For kids’ sake, a family sensitive policy and practice toolkit (2011)

Description

For kids' sake: a family sensitive policy and practice 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 the National Centre for Education and Training of Addiction (NCETA) to improve the safety and welfare of children with parents who use alcohol or other drugs. The toolkit helps to build a bridge between the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment and child protection sectors to improve cooperation and collaboration.

For kids' sake comprises a comprehensive resource kit that offers ideas and practical suggestions that organisations can adopt to be more child and family sensitive. It contains:

• For kids' sake: a workforce development resource;
• Taking first steps: a survey report of AOD workers;
• The national framework for protecting Australia's children;
• Checklist for family sensitive practice (poster);
• Family sensitive practice in the alcohol and other drug field (brochure); and
  
• A CD-ROM with electronic versions of these materials.

Plus the following documents:

• Examples of family sensitive policy and practice already employed by some services;
• Think child, think family: an article by Professor Dorothy Scott; and
• Alcohol, drugs and the family assessment tools for adult family members supporting a person with substance abuse problems

NCETA abstract

Contact details

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
Flinders University
Front Entrance, Level 3B
Mark Oliphant Building
Laffer Drive, Science Park
Bedford Park SA 5042
GPO Box 2100
Adelaide SA 5001
Ph: (08) 8201 7535
Fax: (08) 8201 7550
Email: nceta@flinders.edu.au

Links

• View report: Taking first steps: what family sensitive practice means for alcohol and other drug workers: a survey report (PDF - 7.7 MB)
• View resource: A checklist for family sensitive practice for the alcohol and other drug field [poster] (PDF - 184.0 KB)
• View resource: For kids’ sake: a workforce development resource for family sensitive policy and practice in the alcohol and other drugs sector (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• View resource: Protecting children is everyone’s business: national framework for protecting Australia’s children 2009–2020 (PDF - 348.0 KB)
• View publication: Family sensitive practice in the alcohol and other drugs field [brochure] (PDF - 468.0 KB)
• View information: For kids’ sake, a family sensitive policy and practice toolkit
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

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