Resources for Workforce Educators

Package/Kits

Alcohol Awareness Training for Parenting Professionals   The Parenting and Alcohol Project   2005
This manual is aimed at alcohol professionals who wish to develop the capacity of parenting professionals who work with parents who have alcohol-related problems.
Available via: Web
Alcohol Concern (UK)
Email:  contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
Web:http://www.alcoholandfamilies.org.uk/training_materials.htm

Crossing bridges: Training resources for working with mentally ill parents and their children.   Falkov, A., Ed.   1998
Reader for managers, practitioners and trainers.
Available via: Web
Brighton, East Sussex, Pavillion Publishing for Department of Health, U.K.
Web:http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/home/index.asp

Dual Diagnosis Support Kit   New South Wales Department of Community Services (DoCS) in collaboration with the Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC) in NSW   2006
The Dual Diagnosis Support Kit includes information for workers, foster carers, and parents with dual diagnosis - as well as two storybooks for children aged 5 -7 years and 8 -12 years, plus a handy wallet-sized information card for adolescents.
The kit is downloadable from the DoCS website and available through the website free of charge.

Available via: Web
 (02) 9716 2356
Web:http://www.nscchealth.nsw.gov.au/carersupport/fami/ddkit/default.shtml

Families and Mental Illness DVD Kit    
(SANE Australia) includes the SANE Guide for Families and a DVD that offers first-hand insight on dealing with mental illness in families (SANE Australia). [Australia]
Available via: Web
SANE Australia
Email:   info@sane.org
Web:http://www.sane.org/page,shop.product_details/flypage,flypage.tpl/product_id,17/category_id,15/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,363.html

Family to Family   Ruah Community Services and COMIC WA   2009
Ruah Community Services and COMIC WA have launched a series of booklets called 'Family to Family - telling it like it is'. This series of booklets was produced by a group of consumers and carers reflecting on their experiences of managing family life and raising children whilst managing the affects of mental illness, in collaboration with Ruah Community Services.
There are five booklets in the series:
- Our stories
- Children and parenting
- Families and recovery
- Going to hospital
- Working things out as a family

The booklets can be found on the Ruah website in the 'Latest news' link.

To enquire about ordering the booklets email perspectives@ruah.com.au with ?booklets? in the subject line.
Available via: Web
Ruah Community Services and COMIC WA
Web:http://www.ruah.com.au

HeretoHelp   HeretoHelp (a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information)   2009
The BC Partners 'toolkits' - manuals to help you build knowledge and practice skills to manage a mental health or substance use problem, or support a loved one to do so. All of them all profiled in the 'Learn Skills' section by topic area, or by publication name below (if you know the one you want to find):

Anxiety Disorders Toolkit: A manual specially tailored for those with anxiety problems or a diagnosed anxiety disorder. A comprehensive and helpful resource that also features quizzes.

Depression Toolkit: A manual specially tailored for those with a diagnosis of depression or other mood disorders.

Family Self-Care and Recovery From Mental Illness Manual: This manual is designed for families of people dealing with a mental illness. It will help family members be informed caregivers, including taking care of themselves and other family members and maintaining their own health.

How You Can Help: A Toolkit for Families (aka the Family Toolkit): If you're a family member, friend or other carer, this workbook aims to help walk you through what you need to know about helping someone you love struggling with a mental or substance use disorder.

Mental Disorders Toolkit: An interactive experience to help you, or a loved one, better manage a mental disorder on a day-to-day basis and develop a plan to prevent relapse.

Problem Substance Use Workbook: A series of worksheets and guidelines designed to help individuals and families struggling with problems from alcohol or other drug use, wherever they may be on their road to behaviour change.

