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Hidden Harm

Course Overview

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Hidden Harm - the effect of parental drug and alcohol misuse on children

It is estimated that there are 1.5 million children of problem drug and alcohol users in the UK. (ACMD 2006). Services naturally focus their attention on the problem user; but in this process, the effects on the children can be overlooked. There is now a government directive that aims to raise awareness of this issue and increase opportunities for early intervention.

This course is designed for anyone who works with children, young people and their families. The course aims to raise awareness of the issues affecting the children of problem substance users. It helps the learner to spot the signs of harm and identify appropriate windows of opportunity to break the cycle and safeguard the child.

The course has been developed by 5 Drug and Alcohol teams nationally and peer reviewed by panels of experts in the field.

The course comes with an online assessment and certificate on achieving a satisfactory pass mark.

Course Details

Lesson Plan

  • Overview
  • Impact on families and children
  • Assessment
  • Opportunities to influence outcomes for children
  • The voice of children and families
  • Strategies for engagement

  • Target Audience

    This course is suitable for anyone who works with children, young people and their families. Please be aware that this training content deals with a potentially disturbing subject matter and material and images used may be of a graphic nature. The module carries links to help lines and national support agencies that can be contacted should you feel the need to talk about the subject to someone other than your colleagues or manager.

    Duration

    It is estimated that this module will take approximately 2 hours to complete (depending on learning speed). As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages and revisit whenever you wish. The system will record your progress throughout.

    Certification

    On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.

    CPD Accreditation

    The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines


    Entry Requirements

    There are no specific entry requirements for this module


    What our customers have said

    Easy online access - can stop and start as you please 09/03/2011 CM

    Easy and informative 17/01/2011 GF

    Cost and Discounts

    £30 + VAT - This cost is for a single user.

    Discounts are available for multiple users (10 or more) for more information please contact info@safeguardingchildrenea.co.uk, or telephone Sales on 01943 885089.

    How it Works

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    What

    This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material, and may also print the notes you took during the training.

    You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.

    How

    The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.

    The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.

    Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course

    When

    This course is delivered fully online allowing you to learn at your own pace, however an average duration would be 1 hour.

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