Child protection and drug use
Example outline...
Duration
Two days.
Who the course is for
Voluntary and statutory sector staff who work with children and families.
This course focuses on parental drug use and its impact on children.
Aim
To help enable participants to assess the impact of parental/carers' 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 able 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.