Parenting & substance use
Course overview:
Develop confidence and competence in assessing and understanding the potential impact of parental substance use on parenting capacity and to feel able to share these worries with parents and other professionals.
Aim(s):
To feel confident and competent in assessing and understanding the potential impact of parental substance use on parenting capacity and to feel able to share these worries with parents and other professionals.
Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:
- Understand the law and our legal responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children
- Understand the importance of assessment and reassessment
- Be able to communicate confidently and effectively with other agencies to safeguard children from harm and abuse; thinking about our use of language
- Understand the limitations of drug screening and testing
- Think about what specific groups of children are more at risk than others of abuse and harm e.g. babies
- Have an opportunity to think about sharing information and managing risk within a multi-agency framework – to analyse various pieces of information to form a conclusion as to if a child needs a child protection plan
Maximum group size: 16
In-person training - we ask you to provide a suitable venue and refreshment.
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Your trainer(s)
Leanne Ellaway
Leanne Ellaway has been a registered social worker since qualifying from the University of Bristol in 2006. With almost two decades of experience across both voluntary and statutory sectors, she has worked in a range of roles including as a Practitioner, Senior Social Worker, Team Manager, Parental Substance Misuse Social Worker and Adult and Child Safeguarding Lead for drug and alcohol services in Bristol.
Throughout her career, she has developed extensive expertise in homelessness, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and safeguarding. She has significant experience of undertaking complex casework, completing specialist assessments, supervising staff, writing policies and procedures, providing safeguarding advice, delivering training, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to improve outcomes for individuals and families.
As a qualified Practice Supervisor and Practice Educator, Leanne is experienced in supporting, assessing, and mentoring student social workers throughout their professional development.
Now working as a freelance social worker and trainer, Leanne delivers engaging, evidence-based training on a range of specialist topics, including parenting and substance use, pregnancy and substance use, and non-fatal strangulation. She is also a qualified Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) and an accredited facilitator of the Freedom Programme.
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