alcohol, social pressure to drink and the quality of work. The program theory was formulated from the results of the literature study, the survey and the focus group discussions. The all-inclusive program theory was that life skills training will lead to a reduction in frustration and therefore a reduction in the abuse of alcohol, within a positive work environment. In the following phase the program was implemented and evaluated. The program consisted of life skills training, supervisor training and the revision of the alcohol policy. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to test the program theory and evaluate the program. The life skills program was tested by means of an experimental design. The experimental groups showed an improvement in psychosocial functioning, but the differences were not statistically significant. The intervention had no significant effect on the consumption of alcohol. Respondents’ knowledge about the moderate drinking of alcohol improved significantly, but attitudes towards moderate drinking were not affected. Supervisor training was done to improve relationships at work and to lower frustration. Supervisors improved their knowledge of managing a troubled employee significantly and felt more comfortable in managing troubled employees after the training. The substance abuse policy of the workplace was revised successfully. The study contributes significantly to the methodological improvement of substance abuse prevention programs in the workplace and illustrates the importance of program theory in the design and evaluation of social programs. The study also illustrates how a process of formative evaluation can be used to improve social programs. More specifically the value of a systematic process of program development and program evaluation has been demonstrated, including that an in depth problem analysis has been done, an intensive and collaborative process of theory development has been undertaken and a rigorist evaluation design (with quantitative and qualitative components) has been applied.

Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a condition which occurs when women drink alcohol during pregnancy. The use of alcohol during pregnancy has permanent and serious consquences which manifests in developmental delays and causes harmful effects to the central nervous system. FAS is seen as completely preventable and irreversable which lasts into adulthood. The prevalence rate of FAS in the Western Cape is the highest in the world. FAS is not just a health problem but also a social welfare problem, since the care for adolescents with FAS brings about exceptional demands for the carer. For this reason it became vital to explore the educational roles of the carers of adolescents with FAS. This research study firstly describes the characteristics of FAS within the physical, cognitive and social development of the adolescents with FAS. Secondly, the study describes and explores the educational roles of the carers of adolescents with FAS. The study combines both quantitative and qualitative research. The exploratory and descriptive research designs were used and a purposive sampling method was used. The participants were interviewed individually with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire. The findings of the empirical investigation show that the carers of FAS adolescents according to their perceptions and experiences know what is expected of them within their respective educational roles and they do make an effort to fulfil this role to the best of their ability. Further findings show that due to aspects like poverty and illiteracy of the participants, the carers need the support of the social worker in order for them to fulfil their educational roles. Recommendations resulting from the empirical investigation indicated that social workers need to support the carers of adolescents with FAS in parenting programmes which is simple and practical for the carers to understand and to implement. Further recommendations focus on awareness programmes and actions where the carers also take part in educating the community in terms of FAS. Through these actions the carers of adolescents with FAS can build a support system for themselves whithin the community. Therefore the community can be utilized by the carers of adolescents with FAS as a valuable resource in the fulfilment of their educational roles. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Fetale-alkoholsindroom (FAS) is ‘n toestand wat veroorsaak word wanneer vroue alkohol drink tydens swangerskap. Alkoholgebruik tydens swangerskap het blywende en ernstige nagevolge wat manifesteer in ontwikkelingsagterstande en skade in die senuweestelsel. FAS word dus beskou as heeltemal voorkombaar, maar is onomkeerbaar en duur voort tot in volwassenheid. Die voorkomsyfer van FAS is wêreldwyd die hoogste in veral die Wes-Kaap. FAS is nie net ‘n gesondheidsprobleem nie, maar ook ‘n maatskaplike probleem aangesien die versorging van adolessente met FAS besondere eise aan versorgers stel. Om hierdie rede is dit noodsaaklik om die opvoedingsrolle waaroor versorgers van FAS-adolessente moet oor beskik te ondersoek. Hierdie navorsingstudie beskryf eerstens die kenmerke van FAS binne die fisiese-, kognitiewe- en sosiale ontwikkeling van die adolessent met FAS. Tweedens beskryf studie die opvoedingsrolle waaroor versorgers van FAS-adolessente moet oor beskik. Die studie kombineer beide kwalitatiewe en kwantitatiewe navorsing. Die verkennende en beskrywende navorsingsontwerp is gebruik en daar is ‘n doelbewuste steekproef gedoen. Individuele onderhoude is met die deelnemers gevoer met behulp van gestruktureerde vraelyste. Die bevindinge van die empiriese ondersoek toon dat die versorgers van FAS-adolessente volgens hulle persepsie en belewenisse, weet wat van hulle verwag word in die verskillende opvoedingsrolle en dat hulle wel pogings aanwend om hierdie rolle te probeer vervul. Verdere bevindings toon dat as gevolg van aspekte soos armoede en ongeletterdheid van die deelnemers die maatskaplike werker ondersteuning sal moet bied aan die versorgers van FAS-adolessente in die vervulling van hul opvoedingsrolle. Aanbevelings vanuit die empiriese ondersoek dui daarop dat die versorgers van FASadolessente deur veral die maatskaplike werker ondersteun moet word deur ouerleidingsprogramme wat eenvoudig en prakties aangebied behoort te word sodat die versorgers die inhoud maklik kan verstaan en kan toepas. Verdere aanbevelings fokus op bewusmakingsprogramme en -aksies waarin die versorgers ‘n rol kan speel om sodoende die gemeenskap ook op te voed ten opsigte van FAS. Hierdeur kan die versorgers van FASadolessente vir hulleself ‘n ondersteuningsnet binne die gemeenskap bou en die gemeenskap as ‘n waardevolle hulpbron benut in die vervulling van hul opvoedingsrolle.

Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Non-biological caregivers often take children into their care when their own biological caregivers have failed to provide them with a safe and loving home. These children are often also affected with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Learning of a child’s disability can be a big shock to non-biological caregivers especially if it is misunderstood, available professional help is scarce and intervention resources are not readily available. These non-biological caregivers are often not prepared for the financial, emotional and physical investment that is required to fully support the children and their development. This can cause various emotional reactions and implications that are challenging for the caregivers. It is critical to recognise parenting experiences and challenges as a means of developing and promoting intervention strategies and support that will respond to the needs of the children with FASD and their non-biological caregivers especially from a South African perspective. There is a need for social workers to take on responsibility for addressing FASD as they have the professional capacity to help families living with FASD to develop and maintain stable and nurturing households. One way in which this can be achieved is through the initiation and facilitation of support groups. The goal of the study was to gain an understanding on the experiences of non-biological caregivers of children with FASD and of the utilisation of support groups to help them cope better. The researcher made use of a combination of an exploratory and descriptive research design. By using both a quantitative and qualitative approach in a complimentary manner, the researcher was able to gain an in depth insight into the lives of the non-biological caregivers and how they experience this disability and support groups that are utilised as a means of helping them cope. Permission to conduct the study was granted by the committee for Human Research at the University of Stellenbosch. The literature study firstly investigated the implication of FASD on affected children. Secondly, the extents to which non-biological caregivers are affected by the consequences of this disability were discussed. After this the utilisation of support groups as a method of supporting non-biological caregivers, with the emphasis on a mutual-aid and educational approach as theoretical underpinning was described. The empirical study was completed with 16 participants through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews. An interview schedule based on the findings of the literature study was