Wellness Modules: A series of worksheets on various topics to do with mental well-being including stress management, exercise, nutrition, emotions, relationships and thinking patterns. A useful resource for everyone.
Available via: Web
HeretoHelp (a project of the BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information)
Web:http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/publications/toolkits

How You Can Help. A Toolkit For Families     2004
Designed to assist families in caring for a family member with a mental illness by providing information and practical resources. The toolkit consists of five learning modules: Understanding Mental and Substance Use Disorders, Supporting Recovery from a Mental or Substance Use Disorder, Communication and Problem-Solving Skills, Caring for Yourself and Other Family Members, and Children and Youth in the School System. [Canada]
Available via: Web
BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information
Web:http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/skills/supporting-family/family-toolkit

Keeping the Family In Mind Resource Pack   Barnado's Action with Young Carers, Liverpool, UK   2003
Research report
Video "telling It Like It Is'
Evaluation of the Family Room
Young Carers Mental health Resource Pack
10 messages from Young Carers
Available via: Email
Barnado's Action with Young Carers
24 Colquitt St Liverpool (UK) L1 4DE Email:  louise.wardale@barnados.org.uk

Minds, Myths and Me     2006
A ?fact pack? for young carers who live with someone with a mental illness. This A5 booklet was designed and produced by four young carers, using their own personal experiences to help others in the same situation. Includes a ?Disorders and Illnesses? section. For ages 12+, produced by Gloucestershire Young Carers (2006). [UK] (13.23MB).
Available via: Web
Gloucestershire Young Carers
Email:  info@gloucestershireyoungcarers.co.uk
Web:http://www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk/Website%20copy.pdf

Parenting Support Toolkit   The Victorian Parenting Centre and Odyssey House Victoria   2005
The Parenting Support Toolkit for Alcohol and Other Drug Workers is a resource for all Victorian drug and alcohol workers that helps them to identify a client's parenting needs by including parenting in the assessment process.
The Toolkit helps workers respond to parenting needs. This can be through providing information, by offering support and guidance, or by providing referrals to other specialist services

The Toolkit is a starting point for workers. It is hoped that workers will add additional resources and information to their own Toolkit by collecting and noting tip sheets, services, books and other resources relevant to their clients


Available via: Web
Web:http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/pubs/parenting-support.htm#intro

Parenting Support Toolkit for Alcohol and Other Drug Workers. Book Two: Information and Tools    
The Victorian Parenting Centre and Odyssey House Victoria suggest that an ecomap can highlight to the family that you are interested in the complex experience of parenting. It can provide to the family a picture of their situation, resources required and potential strengths and planning needed to lead to change. For more information about ecomaps and genograms, see Chapter 26 of this Toolkit. [Australia]
Available via: Web
Odysseys House
Web:http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/downloads/pst-booklet-2.pdf

Parenting Training for Alcohol Professionals - Trainer's Manual   The Parenting and Alcohol Project   2005
A manual aimed at parenting professionals who wish to develop the capacity of alcohol professionals to work with parents who have alcohol-related problems.
Available via: Web
Alcohol Concern (UK)
Email:  contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
Web:http://www.alcoholandfamilies.org.uk/training_materials.htm

Parenting, Children and Mental Health Resource Kit   Ruth Phelan  
A spiral bound resource booklet of reproducible fact sheets. Designed to support workers and families around issues to do with parenting and mental illness.
Available via: Email
Ruth Phelan, Central Coast Health
c/- Bindaree, PO Box 361 Gosford, NSW 2250 Gosford, NSW 2250  (02) 4372 7275
Email:  rphelan@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/files/parenting_kit_index.html

Partners in Care Training Resource   Royal College of Psychiatrists and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers   2005
This resource consists of a training folder and CD. It contains materials relating to carers of people with mental health problems and learning disabiliies. This training resource is aimed to be used jointly by professional trainers, carers and patients.
Available via: Email
Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PG Email:  awedderburn@rcpsych.ac.uk

Supporting Our Family   COMIC (Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers) Paola Mason and Nerrelle Goad - Co-convenors   2000
This Kit contains a letter to the parent from the Adult Children, a 'Care Plan', a sample letter to the school, a checklist, a list of resources, information for mental health care workers, important telephone numbers and a feedback sheet.
Available via: Web
COMIC (Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers)
Email:  comic.admin@bigpond.com
Web:http://www.howstat.com/comic

Young Carers CD and Booklet   N/A  
A booklet for secondary teachers (and others who work with young people) about issues facing young people in families where someone has a mental illness, and a CD for young people including 2 songs written by young people and recorded by professional musicians, a young woman telling her story, and information about where to get help.



Available via: Phone
 (03) 9854 5122