Adult drug problems, children's needs : assessing the impact of parental drug use : a toolkit for practitioners / Di Hart and Jane Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hart, Di.

Contributor:

Powell, Jane.

National Children's Bureau.

Series:

Toolkit series (National Children's Bureau)

Toolkit series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of drug addicts.

Drug addicts--Family relationships.

Drug addicts.

Drug abuse--Social aspects.

Drug abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : National Children's Bureau, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This toolkit supports practitioners in their work with families where parental drug misuse leads to concerns about children's welfare

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Purpose of the toolkit; Background; The Children of Drug Misusing Parents Project; Project activities; Key project findings; Conclusion; A model for meeting the needs of children affected by parental drug use; Key Messages; Recent research and policy; Consequences for children; What can be done to help?; Current developments; The voice of experience; Parents' experiences; A grandparent's perspective; A letter from substitute carers; Practice Tools; Practice tip 1 Engagement and assessment

Practice tip 2 A checklist for children's social work managersPractice tip 3 Thinking about care planning; Practice tip 4 Considering a specialist assessment; Practice tip 5 Suggestions for foster carers; A model for assessment; Features of the assessment model; Using the model; Applying the Assessment Framework; Assessment Framework table; Auditing social work practice; RESOURCE case audit tool: child affected by parental drug misuse; Reviewing multi-agency working; RESOURCE children of drug misusing parents: reviewing multi-agency practice; Training Exercises; Introduction

Sample menu 1 Half-day workshop for managers in children's social servicesSample menu 2 One-day training course for social workers and social worksupervisors; Sample menu 3 One-day training course for multi-agency practitioners andmanagers; Sample menu 4 One-day (short) workshop for foster carers; Activity 1 Drugs quiz; Activity 2 Adult drug problems, children's needs: recent policy andresearch; Activity 3 Life from a child's perspective; Activity 4 Talking about drugs: an exercise in interviewing; Activity 5 A model for assessment; Activity 6 The assessment jigsaw

Activity 7 Specialist assessment exerActivity 8 Barriers and solutions to effective practice; Activity 9 Thresholds for concern; Activity 10 Challenges for foster carers; Activity 11 Contact issues; Activity 12 Reflecting on practice; Activity 13 Presentation on drug use in pregnancy; Activity 14 Supervision; Briefings; Caring for the pregnant drug user; Black and minority ethnic drug use; Understanding drugs; Drug treatment; Care by family and friends - the legal framework; Practice Examples; A letter from a paediatrician to prospective adopters; Sample core assessment

The experiences of a parental substance misuse and child care social workerA multi-agency procedure; Management of pregnant substance users; Management of parental substance misuse; Innovative practice; Contacts And Sources of Further Information; Policies, guidelines and useful tools; Resources for direct work with children affected byparental drug use; Essential reading; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613012869

9781283012867

1283012863

9781905818945

1905818947

OCLC:

759169183