Substance Abuse Risks for Schools

Upon completing this course, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of substance abuse and how it relates to child abuse and safeguarding concerns. You will develop knowledge of the particular challenges and risk factors associated with substance misuse in children and young people, including the impact on their physical, emotional and social development. The course will equip you with practical strategies to identify potential signs of substance abuse in both young people and parents, enabling you to respond with confidence and sensitivity.

You will also learn effective approaches for supporting children and young people who may be affected by substance misuse, whether through their own use or that of their parents or carers, and understand how to signpost families to appropriate services and interventions, including support for alcohol-related issues.

In this module, we will be looking at what substance abuse is, how parental substance abuse is linked to child abuse, and what our responsibilities are in school.

In this module, we will be looking at the abuse of substances by children and young people.

In this module, we will have a look at strategies to support children who come from families where there is substance abuse. Most importantly, how we, as adults, can make sure that the hurt that is experienced by being the victim of this type of abuse does not become a lifelong trauma.

In this module, we will look further at what might cause children and young people to abuse substances and what we might do to support them to change their behaviours.

Substance Abuse Risks for Schools

What you'll learn

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Course content

Module One: Substance Abuse and Child Abuse

Module Two: Substance Abuse by Children and Young People

Module Three: Supporting Children with Substance Abuse in Their Families

Module Four: Supporting Children Who are Abusing Substances