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Some children whose parents misuse drugs or alcohol may
need protection, but others cope well with support from
the family or community. Practitioners must be able to
judge the potential short-term, long-term and age-related
harm for children and the sources of support that are
available to ensure that they are not exposed to undue risk.
This course aims to enhance the worker’s knowledge of
the potential impacts of drugs on parenting. It also provides
strategies for keeping child-focused and provide tools and
techniques for gathering information and assessing levels of
risk.
Learning outcomes cover:
- Awareness of the main categories of substances and
their effects.
- How misuse of substances can impact on parenting.
- How to undertake risk assessments with substance
misuse parents.
- Tools to use when working with substance misusing
parents.
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