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Meth and Safety Management

Meth and Safety Management. Theresa Costello, MA National Resource Center for Child Protective Services A Service of the Children’s Bureau. Meth and Safety Management. In-Home or Out of Home?. Covering the Basics . Concepts & Analysis. A Child is Unsafe…. Unsafe Present danger

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Meth and Safety Management

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  1. Meth and Safety Management Theresa Costello, MA National Resource Center for Child Protective Services A Service of the Children’s Bureau

  2. Meth and Safety Management In-Home or Out of Home?

  3. Covering the Basics Concepts & Analysis

  4. A Child is Unsafe… • Unsafe • Present danger • Impending danger

  5. Nobody to supervise Violence Lack of impulses No motivation Insufficient knowledge or skill Distorted view of a child Deprivation of essential resources Serious threats Intention to seriously harm Hiding child; refusing access Unmet exceptional needs Dangerous environments Serious injuries Provocative or self destructive child behavior Fear as an expression of threats or terror Unexplained injuries UniversalSafety Threats

  6. Meth Related Functioning & Family Situations • Physically debilitating • Tremors, weakness, weight loss, headaches • Psychologically debilitating • Confusion; Irritability; Poor concentration; Paranoia; Hallucinations; Panic reactions; Fatigue; Depression; Memory loss; Anger; Insomnia; Psychosis • Cognitively debilitating • Recognition; Information processing; Communication; Inability to learn from experience; Attention; Memory; poor judgment • Parenting & Family Situation • Inconsistent or avoiding parenting • Chaotic home life; high-dangerous traffic • Lack of resources/provisions • Access to drugs/paraphernalia • Deteriorating relationships

  7. Mapping Meth Related Family Conditions to Safety Threats A Handout

  8. Safety Intervention Analysis Definition & Handout

  9. Safety Intervention Analysis • Analyze meth-related safety threats; caregiver protective capacity and family information to determine the degree of intrusiveness and the level of effort necessary for assuring that a safety plan will be effective in protecting a child • The method to determine in-home or out-of-home safety management in meth cases

  10. Safety Intervention Analysis • What Must Be Controlled: How Are Threats Occurring? • Can & Will a Caregiver Protect? • How to Judge In-Home/Out-of-Home? • What Level of Effort is Required for In-home Safety Management?

  11. The Russell Case Video – Handout - Case Application

  12. Application • Review the Russell Intake • Observe the Interviews • Read the Russell Initial Assessment Findings • Identify Meth-Related Safety Threats • Walk Through the Safety Analysis • Identify In-home or Out-of-home Safety Management

  13. Summary: Safety Management in Meth Cases • How important is fully understanding individual and family functioning as influenced by meth use? • How important is analyzing/breaking down meth-related safety threats? • Can analysis be used to rule in or rule out in-home safety management arriving at the out of home option?

  14. Thank You! www.nrccps.com

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