Parental Substance use and its impact on children and young people is aimed at staff from a range of agencies who come across parental drug and alcohol use in the course of their work including support to families where there is inter-generation substance use problems.
The programme will incorporate the relationship between substance use problems and neglect, sexual abuse/sexual exploitation and also mental and physical health.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
·       To increase staff knowledge and understanding of the life of a substance user.
·       To consider the impact of substance use at each age and stage of a child’s development.
·       To explore significant case reviews and consider the application of outcomes to practice
For those who have access to LearnNL, sign up can be done via this link Catalogue. If you do not have access to LearnNL, you can email childprotectcomm@northlan.gov.uk to sign up.