Family centred practice in the alcohol and other drug field

National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions, Australia

Related to Substance use

Family sensitive policy and practice involves raising awareness of the impact on substance abuse upon families, addressing the needs of families and seeing the family – rather than the individual adult or child – as the unit of intervention.

For Kids’ Sake, A Family Sensitive Policy and Practice Toolkit was launched by Minister John Hill on Thursday 15 December 2010. This toolkit aims to minimise cases of child abuse or neglect by increasing collaboration between child and adult service agencies. It is a new initiative developed by NCETA to improve the safety and welfare of children with parents who misuse alcohol or drugs. The toolkit builds a bridge between the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment and child protection sectors to improve cooperation and collaboration.

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Webinar

Working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of children in practice webinar

Child Family Community Australia & Emerging Minds

This webinar discussed how practitioners working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use can enhance their child-focused practice.
Website

Family Sensitive Policy and Practice Toolkit

Australia's National Research Centre on Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development

This toolkit aims to minimise cases of child abuse or neglect by increasing collaboration between child and adult service agencies. It was developed by The National Resource Centre on Alcohol and Other Drugs (NCETA) to improve the safety and welfare of children with parents who misuse alcohol or drugs.
Practitioners Podcast

Parental substance use and child-focused practice

Gill Munro

Runtime

00:33:01

Released

30/9/19
Video

What is a practice nurse?

Emerging Minds

Learn more about how a practice nurse can support you and your family.
Video

What is a family law counsellor?

Emerging Minds

Learn more about how a family law counsellor can support you and your family.
Practice paper

Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the second of two that discuss culturally responsive practice to support children’s mental health and wellbeing when working with families with diverse cultural (or CALD) backgrounds.
Practice paper

Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Amanda Kemperman, Emerging Minds

This paper is the first of two that discuss practising cultural responsiveness in working with families from diverse (or CALD) communities to support children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Fact sheet

Emerging Minds Focus framework summaries

Emerging Minds

These resources are designed to build your understanding of how Emerging Minds Focus can support quality improvement within your sector.
Short article

Sleep health and sleep inequities in children

Dr Mandy Truong, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This short article outlines what sleep inequities are, and explores the relationship between sleep health and child mental health among school-aged children.
Practice paper

Children’s mental health when experiencing multiple adversities: Practice skills for effective conversational maps

Emerging Minds

This paper examines five practice perspective shifts that are often utilised by family and relationship practitioners who want to engage with children about every aspect of their lives.
Fact sheet

Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

Kahli Regan, Tannielle McHugh, Prof Pat Dudgeon, Prof Helen Milroy, Dr Jemma Collova

To understand the issues that are impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and how to best provide support, it’s important to listen to and empower the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
Short article

National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline: 2023 update

Melissa Willoughby, Australian Institute of Family Studies

This short resource summarises the 2023 update of the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline.

Family centred practice in the alcohol and other drug field

National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions, Australia

Discover more resources

Working with parents affected by alcohol and other drug use: Considering the needs of children in practice webinar

Family Sensitive Policy and Practice Toolkit

Parental substance use and child-focused practice

What is a practice nurse?

What is a family law counsellor?

Culturally responsive strategies for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part two)

Culturally responsive understandings for promoting children’s health and wellbeing across diverse communities (part one)

Emerging Minds Focus framework summaries

Sleep health and sleep inequities in children

Children’s mental health when experiencing multiple adversities: Practice skills for effective conversational maps

Listen to our voices and our stories: Including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in decisions that impact them

National Perinatal Mental Health Guideline: 2023 update

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