Safeguarding Children – Living with Parental Substance Misuse and Domestic Violence – GLDVP – 21st January 2010
Costs: £90/£130 – vol/stat
Date: 21st January 2010
Trainer: Amanda Middleton
Venue: GLDVP offices, 1 London Bridge, London, SE1 9BG
Course Description
This course looks at the overlapping issues of domestic violence and substance use and examines the impact of these on families, with a particular focus on safeguarding children. Participants will gain a better understanding of the factors that contribute to a ‘risk of harm’ to children’s development when growing up with these dual issues. The course involves skill development on practice based issues such as asking questions about children, risk assessment and referral, as well as providing an oversight of the relevant legislation, policies and procedures for workers who support family members.
Learning Objectives
* To understand the links between domestic violence, substance use and harm to children
* To understand and identify the risk of harm posed to children by parental substance use and domestic violence and how to respond effectively
* To know your legal responsibilities and have a greater understanding of the relevant legislation, polices and procedures for safeguarding children living with parental substance use and domestic violence
* To learn how to support parents experiencing problems with substance use and domestic violence.
Who Should Attend?
Ideal for anyone working with adults experiencing problems with substance use and domestic violence. Examples of staff that would benefit from attending are: domestic violence workers, drug and alcohol workers, social workers and practice managers.
This course will help develop the skills and knowledge to support the following DANOS units:
– HSC3111 Promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals
- HSC35 Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection of all individuals
- AB7 Provide services to those affected by someone else’s substance use
- HSC335 Contribute to the protection of individuals from harm and abuse
- HSC395 Contribute to assessing and act upon risk of danger, harm and abuse
- HSC388 Relate to families, parents and carers
How to book:
- To book a place, visit the GLDVP Training page on GLDVP’s website – http://www.gldvp.org.uk
- Email: sophie.taylor@gldvp.org.uk
