Aims:
To examine how the “toxic trio” of parental substance misuse, parental mental illness and domestic abuse co-exist within families and the impact these have on children.
Objectives:
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Recognise how these factors co-exist within families and the implications for child protection
- Understand how the issues impact on children and young people
- Understand the challenges these present for multi-disciplinary work
It is expected that participants will have a basic knowledge of mental illness,domestic abuse and substance misuse before attending this course.
Date:
20.09.11 Thirsk
16.03.12 York
Course Facilitator:
Mel Thornton
Start: 9:30 am
Finish: 4:00 pm
This course will be restricted to 24 participants
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