Parental Substance Misuse

On-day course This course is designed to equip practitioners with the necessary skills to effectively engage with parents and provide support to children and adolescents, enhancing their resilience and addressing trauma. The objectives of this course encompass understanding the significant effects of parental substance misuse (PSM) on child development, exploring life from a child's perspective, identifying factors that heighten vulnerability from pre-birth through early adulthood, recognising protective factors during the same developmental period, examining adverse childhood experiences, and fostering resilience in children. This program is intended for frontline practitioners seeking to deepen their comprehension of how parental substance misuse affects children's lives. It will cover the complexities of substance misuse, the challenges faced by substance-abusing parents, the repercussions on the family dynamic, and the implications for child and adolescent development.