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The Effects on Children with Parents in Active Addiction

Meghan Barnes, NCC, LPC
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Date & Time

Location

  • 585 S Holland Ln
    Wichita, Kansas 67209

Description

This presentation will provide an intimate description of the lives of children in America who live with a parent who is in active addiction. This presentation is to act as a voice for children who are often forgotten about while living in the chaos of addiction. Much help and support can be found for those who are themselves suffering from addiction but that same support for children who are being impacted by their parents addiction is few and far between. The goal of this presentation is to bring awareness to this need and to give a voice to the voiceless.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify and analyze the short-and long term psychological, emotional, and social impacts of parental substance abuse on children.

  • Describe the limitations in educational and mental health resources for children of parents with substance abuse disorders and analyze their impact on child well-being.

  • Assess current policies and funding structures that influence resource availability for children impacted by parental substance use disorders and identify implications for advocacy and reform.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is to describe the effects of having an addicted parent on their children, such as chronic stress and emotional instability. Also to educate the importance and advantages of early interventions.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Meghan Barnes, NCC, LPC
Meghan Barnes, NCC, LPC is an elementary school counselor with four years of experience in school-based practice and one year of experience in a clinical setting. She has a background in play therapy and yoga therapy and incorporates those into her practice. She is passionate about incorporating animals into therapeutic work and collaborates with her therapy bunny, Millie, to support children's emotional well-being. She graduated from Wichita State University with her bachelors in psychology in 2015 and then received her masters in counseling in 2022.

Financially Sponsored By

  • Holland Pathways - Your Path To Recovery