This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Not specified
Target Population: Parents who are in substance abuse treatment and recovery; and may have current or past mental health issues and/or trauma.
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
The Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Substance Abuse Treatment (Adult), but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. The Nurturing Program for Families in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery focuses on the effects of substance abuse on families, parenting, and the parent-child relationship. Combining experiential and didactic exercises, the approach is designed to enhance parents' self-awareness and thereby increase their capacity to understand their children. Parents may experience loss of self-image as being capable, effective parents. They may have a diminished capacity for empathy. In addition, the parent-child bond may be weakened by periods of physical and/or emotional unavailability of parents; thus resulting in gaps in parents' knowledge of the experiences, milestones and growth of their children. This program is designed to assist parents in re-establishing the strength of their connections with their children.
Contact name: Norma Finkelstein, PhD
Affiliation/Agency: The Institute for Health and Recovery
Email: normafinkelstein@healthrecovery.org
Phone: 617-661-3991
Fax: 617-661-7277
Website: http://www.healthrecovery.org/
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