Resources to Support Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders

Introduction to the Child Welfare Training Toolkit This webinar discusses the newly updated Child Welfare Training Toolkit. The toolkit is a training package developed to educate child welfare workers about substance use and co-occurring issues among families involved in the child welfare system. The training is intended to provide foundational knowledge to help child welfare workers understand substance use disorders and other co-occurring issues; identify when substance use is a factor in a child welfare case; learn strategies for engaging parents and families in services; understand potential effects for the parents, children, and caregivers; and learn the importance of collaboration within a system of care. The webinar provides an overview of the topics in the toolkit and strategies for adapting the content for use in your organization or agency. The content also includes a review of the range of training materials, which were developed to be easily adapted to meet the needs of child welfare trainers as a component of training systems, in-person workshops, or training sessions.

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NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training and technical assistance to child welfare, dependency court and substance use treatment professionals to improve the safety, permanency, well-being and recovery outcomes for children, parents and families.

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Current Topics Affecting the Field

Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect

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Supporting Families Affected by Opioids

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Plans of Safe Care

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Methamphetamine

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The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare offers free technical assistance to a various of systems on making policy and practice changes to improve outcomes for families affected by substance use disorders and involvement with child welfare services. To learn more about technical assistance services or if you have a question please email NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or call toll-free at 1–866–493–2758.

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Supporting Families Affected by Opioids

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Methamphetamine

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