Intervention auprès de l’enfant pour une vie sans drogue (CHILD)

Le Curriculum « Intervention auprès de l’enfant pour une vie sans drogue » (CHILD) fournit aux professionnels du traitement les outils dont ils ont besoin pour identifier, évaluer et traiter les enfants toxicomanes, en recourant à des interventions et à des méthodologies appropriées à leur âge.

Il s’agit d'un programme de formation en six cours, qui répond aux besoins des enfants et de leurs dispensateurs de soins touchés par la toxicomanie et s’adapte aux différentes conditions de vie, dans des contextes sociaux, culturels, économiques et politiques divers.

UTC 31: Interventions for Children with Substance Use Disorders

40 training hours

This first foundational course addresses the uniqueness of treating children with substance use disorder, beginning with the need for

UTC 32: Treating Children with Substance Use Disorders: Special Considerations and Counseling with Children

40 training hours

Course 2 builds on the theoretical foundations set forth in Course 1 and effectively translates theoretical constructs into hands-on practices for use in the field.

UTC 33: Motivational Interviewing for Children with Substance Use Disorders

40 training hours

This course builds on the key concepts set forth in Course 2 and explores basic counseling skills in greater detail.

UTC 34: Attachment Theory and Principles of Treating Children with Substance Use Disorders Affected by Trauma and Distress

56 training hours

The critical premise of this extensive course is that relationships form a child’s world, including relationships with the mother, the family, and the community. It addresses relationships in the context of “Attachment Theory” and “Styles of Attachment” and further explores the complex link between a child’s “style of attachment” and substance use.

UTC 35: Principles of Pharmacological Treatment for Children with Substance Use Disorders: A Menu of Options

24 training hours

This course focuses on pharmacology as one part of a holistic and systems approach to managing substance use disorders in children.

It is designed for two primary audiences; first, medically-trained individuals who are qualified to prescribe and supervise the administration of pharmacological agents to children, and second, non-medically trained professionals for whom an increased understanding of pharmacological interventions can enhance the capacity to observe, assess, monitor, and help children with substance use disorders.

UTC 36: The Suitcase for Life Intervention Tool

40 training hours

This course offers practitioners a unique intervention tool for working directly with children in the field. The highly mobile and culturally adaptable Suitcase For Life is informed by the broad range of evidenced-based principles and efficacious