This live interactive virtual classroom, delivered through Microsoft Teams, aims to increase participant’s understanding, skills and knowledge when working with parental substance and alcohol use. This course will benefit staff from Children's Services (Social Care and Education), Health, Community Mental Health Team & Youth Offending Team, who are working with children & families or with adults who have children & may be involved in making and/or receiving referrals regarding child care and child protection issues.

Important note: It is essential that you have undertaken the Safeguarding Children and Young People eLearning and the Alcohol and Drugs foundation (Modules 1 & 2) eLearning prior to coming on this course (see additional information under full details), or you may be turned away.

Joining Instructions

Full joining instructions, including links to access the training and guidance will be provided at the bottom of your confirmation email. Please ensure you read these prior to the course start date and keep them in a safe place.

Please check your spam/junk mail folders for expected emails not showing in your inbox and take action to ensure these get delivered to your inbox in future.

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

• be aware of their own attitudes to substance and alcohol use and users, and how this influences their practice


• demonstrate increased knowledge of effects, risks and potential harm of the principle substances of use/misuse and drinking patterns


• describe potential impact of harmful substance/alcohol use on children and families


• assess needs and provide a range of responses directed both at assisting parents and protecting and helping children.

Participants MUST have also completed both of the eLearning modules:

• Alcohol and drugs foundation - basic awareness: working with children, young people and families – module 1
• Alcohol and drugs foundation - basic awareness: working with children, young people and families – module 2

To access and complete the eLearning courses, you must go to the eLearning section on the East Sussex Learning Portal and enter the Children's Workforce channel. The tutor will hold the right to turn away delegates who have not completed the required training

Joining Instructions

Full joining instructions, including links to access the training and guidance will be provided at the bottom of your confirmation email. Please ensure you read these prior to the course start date and keep them in a safe place.

Please check your spam/junk mail folders for expected emails not showing in your inbox and take action to ensure these get delivered to your inbox in future.

Please ensure you are logged in and ready to go at least 15 minutes before the start of the course so you allow some time for you to resolve any technical issues, as we are unable to provide assistance on the day.