Supporting Children and Adolescents Living with Parental Substance Misuse: Tools for School and Clinical Providers - December 18, 2025
- Registration Closed
A 4-Hour Training with Dr. Christina Marsack-Topolewski, Ph.D., LMSW
Virtual via Zoom | 10:00am-2:30pm EST
Presentation: In the United States, estimates indicated that over 21 million children lived with a parent who misused substances based on data from 2015-2019 (Ghertner, 2023). Children and adolescents living in homes where parents or caregivers engage in substance misuse face unique and often hidden challenges that can significantly impact their emotional, behavioral, and academic functioning. This webinar is designed to equip school, clinical, behavioral health, and other health professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to identify, support, and advocate for these vulnerable youth.
As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
- Describe the impact of parental substance misuse on child development and functioning;
- Recognize signs of distress in children that may be linked to substance use in the home; and
- List strategies and resources to support vulnerable youth and their family systems.
4 Contact Hours Available
CRSW Performance Domains: 1 & 4
LADC/MLADC Categories of Competence: 5-7 & 15
Certified Prevention Specialist Domains: 6
NBCC: LICSW/L-MFT/LCMHC (Category A) & Psychologist (Category A)
NH Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No 6754. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NHADACA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
This course has been approved by New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #23792, NHADACA is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
This training is financed under a contract with the State of NH, Department of Health and Human Services, with funds provided in part by the State of NH and/or such funding sources as were available or required, e.g., the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Christina Marsack-Topolewski
Associate Professor of Social Work
Eastern Michigan University
Dr. Christina Marsack-Topolewski, Ph.D., LMSW is an associate professor of Social Work at Eastern Michigan University. Her research focuses on vulnerable populations, caregivers, mental health, and non-medical prescription opioid misuse. She is a clinical social worker and provides training and professional consultation. Dr. Marsack-Topolewski has been the lead on multiple grant-funded programs tailoring services to individuals with disabilities and other co-occurring conditions, older adults, and chronic illnesses. She has over 80 published peer-reviewed journal articles and encyclopedia entries. In 2024, she received the Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Research Award for Research Excellence, as well as the Arc of Oakland County’s Advocacy Hall of Fame Award in 2024.
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