This toolkit is designed to support practitioners in their work with families where parents misuse drugs and there are concerns about the children’s welfare. While focusing on drugs, it covers a wider pattern of misuse, including alcohol.
It contains:
summaries of key messages for practitioners
tools and tips to support effective practice
training and development activities
a wide range of practice examples
The toolkit is written for the range of professionals involved with families including drug misusing parents.
Over de auteur
Di Hart worked for many years as a child care social worker and manager before taking up a post at NCB developing practice with children in public care. She has a particular interest in children in secure settings. Recent work has included a review of the use of physical restraint in children’s services, the development of a care-planning model for looked after children who go into custody and a project aiming to improve outcomes for the children of drug-misusing parents.