Substance Misuse - Impact on Families
Working effectively with individuals and families with multiple and complex needs requires staff to have an understanding of substance misuse and its effects.
This practical programme provides an overview of substance misuse and the behaviours associated with their use and those displayed by their carers. The course will provide staff with the skills to use processes involved with changing behaviour and to consider the effect on parenting and what constitutes ‘good enough’ in the context of substance misuse.
It is practical and “hands-on” and produces more confident and competent practitioners who are ready to deliver positive and effective support to individuals and families.
Learning Outcomes
- Ability to identify behaviours associated with someone who is dependent on drugs or alcohol.
- Ability to identify behaviours associated with someone who cares for a substance user.
- Understand the processes involved with changing behaviour in relation to substance use, using the ‘Cycle of Change’.
- Understand what constitutes ‘good enough’ parenting and consider this in the context of parental substance use.
- Understand the basic treatment and support interventions substance users and their families may be receiving from other services.
- Recognise the different levels of substance use and their potential impact on families.
- Recall commonly used substances and their impacts on families.
- All courses are offered on a Face to Face or Virtual basis.
- Bespoke & Open Training Courses Available.
Case Studies
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Stockton - Cognitive, Social & Emotional Development Training Programme
Stockton Council have developed ‘A Fairer Start’ ethos and philosophy that aims to ensure that every child has the best start.Read More -
Chester West and Cheshire - Train the Trainer
Cheshire West and Chester had internally provided introductory Team around the Family training sessions to ensure that processes and responsibilities were clear.Read More -
Advanced Safeguarding -Level 3 - Ashmead Primary School
Interface provides an in-depth programme for school staff working directly with cases who are subject to or at risk of being subject to a child protection plan...Read More -
Gwynedd - Baby, Child and Teenage Brain Development
We have delivered training sessions to Gwynedd, both face to face and virtual, on Baby, Child and Teenage brain developmentRead More
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Cancellation Policy
We are very flexible and will do our utmost to rearrange training should the need arise, but our trainers obviously commit themselves to the training days agreed and so if you need to cancel at short notice we will need to charge a cancellation fee to cover their time.
Please see our cancellation terms / fees.