utilised. The criteria for inclusion were that participants had to have attended at least 5 support group sessions and had to be a non-biological caregiver of FASD children who had attended the support groups specifically related to this disorder. The results of this study mostly confirmed the findings from the literature study which showed that support groups play a vital role in providing necessary support to non-biological caregivers who are often unprepared for the realities of caring for a FASD child. Recommendations are aimed at the social work profession in South Africa who need to align itself in providing necessary support to non-biological caregivers through the use of support groups and various other methods of service rendering. Suggestions for future research are also made in line with how non-biological caregivers can be supported in their unique caregiver responsibilities. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Nie-biologiese versorgers neem dikwels kinders in hul sorg wanneer kinders se biologiese ouers versuim om vir hulle ‘n veilige en liefdevolle huis en omgewing te skep. Hierdie kinders kan ook ly aan of geaffekteer word deur Fetale Alkohol Spektrum Versteuring (FASV). Dit kan ‘n groot skok wees wanneer versorgers uitvind dat die kind geaffekteer is daardeur, veral as hierdie versteuring misverstaan word. Professionele hulp is skaars, en intervensies en hulpbronne is nie vryelik beskikbaar nie. Versorgers is dikwels nie voorbereid op die finansiële, emosionele en fisiese eise wat nodig is om ten volle die kind se ontwikkeling te ondersteun nie. Dit kan dit lei tot verskillende emosionele reaksies met verskeie gevolge wat opsigself ook verskeie uitdagings vir die nie- biologiese versorgers veroorsaak. Dit is van kritieke belang om die ervarings en uitdagings van ouerskap te verken in die bevordering en ontwikkeling van intervensiestrategieë ter ondersteuning van die behoeftes van die kinders met FASV en hul versorgers, veral vanuit ‘n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief. Daar word vereis van maatskaplike werkers om verantwoordelikheid te neem vir die aanspreek van FASV, aangesien hulle die professionele kapasiteit het om families wat geaffekteer is te help, en om hulle by te staan sodat ‘n stabiele en koesterende huishouding ontwikkel en volgehou kan word. Een manier waarop dit bereik kan word, is deur die vestiging en fasilitering van ondersteuningsgroepe. Die doel van hierdie studie was om ‘n begrip te ontwikkel oor die ervarings van nie-biologiese versorgers van kinders met FASV se benutting van ondersteuningsgroepe. Die navorser het gebruik gemaak van ‘n kombinasie van ‘n verkennende en beskrywende navorsing. Deur die gebruik van beide ʼn kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe benadering, is die navorser in staat gestel om ‘n indiepte insig in die lewens van die versorgers te bekom, en ondersoek in te stel oor hul ervarings van die versteuring/gestremdheid deur ondersteuningsgroepe wat as intervensie aangewend is. Toestemming om die studie te doen is deur die Etiese Komitee vir Menslike Navorsing aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch bekom. Eerstens is die literatuurstudie voltooi waarin die navorser ondersoek ingestel het oor die implikasies van FASV op geaffekteerde kinders. Tweedens is daar bespreek hoe nie-biologiese versorgers geraak word deur die gevolge van hierdie versteuring/gestremdheid. Daarna is ondersteuningsgroepe as ‘n metode van ondersteuning aan versorgers ondersoek, en klem is gelê op ‘n wedersydse hulpbenadering en ‘n opvoedkundige benadering as teoretiese grondslag. Die empiriese studie is voltooi met 16 deelnemers deur middel van individuele, een-tot-een, semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude. ‘n Onderhoudskedule, wat gebaseer is op die bevindinge van die literatuurstudie, is gebruik. Die kriteria vir deelname aan die studie en groep het ingesluit dat deelnemers ten minste vyf sessies van ‘n ondersteuningsgroep moes bywoon en ook ‘n pleegouer wees van ‘n FASV kind. Die resultate van hierdie studie het meestal die bevindinge uit die literatuurstudie bevestig en het getoon dat ondersteuningsgroepe ‘n belangrike rol speel in ondersteuning aan nie-biologiese versorgers, wat dikwels onvoorbereid is op die werklike problematiek van die versorging van ‘n kind met FASV. Aanbevelings word gerig aan die maatskaplikewerk-professie in Suid-Afrika, ten einde ondersteuningsgroepe en ander metodes van dienslewering te bied, ter ondersteuning aan die versorgers van FASV kinders. Voorstelle vir verdere navorsing word ook gemaak sodat daar ‘n ondersteuningsnetwerk opgebou kan word vir die versorgers van ‘n FASV kind ten einde aan hulle unieke versorgingsbehoeftes te voorsien.

