Abstract
Substance use and addiction constitute a prominent factor contributing to families becoming engaged in the child welfare system. Nine key informants, four supervisors and five front line staff, from five different child welfare organizations across Ontario, Canada provided insights into the training they have received during their careers and what additional training they would value to enhance their ability to deal with this issue. The importance of this was highlighted as the majority of service users on participants’ caseloads were reported to have addiction issues. Study participants also reported that the training they had received from their organizations did not fully prepare them to work with this issue that was so prominent in their clients’ lives. All nine key informants indicated that they required additional training and education to better meet the primary mandate of child welfare: to keep children safe.
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