Module 8: Considerations for Children and Families Affected by Methamphetamine Use

The goal of module 8 is to provide in-depth knowledge and understanding about special considerations for children and families affected by methamphetamine use. Child welfare workers will acquire terminology specific to methamphetamine use with knowledge about methods and physical indicators of use including information on long-term physical and psychological effects; understand changes to methamphetamine purity with knowledge of current data trends; discuss types of illegal manufacturing including multiagency efforts to increase public health and safety; recognize potential signs of methamphetamine production exposure with steps to ensure child and worker field safety; identify the short- and long-term effects of parental methamphetamine use on the prenatal, postnatal, childhood, and adolescence periods; and finally, improve their engagement, case planning, and referral practice with increased knowledge of evidence-based and emerging treatment considerations for methamphetamine use disorders.

After completing this training, child welfare workers will:

• Recognize current methamphetamine terminology
• Identify physical indicators of methamphetamine use including long-term physical and psychological effects
• Understand changes to methamphetamine purity with knowledge of current data trends
• Discuss types of illegal manufacturing including multiagency efforts to increase public health and safety
• Recognize potential signs of methamphetamine production exposure with steps to ensure child and worker field safety
• Identify the short- and long-term effects of parental methamphetamine use on the prenatal, postnatal, childhood, and adolescence periods
• Improve their engagement, case planning, and referral practice with increased knowledge of evidence-based and emerging treatment considerations for methamphetamine use disorders