Hand in Hand: Supporting Children and Families Impacted by Parental Addiction
An interactive course designed to support providers working with children and families impacted by parental addiction and substance use disorder.
Join us for an interactive course designed to support providers working with children and families impacted by parental addiction and substance use disorder.
When a parent struggles with addiction, the whole family struggles. This course offers talking points, strategies, and resources for providers to use in their work with children and their families.
Course Goals
In this course, providers will:
- Celebrate the important role that providers and caring adults play in the lives of young children impacted by addiction
- Explore the impact of addiction on a child’s life development and well-being and ways to help
- Review strategies to support children’s emotional well-being
- Identify ways that providers can support the whole family in building trust and connection
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Supporting Whole Family Recovery with Sesame Street
A heartfelt and practical discussion on what it means to reunify as a family after treatment for addiction.
Plan and Protect
An article about planning for safe caregiving when dealing with substance use.
Guest Post: When Plans Don’t Go As Planned
When routines and plans get interrupted, there are ways to talk with children and show them that they’re still safe and loved.
Routines at the Ready: Weekly Schedule
A printable tool for keeping up with routines.
I Can Take Good Care of Myself
A printable page to remind children of all the ways they care for themselves.
Thinking Ahead: A Care Plan
A printable page to help plan for children’s care in case of unexpected challenges.
All About Karli: A Story About Reconnecting
A story about reconnecting after a parent and child’s time apart during recovery from addiction.
