A was referred in for support as she was struggling to come to terms with dad’s alcohol use. She ‘constantly worries about dad’. Mam & Dad are separated and Dad is currently only allowed supervised access to A and her siblings. A has stated that ‘her dream would be for Dad to stop drinking and for her to see him more’.
A was referred in for support as she was struggling to come to terms with dad’s alcohol use. She ‘constantly worries about dad’. Mam & Dad are separated and Dad is currently only allowed supervised access to A and her siblings. A has stated that ‘her dream would be for Dad to stop drinking and for her to see him more’.
Dad is currently receiving support from adult alcohol services and the family are also open to Families First support, they are developing a safety plan for unsupervised contact with Dad. Following initial assessment A stated that she would like support to be a mixture of meeting in the home and community. A was happy to talk about her relationship with Dad and how his drinking impacts on her.
A states that she gets upset when Dad telephones to talk to them after he has been drinking. A was happy to complete the Toolkit workbook and while working through this on a weekly basis, A’s contact continued with Dad. Families First continued to support Mam & Dad with regard to developing a safety plan for A and her siblings to have unsupervised contact which started once a week for an hour after school. Recently this has increased to 2 hours and this is going well. A states that she enjoys the time spent with Dad and that there are no issues when she is with him. By the end of the sessions, A was talking positively about her relationship with Dad and stated that she ‘doesn’t worry anymore’ and is looking forward having sleepovers at Dad’s house soon.