Bakgrund: Alkoholkonsumtionen ökar i världen idag. Den ökade alkoholkonsumtionen leder till sociala, ekonomiska och medicinska svårigheter. Konsumtionen av alkohol beräknas leda till 3,3 miljoner dödsfall årligen. Många allvarliga sjukdomstillstånd förekommer till följd av alkoholkonsumtion och samtidigt växer många barn upp i dysfunktionella miljöer som leder till psykisk ohälsa och alkoholproblem senare i livet. Alkoholen bidrar också till olyckor, våld och kriminalitet. Alkohol klassas som ett av de större folkhälsoproblemen idag och är en stor utgiftsbörda för samhället. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att genom granskning av tidigare gjorda studier undersöka faktorer associerade med alkoholmissbruk bland vuxna svenska män och kvinnor över 18 år. Metod: Genom en litteraturöversikt har 10 vetenskapliga artiklar genomgått analys och sammanställts till ett resultat som besvarar syftet med studien. Resultat: Resultaten visar att miljö, ko-morbiditet (samsjuklighet), psykisk ohälsa, socioekonomi, sociodemografi och biologiska faktorer är avgörande vad gäller att utveckla alkoholproblem bland vuxna svenskar över 18 år. Slutsats: Resultatet från litteraturöversikten visade att faktorer som hörde samman med uppväxtmiljö, komorbiditet, ärftlighet, psykisk hälsa, socioekonomiska- och sociodemografi hade betydelse för utvecklandet av alkoholmissbruk. Interventioner med bevisad effekt på minskad alkoholkonsumtion ansågs vara behjälpliga för att komma tillrätta med alkoholmissbruket.

The Purpose of the study was to highlight the primary care managers' perception of the barriers and opportunities in the implementation of the national guidelines for harmful drinking and alcohol abuse in KalmarCounty. The data was collected by questionnaires which were directed to all primary care managers in the county. The response rate was low, 40%. The data collection was complemented at a later stage with a non-response analysis. To analyze the results implementation theory with following terms were used: wants to, understand and know. In this study, the managers response showed an ambivalence and the willingness to use the national guidelines were not evident. On the one hand, patients with for harmful drinking and alcohol abuse is a tasks for primary care, but on the other hand, it was considered to a greater extent to be social services responsibility. The understanding of the use of guidelines existed and primary care has a tradition of making use of the guidelines, however in this case the respondents lack education. The ability to implement the national guidelines seemed lacking, which may be due to increased tasks and radical changes involving time constraints.

<p> </p><p>We are aware of the fact that elderly people suffering from alcoholism doesn’t stop their be-haviour the day they turn 65. But when they do turn 65, they might become a case for social workers who only handle cases regarding people over 65, and we wanted to find out if they have any experience of working with elderly who have problems related to alcohol. We de-cided that a group interview, a focus group, would be the best method when our purpose was to try discovering their own experiences, so we interviewed seven social workers in the Stockholm area. The interview was based on four main questions: the social workers experi-ences, difficulties in the cases, how to handle the difficulties and how the social workers talk about these cases among themselves. These questions were analysed with the theory of social construction, Bourdieu´s theory of doxa and Goffman´s theory of stigma. The analyse showed that the social workers had experience but that they didn’t want more recourses, they wanted a cooperation with social workers who specializes on clients with alcohol related problems. They currently focus on the individual, not the alcohol issue which we believe might be a problem in the future.</p>

Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturstudie var att beskriva sjuksköterskans attityder och faktorer av betydelse för bemötande av patienter med drog och- alkoholmissbruk samt vilka datainsamlingsmetoder som används i de studier som ligger till underlag för resultatet. Metod: En Beskrivande litteraturstudie där databasen PubMed användes för att hitta vetenskapliga artiklar. 