NEWS

DESCRIPTION

Northwest Center for Family Support (NCFS), housed within the University of Washington’s Social Development Research Group, was established to build capacity and increase access to family-focused EBIs for families impacted by opioid use disorder (OUD) in Washington State.  Children whose caregivers have been diagnosed with OUD are at increased risk for behavioral health disorders, emotional and behavioral challenges, abuse or neglect, and early substance use initiation. EBIs exist that can help families build nurturing, responsive, effective parenting skills and strengthen family communication and problem-solving. They have been shown to support caregivers’ own recovery and improve outcomes in children and adolescents. NCFS provides free EBI training, consultation, and technical assistance to opioid treatment programs and other service providers to support EBI selection, training, and implementation. Presenters will share lessons-learned to inform efforts to increase family-friendly treatment to families impacted by OUD. 

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OBJECTIVES

By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to: ​

• Understand how the University of Washington’s Northwest Center for Family Support is increasing access to evidence-based parenting support for caregivers in OUD recovery who have children 0-14

• Identify potential adverse outcomes for children living with a caregiver with OUD

• Understand how the 4 evidence-based interventions (EBIs) supported by NCFS can mitigate adverse outcomes for children while supporting caregiver recovery

• Understand NCFS’s wraparound approach to supporting sites as they implement the family-focused EBIs 

• Apply lessons-learned from NCFS’ first two years of operations, including strategies for addressing challenges of providing services to support families across the care continuum.