Children of substance abusing parents are too often troubled young people.
They are disruptive in school and in the community, and their behavior will often be the issue addressed across all of our systems. Our systems are more reactive to presenting problems than focused on causal or relational environments in which troubled young people live. Yet, the compelling evidence from the 10-year Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and from the resilience literature both tell us to pay attention to early preventive interventions to protect and nurture the fragile brain and emotional development of the child. Children of substance abusing parents often are overwhelmed with the chaos, fear, and secrecy that are the hallmarks of addicted families. Most work hard to keep the family secrets and just survive the chronic emotional stress. Without help, they are likely to pay a lifetime price. These reference materials will cover issues for young, adolescent and adult children of substance-abusing parents and suggest ways for clinicians, schools, courts, and faith communities to address them. Learning Objectives •You will be able to discuss special issues for adult children of alcoholic parents. •You will be able to review education and support help. •You will be able to identify core competencies across the professions.
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Agenda
Why Focus on Children of Substance-Abusing Parents
- Numbers Are So Great - One in Four
- Health Care and Societal Costs
Special Issues for Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents
- Childhood Trauma Impacts Adult Health and Mental Health
- Marital/Relationship Stress
- Parenting Impacted
Education and Support Help - Changing Life's Trajectory
- Schools
- Faith Communities
- Primary Care Settings
- Judicial Settings
- Personal Influencers
Core Competencies Across the Professions
- Early Childhood
- Social Workers
- Primary Health Care Providers
- Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on June 13, 2012.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty
Sis Wenger
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
- President and CEO of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA), a leading prevention education, advocacy, membership and affiliate organization focusing on children and families affected by addiction in the home
- Her specialty is children and families impacted by parental addiction
- Recipient of multiple awards, including two major presidential awards and the NIAAA Senator Harold Hughes Award for translating research into practice
- Created and managed a training institute in Michigan that provided education programs and consulting to more than 10,000 school, court and community agency professionals, as well as community volunteer leaders in 2 to 5 day substance abuse seminars, resulting in the creation of more than 10 community coalitions and student assistance programs in more than 20 school systems
- Taught addiction studies in undergraduate and graduate university courses for nine years
- Spent 10 years as the lead substance abuse trainer for the Michigan Judicial Institute
- Written numerous articles published across disciplines, edited, co-wrote or contributed to books, journals and program materials, including SAMHSA’s Children’s Program Kit and Help Is Down the Hall: A Handbook on Student Assistance
- Has also directed The Clergy Education and Training Project® that has created training manuals for clergy education, handbooks, and a seminary curriculum, as well as provided one-day seminars for more than 4,000 clergy in more than 30 states
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