Date & Duration:
30 July 2026 @ 10am
This 6-hour interactive course will be delivered VIA ZOOM to a small group of up to 15 learners.
Aim of the Course:
This course will help support the following priority outlined in the Drug and Alcohol Commissioning Framework:
Ensure professionals know how to respond to both child protection issues and to situations where it is deemed the child is in need of support, as a result of parental substance misuse
Course Learning Outcomes:
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- Understand the impact of childhood trauma/ Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Identify reasons why people misuse substances and understand the impact parental substance misuse/ hidden harm has on children
- Understand what needs to be considered when approaching cases PSM/ hidden harm
- Identify some strategies for addressing PSM
- Understand the concept of resilience and how it can be supported
- Identify sources of support/ signposting
Included in this course:
Course Materials (Digital Download)
Hidden Harm Handout NI DACTS Directories 2020 ASCERT Parental Substance Misuse-compressed