Addressing alcohol and drug-related issues: Reducing harm and supporting positive change.

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Addressing alcohol and drug-related issues: Reducing harm and supporting positive change.

Foundation Module- Children, Young People & Families

Aims Of The Course

This course will provide learners with the skills and knowledge to support children, young people, and other family members who are affected by someone else’s substance misuse/addiction.  

Course Learning Outcomes

  • A systems approach to understanding substance misuse 
  • How substance misuse impacts on family structure, such as roles, rules, communication and relationships 
  • The parent-child relationship and children’s attachment behaviour 
  • The impact of parental/adult substance misuse on child development and the extended family 
  • How youth substance misuse impacts parents and siblings, and how families respond 
  • Risk and protective factors for young people 
  • Identifying problematic substance misuse in young people 
  • Engaging and supporting children and young people affected by substance misuse 
  • Interventions used to treat young people and families 
  • Role of universal and specialist services for young people and families 
  • How to identify when a young person needs specialist care 
  • Tools to engage family members affected by substance misuse and family-based approaches 
  • Safeguarding children and young people 
  • Regionally available services

Course Eligibility / Relevance

 

How this course will be delivered: This 9-hour interactive course will be delivered VIA ZOOM to a small group of up to 15 learners.

 

Included in This Course

  • Course Materials (Digital Download)
  • PDF Certificate On Completion

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