EXTERNAL Maintaining Parent-Child Bonds When Parental Substance Use Disorders are Present

Presented by the Nebraska Court Improvement Project

The importance of preserving healthy parent-child relationships during recovery, the impact of separation on child development, and considerations for courts working with families affected by substance use disorders.

Presenter: Carla Belflower

Darla Belflower is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience in substance use disorder and behavioral health. She is the founder of Belflower Training and Consultation, providing education, coaching, and systems change for individuals and organizations. An accomplished trainer, speaker, and author of The Trauma-Informed Workbook for Addiction and I Am Not Anonymous, she has presented at conferences nationwide. Darla also serves in leadership roles on state and local recovery councils and is a person in recovery.