Course Overview: You
Can Change the Long-Term Outcomes of Drug Endangered Children, an eLearning course, demonstrates how exposure to drug
activity and substance use has long-term impacts on drug endangered children
(DEC) and includes action steps to support these children. Additional
courses provided by DEC include, Drug Endangered Children Overview, Prenatal Substance Exposure - Why Should I Care?,
and Postnatal Risks - How You Can Make a Difference.
This
course outlines how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) such as growing up in
households where substance use and drug activity are present impacts children
long-term including cognitive deficits, emotional risks, high-risk behavior,
and health problems. Early intervention and building resilience are important
factors that can change the trajectory of a child’s life and help break the
multigenerational cycle of substance abuse. For more information on drug endangered
children, please contact National DEC at https://nationaldec.org.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the long-term impact and needs of drug
endangered children throughout childhood and into adulthood
- Examine how early identification and intervention can change the
trajectory of a child’s life and break the long-term cycle of multigenerational
substance abuse
- Determine the best approach to a particular situation to reduce trauma
for drug endangered children
- Recognize the essential elements required for a successful
multidisciplinary collaborative response to meet the needs of drug endangered children
- Choose appropriate next steps to take after completing this module
Target
Audience:
Law enforcement, first responders, and child welfare, medical, legal, and
education professionals.
Cooperative Partners: This tuition-free online
training was developed by National Alliance
for Drug Endangered Children (National DEC) and was originally supported by
cooperative agreement 2017-CK-WXK-008 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office
of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
Learning Hours:
45 minutes including the pre-test and post-test.
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