1) The document discusses tools for educating children in kinship care about addiction issues in their families. 2) It describes adaptations made to materials from Switzerland and Scotland to focus on resilience and test dissemination in Belgium. 3) The materials include a manual called "How to Read Bobbie" which provides messages and questions to help caregivers discuss addiction with children in a simple way.

1. KinshipChildEducation Tools Peer van der Kreeft Head of prevention, De Sleutel Lecturerprevention, faculty of socialwork, University College Ghent, Belgium Dundas Castle, Edinburgh, March 16th 2011

3. Makingiteasier to talk withyourchildren in care about the addictionproblem of theirmotherorfather

10. : Why and how? One of Belgianneedassessmentconclusions Goodpractice in Switzerland(ispa.ch) and Scotland (alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk) We made specific adaptations focus onresilience deleting parts expanding on addiction treatment of mother

11. Test and Dissemination Assessedattractiveand easy to read Referenceto illegal drugs seemedto be a thresholdthough In test period (foreseen # 250 butdistributed +700) Nationwide disseminationwith Pleegzorg (Fostercare) and VAD (Alco & Drugs) in 2011

12. Is that all there is (1)? “How to read Bobbie” withsixmessages: Cherish the jewel Let’s go! (play) Resilience Thingsyoucan’t help Peoplethat care for me Grown ups aren’t perfect

15. Threepreventioninterventions

16. Three kinds of prevention Universal – wholegroup Selective– vulnerablegroup Indicated– vulnerableindividual

17. Mapping, labelingand stigmatizing No stigmatize Yestakeresponsibility Bobbie is selectiveprevention

18. Addictedparents and theiryoungchild care – prevention – resilience is indicatedprevention

19. 19 Addictedparents: sometimeschildreneducatetheirparentsinstead of the otherwayaround encare.info Indicatedprevention: recommendations and tools forcaretakers of addictedparents, theirchildren and kinshipcarers. Disseminated 2011 throughaddictiontreatment and consult centres, Pleegzorg foster care and crisis kindergartens .

21. 21 The hole in the fence Lifeskillsfor 5-8 yearold is universalprevention Universal prevention has increased effect in high risk groupsc ! Ballen: oeps, gemist!

22. 22 Lifeskills(Botvin ‘81, WHO ’94) 5 out of 18 stories in kindergartenapproachincludeaddiction issues

23. Addiction-specificthemes In story … 1: the secret of the vegetables 2: the magicpotion of mushroom 4: sproutloseshisway 5: the magicpotiondoesn’twork 13: littlepea is sick Increaseselfesteem, influence attitude to substances, contribute to accepting help,…

24. Lifeskillsapproach is continued up to 18 year in schools with CSI ComprehensiveSocialInfluence Programmes including Normative Belief

25. BKinshipEducational Tools

26. 26 Action research: practicioners work together with researchers

28. Bobbie in Scotland: alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk

29. Resiliencecreatesfun and happinessforkids… …notan extra burden.

30. Contact Peer van der Kreeft peer.van.der.kreeft@fracarita.org www.desleutel.be