Child protection and drug use
Example outline...
Duration
Two days.
Whilst it is possible to run this course over one day, for example, with participants who do not have substantial contact with parents/carers, feedback has suggested that previous participants have found the contact between C&F workers and Adult Care workers extremely useful in building bridges between services and making personal contacts with those working in a local context.
Who the course is for
Voluntary and statutory sector staff who work with children and families (C&F).
This course concentrates on parental drug use and its impact on children, commonly termed 'hidden harm'.
Aim
To help enable participants to assess the impact of parental/carer' substance use on children in their care.
Training outcomes
By the end of the course participants will:
- Have an increased awareness of the range of professional and personal perspectives in terms of parental drug / alcohol use.
- Have an increased awareness of the effects drug and alcohol use can have on parenting.
- Be able to name and recognise the different patterns of drug/alcohol use.
- Be aware of the importance of screening in relation to parental substance use and the possible affects on the child.
- Have explored the foundations for a framework to assess drug / alcohol use in terms of child protection.
- Be more able to assess the risk around the welfare of the child when parents/carers are using drugs.
- Be able to explain harm/risk reduction and begin to relate it to work practice.
Please also have a look at the page on Hidden Harm for some background reading.