...Lorna Templeton; Ed Sipler Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise the findings from two projects in Northern Ireland which investigated the feasibility of adapting an existing adult intervention, the 5-Step Method, for children affected by parental substance misuse and/or parental...

... discussion. Key words parental substance misuse, parenting capacity, risk factors, protective factors Drugs and Alcohol Today Volume 8 Issue 3 September 2008 © Pavilion Journals (Brighton) Ltd 9 Parents who misuse substances: implications for parenting practices and treatment seeking behaviour...

... displays of behavioural loss of control can have detrimental effects upon their development. It is argued that parental substance misuse is not however, sufficient warrant to justify the child protection registration of children. This can act as an obstacle to enabling the parents to seek appropriate...