4 kvantitativa och 8 kvalitativa artiklar inkluderades i studien och granskades och sammanställdes av författaren. Resultat: Resultatet visade att sjuksköterskans attityder och faktorer av betydelse för bemötande i vården till missbrukare var negativa. Sjuksköterskorna hade en stigmatiserande syn på denna patientgrupp som kunde bero på den oförutsägbara situation där patienterna plötsligt blev aggressiva, och hotfulla situationer kunde uppstå. Även den osäkerhet som fanns hur man skulle bemöta dessa gjorde att det blev ett sämre bemötande. Attityderna och bemötandet sågs bli bättre hos de med drog och alkoholutbildning i samband med stöd i sin yrkesroll. Granskning av den metodologiska aspekten visade att alla de inkluderade artiklarna beskrivit datainsamlingsmetoden. De flesta använde sig av semistrukturerade intervjuer och frågeformulär för att samla in data. Slutsats: Alla patientgrupper skall vårdas på lika villkor, även de med missbruksproblem. För att attityderna och bemötandet ska förbättras krävs det att sjuksköterskorna får den utbildning och kunskap som behövs. / Background: Drug and alcohol abuse cause health problems. Nurses meet drug and alcohol dependent patients in all health care facilities. Lack of knowledge, negative attitudes and prejudice against addicted people is present in all of society. The nurses' professional approach can be affected when treating patients with a drug and alcohol dependency. All people have the right to adequate treatment regardless of being an addict. Aim: The aim of this literature study was to describe the nurses' attitudes and treatment of towards patients with drug and- alcoholabuse. The aim was also to describe the kind of data collection methods used for the result. Method: A descriptive literature study which the database PubMed was used to find scientific articles. 4 quantitative articles and 8 qualitative were included in the study and were reviewed and compiled by the author. Results: Nurses' treatment of and attitudes towards addicts in the health care system was generally negative. Nurses had a stigmatized view of this patient group which could be due to the unpredictable situations where patients suddenly became aggressive and threatening situations arised. There was also an insecurity of how to approach these patients which led to an inferior treatment. Personel which had gone through education in drug and alcohol abuse showed improved attitudes and treatment of such patients.Review of the methodological aspect showed that all the included articles did describe their data collection method. Most used semi-structured interviews and questionnaires in order to collect data. Conclusion: All patient groups should be treated on equal terms, also those with addiction problems. To improve the treatment and attitudes towards drug and alcohol dependent patients, nurses need the appropriate education and knowledge.

Research consistently has revealed the damaging consequences of children's repeated exposure to community violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the most commonly cited internalizing disorder associated with such exposure. However, not all children who are exposed to community violence develop PTSD symptoms; thus, it is important to identify factors that contribute to this deleterious relationship. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relation of community violence exposure (CVE)and PTSD in a sample of urban adolescents. Additionally, the study assessed whether a maternal history of alcohol or drug abuse would exacerbate the association of CVE andPTSD symptoms in youth. Furthermore, deficient parenting and poorer psychological functioning of the substance-abusing mother was examined as a possible explanation of the relation of maternal substance abuse to community violence exposure and PTSD. Participants included 309 biological mothers and their 5th or 8th grade children (N = 309dyads) who were recruited from high-violence neighborhoods in Richmond, Virginia. Youth and their maternal caregivers completed separate home interviews. Results revealed that greater violence exposure (witnessing violence and direct victimization)was associated with higher levels of PTSD symptoms in youth. Additionally, maternalalcohol abuse history exacerbated the relation between witnessed violence and PTSD symptoms. At low levels of witnessed violence, mother's alcohol use type did not influence PTSD symptoms; however, as levels of witnessed violence increase, youthwhose mothers were classified as having a positive alcohol abuse history were more likely to report higher levels of PTSD symptoms. Furthermore, parental knowledge was an independent predictor of PTSD symptoms in each of the models. Lower levels of parental knowledge were associated with higher levels of youth-reported PTSD symptoms. Overall, the study findings support the need to examine moderating and mediating factors of the relation between CVE and PTSD among youth.

