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.
Despre autor
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.