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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: Child Welfare. 2023 Oct 6;101(3):51–76.

Table 4.

Perceived Training Needs and Requests of Caregivers Raised in Focus Groups and Interviews

Training need
How to identify prenatal substance exposure, including:

  • Signs and symptoms of prenatal substance exposure, especially illicit substances

  • Information on identifying prenatal substance exposure-related delays vs. delays because of neglect or trauma or other conditions

Knowing what to expect when parenting children with prenatal substance exposure across development
Available interventions, services, or resources for these children or caregivers
Training provided to professionals to enhance their ability to support caregivers related to the topics noted in rows above

Note. Not all caregivers provided a suggestion on training needs (25 of 45 total participants raised needs).