Adfam

Improving support for families affected by Drugs and Alcohol since 1984

Adfam

Adfam is the only national umbrella organisation working specifically with and for families affected by drugs and alcohol. Our final goal is that no family member in need of support should go without it. As well as providing support materials and training specifically for families and professionals we inform policy development and campaign both locally and nationally for improved family support services.

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Families; drugs and alcohol: an introduction

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This one day course is for all practitioners who work with adult family members affected by drug and...

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Child-parent violence; drugs and alcohol

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This one day course is for any practitioner who works with families affected by substance use in the...

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Families; drugs and alcohol: advanced skills

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This one day course is aimed at practitioners with some experience of working with families affected...

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Safeguarding children from Opioid Substitute Thera...

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This one day course is aimed at local areas and must be run as a multi-agency; multi-disciplinary le...

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Children; parenting; families; drugs and alcohol

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This one day course will be of benefit to any practitioner who wishes to gain both a basic insight i...

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Working with Families Affected by Alcohol Misuse

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A one day course for practitioners with experience of working with these families who wish to extend...

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Supporting family members to respond to change res...

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I have a family member who is drinking and doesn’t want help: what can I do? Millions of family me...

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Families and substance use: the impact of hidden h...

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This course is designed for practitioners whose work brings them into contact with families affected...

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Supporting the families of children with FASD

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Four stand-alone modules for practitioners supporting birth foster and adoptive families affected by...

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Co-occurring Substance Misuse & Mental Health Prob...

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This course helps practitioners to support family members who are concerned about a loved one who ha...

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Understanding family dynamics

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This one-day online course aims to enable participants to recognise and make sense of the common dyn...

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Supporting families affected by FASD

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This one-day training event is intended to equip practitioners to identify and respond to the suppor...

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Substance misuse in the family: supporting the chi...

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A webinar for school staff outlining the potential impact of familial substance use and risks to pri...

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Substance misuse in the family: supporting the chi...

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A webinar for school staff outlining the potential impact of familial substance use and risks to sec...

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Medications in Drug Treatment: Tackling the Risks...

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This one-day training event is intended to equip practitioners to identify and respond to the risks...

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Working with Couple Conflict and Substance Misuse

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This two day training will equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills to support couples who...

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Trauma in Families Affected by Substance Use

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This one day training will equip practitioners to work more effectively with families affected by su...

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Stabilising substance-use in clients whose use has...

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Clients accessing drug- and alcohol-treatment who are also bereaved through a drug- or alcohol-relat...

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Alcohol and Parental Conflict: The Impact on Famil...

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This course is for any practitioner in adult or family services. It aims to equip frontline workers...

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Professional curiosity

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This one-day training event is intended to equip practitioners to develop professional curiosity ski...

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