CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE: GETTING IT RIGHT FOR EVERY FAMILY. Substance Misuse Conference

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1 Substance Misuse Conference CHILDREN AFFECTED BY PARENTAL SUBSTANCE MISUSE: GETTING IT RIGHT FOR EVERY FAMILY 8 March 2011 Radisson Blu Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland Media Partner: Organised by: Organised by:

2 Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to our conference on the subject of children affected by parental substance misuse. In the Scotland there are estimated to be between 40,000 and60,000 children affected by parental drug misuse, and between 80,000 and 100,000 affected by parental alcohol misuse. Parental substance misuse in all its forms can cause considerable harm. Children are at risk of emotional and physical neglect as they grow up. They also risk developing emotional and social problems later in life. Both outcomes are of growing concern for policy and practice. It is particularly appropriate that this conference should be held in Edinburgh as in terms of action on the ground, Scotland is in the forefront in the UK. Delegates from elsewhere in the UK can learn a great deal from their Scottish counterparts and delegates from Scotland can learn and build on current practice. Adam Ingram MSP, Minister for Children and Early Years, will make clear the commitment of the Scottish Government to this agenda. A major theme of the conference will be about building resilience within families by building on their strengths and on community assets. The difficult balance of risk assessment will be discussed as will the importance of partnership working in managing risk. We will raise awareness of what matters to these children and the people that care for them and look at ways to meet their expressed needs. There are examples of children living with great adversity, but also examples of great courage and personal growth from children, their parents and the kinship carers who often hold these families together. We will also hear of the work of organisations who help families to recover and the evidence which reinforces the message that recovery oriented initiatives are effective in transforming the lives of those who were dependent on drugs and alcohol and do also transform the lives of the children that they care for. The evidence is strongly in support of family focused approaches. We wish you a stimulating and productive conference and our hope is that the conference will play a part in shaping future thinking and that it will make a positive difference to the many young lives affected by substance misuse. Anne Houston Chief Executive: CHILDREN 1st Conference Chair Programme: Registration and refreshments Adam Ingram MSP Minister for Children and Early Years Policy overview - progress made and priorities for future work Joy Barlow MBE STRADA: Centre for Drugs Misuse Research, University of Glasgow The impact of parental substance misuse on children and young people. Identify, assess, record, manage risk Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley Senior Research Fellow, Applied Social Sciences, University of Stirling Young people growing up in families affected by substance misuse and their transition to adulthood Coffee and networking Workshops 1 or 2: Group B Seminar 1: Group A Dr. Anne Whittaker Substance Misuse Directorate, Framework for care, NHS Lothian Pregnancy and early years Substance Misuse Directorate, Framework for care Lunch Workshops 1 or 2: Group A Seminar 1: Group B Workshops 3 or 4: Group B Seminar 2: Group A Coffee and networking Workshops 3 or 4: Group A Seminar 2: Group B Rowdy Yates MBE Senior Research Fellow, Applied Social Science, University of Stirling The role of recovery in improving outcomes for children and families The role of recovery in halting intergenerational transference of addiction and improving outcomes for children Conference summary and close

