Make yourself totally familiar with the programs in your community and automatically include them in family aftercare. Impress on your patient the importance of follow-through for their children. There are many good books now written for COAs, both young and adolescent. Automatically recommend reading for the parents. NACoA has been advocating for COAs for 15 years and is a good resource for useful publications and videos.
Information videos are also available, both for children and adults.
NACoA is a good resource for keeping up with research and is constantly updating a Fact Sheet. Also of interest is Core Competencies, a guide to essential knowledge about the needs of COAs for health care professionals. We know what needs to be done. No child of an addicted parent should have to grow up in isolation and without support. Addiction counselors are in a unique position to make a difference.