Child(ren) of Person in Recovery
I want relationships that meet my needs and protect me
by:
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Person in Recovery:
To me, recovery means:
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Direct Service Provider
Can support people in recovery by:
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Commissioners/Organisation Leads
We can support recovery by:
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Recovery Markers for child(ren)
The impact on children can be measured by:
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- Needing to be listened to in respect of how parental
problematic alcohol or drug use affects me
- Needing one or both parents to receive effective
treatment and support
- Requiring other responsible adults to be involved in my
care
- Wanting a safe and stable home environment
- Wanting to be educated to the best of my ability
- Not wanting to be stigmatised because my parent(s) are
substance users
- Needing my physical, emotional and social development
needs to be addressed
- Wanting to be involved in activities that I enjoy
- Learning to cope when things are not going well
- Allowed to ask questions and be answered when I do not
understand something
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- Having people I can rely on
- Being loved and accepted as I am
- Having people in my life who believe in me even when I
don't believe in myself
- Taking an active part in my treatment journey
- Having something to give back to my children
- Being a responsible parent for my children
- Being able to help my children when they need me
- Being determined to live well and take care of myself
and my child(ren)
- Believing that my life can get better
- Taking positive action to achieve my goals
- Finding a routine and structure to my life that is
alternative to my substance using lifestyle
- Controlling my symptoms so that they do not adversely
affect on my life or that of my family
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- Having responsibilities to promote and protect the
wellbeing of children
- Assessing new attendees by asking a series of questions
about a) being a parent, b) details of their child(ren) and
c) nursery/school and other agencies involvement
- Sharing information confidentially with other services
involved in care of adult/child(ren)
- Providing evidence-based care and treatment services to
adults in recovery
- Ensuring that children are nurtured within a positive
and safe environment
- Supporting children to develop constructive
relationships within and outside the family home
- Actively working with other services involved in
supporting parents and children
- Promoting peer support within service delivery
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- Ensuring that sharing information between agencies is
embedded in practice
- Educating staff on local child protection policies,
guidelines and procedures
- Commissioning adult problematic alcohol or drug use and
children's services that understand and promote recovery
principles
- Creating systems to ensure professionals receive
specialist advice and support to care for children living
with parental problematic alcohol or drug use
- Defining clear roles and responsibilities for
agencies.
- Ensuring that services in the area provide a wide range
of recovery approaches
- Developing a culture of peer support within the local
treatment model
- Promoting recovery and ensuring it is valued and
supported by all agencies (specialist and generic)
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- Improvement in the adult's physical, emotional and
mental wellbeing (Outcome based) Outcomes Star
- Evidence of a home environment that is clean, safe and
protective
- Improved/sustained attendance and performance at
school
- Evidence of access to responsible, supportive adults
and appropriate professionals (as necessary) to ensure
child's views are considered at all stages of parents
treatment
- Routinely measuring the child's/children's
developmental markers
- Involvement in structured local
activities/societies/clubs appropriate to peer group
- Assessment via
GIRFEC (
SHANARRI)
principles
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