Health and Wellbeing
Spot and Support: Substance Misuse & Addiction
Notice when drugs, alcohol, gambling or gaming might be behind a change in a pupil, and start the right conversation.
- 23 minutes
- 8 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Explain the difference between substance misuse and addiction
- Spot warning signs that overlap with anxiety, low mood and poor attendance
- Recognise risk factors such as family use, gangs and low self-esteem
- Put prevention and support in place across your school
- Advise worried parents and carers on calm, practical next steps
About this course
"Are you taking drugs?" will shut a conversation down. "You've not been at football on Thursdays lately" might open one. Substance misuse and addiction in young people rarely show up on their own. Usually you'll see a pupil who's more secretive, more anxious or missing more school, and the reason comes out later.
You'll learn the difference between misuse and addiction, and between chemical addictions and behavioural ones such as gambling and gaming. You'll see which pupils are more at risk, from those whose parents use to young people drawn into gangs. Then there are seven practical things a school can do, from early prevention work to an up-to-date drugs policy and making sure every pupil knows about services like FRANK.
You'll also have tips for parents who come to you worried, starting with staying calm and seeing their GP.
- For early career teachers, governors and 7 other roles. Primary and secondary.
8 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
Introduction
- 4 min
What is?
- 3 min
How to spot
- 4 min
Risk factors
- 2 min
Protective factors
- 6 min
Support at school
- 4 min
Support at home
- 2 min
Closing thoughts