Introdução: O estudo da atitude dos profissionais de saúde frente ao álcool, ao alcoolismo e ao alcoolista ainda é escasso na literatura brasileira, e, em relação às atitudes dos psicólogos e estudantes de psicologia, não estão disponíveis na literatura nacional estudos que tenham se ocupado desse fenômeno. Após os movimentos sanitaristas da reforma psiquiátrica no Brasil, no final da década de 1980, houve aumento significativo desses profissionais em vários serviços de saúde, inclusive naqueles destinados ao atendimento de pessoas com problemas relacionados ao álcool e ao alcoolismo. O que torna importante identificar questões relacionadas ao preparo e às atitudes dos futuros profissionais de psicologia frente ao álcool, ao alcoolismo e ao alcoolista. Objetivo: Verificar e analisar as atitudes dos estudantes de psicologia frente ao álcool, ao alcoolismo e ao alcoolista. Método: Estudo exploratório de abordagem psicométrica, realizado com uma amostra de 159 estudantes do último ano do curso de psicologia de três faculdades da cidade de São Paulo. Para coleta de dados utilizou-se a Escala de Atitudes Frente ao Álcool, ao Alcoolismo e ao Alcoolista (EAFAAA) e um questionário sociodemográfico. Para análise dos dados utilizaram-se testes da estatística descritiva (frequências simples, porcentagens e médias) e para verificar se existia diferenças de atitude entre os três grupos realizou-se uma análise de variância. Resultados: Observou-se que, de modo geral, os 159 estudantes apresentaram tendência de atitudes positivas frente ao álcool, ao alcoolismo e ao alcoolista. Os estudantes das três faculdades apresentaram atitudes positivas para os fatores 1 (o trabalhar e o se relacionar com o alcoolista) e 2 (as atitudes frente ao alcoolista). Houve diferença estatística significativa (p=0,005) para os fatores 3 (atitudes frente ao alcoolismo, etiologia) e 4 (as atitudes frente ao uso do álcool) e na escala total para a Faculdade A em relação às faculdades B e C. A verificação de confiabilidade da EAFAAA estimada pelo alfa de Cronbach indicou boa consistência interna (0,90). Conclusão: Os estudantes de psicologia apresentaram tendência a atitudes positivas, segundo os resultados da EAFAAAA. Os estudantes da faculdade que tiveram experiência ou contato com o alcoolista apresentaram atitudes mais positivas do que aqueles que só tiveram preparo em sala de aula. Assim a necessidade de rever a grade curricular e a inserção de estudantes de psicologia, desde a graduação, em serviços de atenção especializados ao usuário de álcool é de extrema relevância social. / Introduction: The study of the attitudes of health professionals towards alcohol, alcoholism and the alcoholic is still scarce in Brazilian literature, and the attitudes of psychologists and psychology students, are not available in the national studies that have been busy this phenomenon. After the movements sanitary psychiatric reform in Brazil in the late 1980s, a significant increase of these professionals in various health services, including those intended to care for people with alcohol problems and alcoholism. What makes it important to identify issues related to the preparation and attitudes of future professionals in psychology towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics. Aim: To investigate and analyze the attitudes of psychology students towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics. Method: An exploratory study of psychometric approach, conducted with a sample of 159 students of the final year psychology three colleges of the city of São Paulo. For data collection we used the Scale of Attitudes Towards Alcohol, Alcoholism and alcoholics (EAFAAA), and a demographic questionnaire. Data analysis tests were used descriptive statistics (simple frequencies, percentages and means) and to check whether attitudinal differences existed among the three groups performed an analysis of variance. Results: It was observed that, in general, the 159 students showed a trend of positive attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics. Students from the three schools showed positive attitudes to factors 1 (the work and relate to the alcoholic) and 2 (attitudes towards alcoholic). There was a statistically significant difference (p = 0.005) for the three factors (attitudes toward alcoholism, etiology) and 4 (attitudes towards alcohol use) and full scale for the College in relation to colleges B and C. A reliability check of EAFAAA estimated by Cronbach\'s alpha indicated good internal consistency (0.90). Conclusion: The psychology students tended to have positive attitudes, according to the results of EAFAAAA. College students who have had experience or contact with alcoholics showed more positive attitudes than those who had only preparation in the classroom. Thus the need to revise the curriculum and the inclusion of psychology students, since graduating in specialized care services to the user of alcohol is of utmost social relevance