Course Description

026Safeguarding Children Affected By Parental Substance Misuse

Code: WFD03-HHP-26

Date: 17th May 2019

Time: 10:00-13:00

Duration: Half Day

Location: Rathmor Centre, Blighs Lane, Derry, BT48 9PW Map

Eligibility Criteria: This course is available free to anyone working in the statutory or voluntary sector in Northern Ireland that encounters substance misuse in families

Cost: FREE

Description: This course will assist practitioners to provide support for children and young people who are suffering from the effects of parental substance misuse.

Outcomes:

By the end of this course participants will;

• 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.
• Be aware of the Regional Joint Service Agreement - Hidden Harm and understand their role and responsibilities in respect of this protocol

Relevance: This course is relevant to professionals that encounter clients affected by substance misuse and where there are children or young people in the family.