AOD residential rehab

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation required by a rehab stay.

This toolkit contains the KIT Menu and supporting resources, including a practice guide, implementation action plan, and parent and family brochure. It also includes other resources which can help you to support parents and families to stay connected while they are apart.

Resource summary

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

Emerging Minds

Starting conversations about parenting and working with parents and their children is an important part of work in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab settings. The Keeping in Touch with Your Children (KIT) Menu has been designed to provide practical ways you can promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation required by a rehab stay.
Fact sheet

Keeping in Touch (KIT) residential parent and family brochure

Emerging Minds

This brochure is designed to help residential staff discuss the Keeping in Touch Menu options and activities with parents and families.
Fact sheet

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings

Emerging Minds

This action plan provides practical actions and recommendations to help you successfully implement the Keeping in Touch Menu in your setting.
Guide

Keeping in Touch (KIT) AOD residential guide

Emerging Minds

This practice guide outlines ways in which the Keeping in Touch Menu can be used with parents in residential alcohol and other drug (AOD) settings to promote parent-child connectedness during periods of separation.
App

While I’m Away app

Emerging Minds

The While I'm Away app has been designed to help parents support the mental health and wellbeing of their child should they need to be cared for by someone else. It is available for free on iOS and Android.
Podcast

Substance use and child-aware practice – part two

Multiple guests

Runtime

00:24:39

Released

19/6/20
Podcast

Substance use and child-aware practice – part one

Multiple guests

Runtime

00:25:02

Released

19/6/20
Fact sheet

Communicating with your primary school-age child during ‘tough times’

Emerging Minds

This resource will help you to prepare for conversations with your child about your experience of 'tough times' (e.g. relationship conflicts or separation, illness, financial difficulties, job stress, etc.), so can help them to have a better understanding of what is happening.
Fact sheet

Communicating with your toddler during ‘tough times’

Emerging Minds

This resource will help you to connect with your toddler or young child during 'tough times' (e.g. relationship conflicts or separation, illness, financial difficulties, job stress, etc.), so that they feel secure and nurtured.
Fact sheet

Communicating with your teenager during ‘tough times’

Emerging Minds

This resource will help you to prepare for conversations with your teenager about your experience of 'tough times' (e.g. relationship conflicts or separation, illness, financial difficulties, job stress, etc.), so together you can better understand these challenges.
Fact sheet

Communicating with your baby during ‘tough times’

Emerging Minds

This resource will help you to connect with your baby during 'tough times' (e.g. relationship conflicts or separation, illness, financial difficulties, job stress, etc.), so that they feel secure and nurtured.
Book

Ruby’s Dad – A story about living with a parent who is a heavy drinker

Health Promotion Agency

This storybook (which features a first page with guidelines for parents or carers to read) is for children aged 6-11 years whose parent or relative has a drinking problem.

AOD residential rehab

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

Keeping in Touch (KIT): Supporting parents in alcohol and other drugs residential rehab

Keeping in Touch (KIT) residential parent and family brochure

Keeping in Touch (KIT) implementation action plan – AOD settings

Keeping in Touch (KIT) AOD residential guide

While I’m Away app

Substance use and child-aware practice – part two

Substance use and child-aware practice – part one

Communicating with your primary school-age child during ‘tough times’

Communicating with your toddler during ‘tough times’

Communicating with your teenager during ‘tough times’

Communicating with your baby during ‘tough times’

Ruby’s Dad – A story about living with a parent who is a heavy drinker

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