Substance Misuse and Young People 24/25

Target Group

This training is targeted at:

• Professionals in direct contact with children who undertake or contribute to risk assessments and multi-agency meetings including social workers, family support workers, health professionals, schools, police and others who work with children at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation who work for the London Borough of Sutton.     

Competency level: 

• Group Level 2 (regular contact with children, young people and/or parent/carer) or Level 3 (predominantly working with children) or above (including strategic leads), and NHS Inter-Collegiate Standards 2 and above for health professionals.

Aims

The aims of this session are:  

• To help workers understand the types of drugs and alcohol young people use, why they use them and how things are changing. 
• To help people recognise drug/alcohol issues among young people and respond appropriately. 
• To look at when you should refer the person to a specialist for further help.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will have:

•  An increased knowledge around the nature and extent of substance use amongst young children;
•  An ability to provide some substance related advice and information to young children;
•  An increased knowledge about their role in supporting a young person's substance misuse;
•  An increased knowledge about when to involve other agencies, and understand hidden harm/parental drug use.