3 Seminars & Workshops Theme: Seminar 1: Seminar 2: Workshop 1: Workshop 2: Workshop 3: Workshop 4: Family focused interventions Grant Sugden Operational Manager, Circle What young people say about living with alcohol misusing parents and what would help them Louise Hill University of Edinburgh 1st workshop choice Best practice in testing for parental drug use Liam Feasey Customer Education Manager, Concateno There is much controversy about the circumstances around testing parents. The Scottish Government has come down on the side of not supporting a nation-wide policy, but has left the decision on when and how to test to individual localities. For those areas which choose to test, it is important that they know how to do it sensitively and effectively to enhance the lives of the children affected by parental drug use. OR The voices of children and young people Ian Turner Director of Children & Family Services South, Aberlour Child Care Trust We will hear directly from young people and carers what is most and least helpful in their lives and what, in particular the Aberlour Child Care Trust has done to help them. The Trust is the only one in Scotland which has a family focused residential unit and the model will be discussed. 2nd workshop choice The role of fathers Dr. Anne Whittaker Substance Misuse Directorate, Framework for care, NHS Lothian Flagged up as a gap in the Scottish Executive research paper Looking beyond risk the role of fathers has had more recent exploration. Anne will discuss the evidence we have for the importance of taking into account the role of fathers in our work with families and the evidence it lends to support family focused approaches. OR The role of the school in supporting children and young people affected by parental substance misuse Sandra Sweeten Service Manager, Aberlour Glasgow Bridges service This workshop will examine the important role that schools can have in identifying children affected by the substance misuse of others, the support that they can give and the school role in building resilience in both individual children, their families and the community at large. We cannot eliminate risk, neither should we. What we should do is enable supported risk taking. Learning how to manage and contain risk helps to build resilience and should not unduly interfere with the rights of families to lead the live they choose. This becomes more complex when risks are being taken with the emotional or physical health of children. Young children are often not in a position to choose. In reality hundreds of children are at risk every day of their lives and we cannot wave a magic wand and make everything perfect for them. Parental substance misuse is likely to add to that risk. The dilemma is that such children may still choose to be with their parents and may in fact be better off with them than in care. Some of these children will be resilient and thrive in spite of, or because of, the challenges of their lives, like dandelions on rough ground. Some (the more delicate orchids) will not thrive. How can we spot the orchids amongst the dandelions? What is acceptable risk? What we can do is listen. We can support families in practical ways and build capacity in carers, whether they are the parents who are using the substances, the kinship carers who step in, or teachers and neighbours. Skilled negotiated risk assessment and carefully balanced support planning is required which takes into account the wishes of the young people and those who are involved in their support. Evidence is emerging that building whole family resilience is the most effective way forward. Evidence shows that when parents are engaged in treatment the mental, physical and emotional health of the children in their care improves. This conference will give delegates space to explore these thorny issues, hear the emerging evidence and begin with the help of some examples of best practice and experts in the field to work out the next steps in support for such families.

4 Objectives: The objectives of the conference are to take stock of where we are with the evidence of what works in terms of supporting families affected by substance misuse and looking at the most recent additions to the evidence base. Delegates will have the opportunity to look at what it takes to build resilience within families by building on their strengths and on community assets. Delegates will be able to explore the complexities of managing risk alongside allowing children to build resilience and the important role of partnership working and joint protocols. Delegates will have their awareness raised around what matters to such children and the people that care for them and explore ways to effectively meet their expressed needs Delegates will also be able to evaluate emerging research on how recovery oriented initiatives facilitate better parenting and hence better outcomes for children of substance misusers in recovery and the emerging evidence for family focused recovery. This will be illustrated by best practice in the third sector. Our hope and aim is that the conference will play a part in the shaping of future thinking and that it will make a positive difference to the many young lives affected by substance misuse. Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel 80 High Street, The Royal Mile EDINBURGH, EH1 1TH, SCOTLAND reservations.edinburgh@radissonblu.com, Enjoy your stay at the Radisson Blue (SAS) Hotel, the only hotel on the historic royal mile near Edinburgh Castle. This beautiful four-star Hotel is ideally located near business districts, shopping, the famed Edinburgh castle, National Museum of Scotland and Holyrood Palace. Directions By Road Main roads into the city centre lead towards Princes Street and from there the Royal Mile and The Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh are a mere two minutes away. Approaching the West End of Princes Street from the west, the one-way system takes you north to Queen Street along to the roundabout at John Lewis and up Leith Street. Continue southwards, over the North Bridge, and the Hotel is just to the left at the High Street. Garage Parking is available down Niddry Street, left onto the Cowgate and then left up Blackfriars Street. The Radisson Blu Hotel has 131 on site By Bus/Train The Bus Station and Edinburgh Waverley rail station are only a few minutes from the Hotel. By Air Edinburgh Airport, 11.5 km to the west of the city, is 30 minutes drive from the Hotel. The hotel will be happy arrange coach or taxi travel from the airport, coach or train station.

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