Mental Health Special Interest Group
SCHOOL CONSULTATION & EDUCATION SERVICES
PROVIDER CONSULTATION EDUCATION SERVICES
The FASD Collaborative Special Interest Groups (SIGs) provide professionals a space to discuss discipline-specific topics and needs related to FASD.
This SIG supports mental health professionals internationally who are individually supporting individuals with FASDs and their families.
Find additional FASD Collaborative Professional SIGS here.
PROVIDER CONSULTATION EDUCATION SERVICES
SCHOOL CONSULTATION & EDUCATION SERVICES
PROVIDER CONSULTATION EDUCATION SERVICES
TRAINING & EDUCATION
provide clinicians and medical professionals with an in-depth understanding of brain functioning. Deepen your knowledge of FASD/neurodevelopmental conditions, neurodivergence, and trauma to reduce misunderstandings and frustration that can negatively impact your therapeutic work.
Utilizing neurodevelopmental/neurod
TRAINING & EDUCATION
provide clinicians and medical professionals with an in-depth understanding of brain functioning. Deepen your knowledge of FASD/neurodevelopmental conditions, neurodivergence, and trauma to reduce misunderstandings and frustration that can negatively impact your therapeutic work.
Utilizing neurodevelopmental/neurodivergent affirming practices, enhance your capacity to identify FASD/brain-based disorders and their associated variations in behavioral, cognitive, social, and language functioning. Focus on developing tailored support for the client’s unique brain functioning.
Understand the systems of care and how to identify, refer, and support individuals and families living with FASD.
REFLECTIVE CONSULTATION
With a focus on adapting your current therapeutic modality, using a brain-based framework, learn how to recognize the underlying source of challenging behaviors/symptoms, understand how to attune to your client’s needs, increase your flexibility, and recognize possible treatment adaptations that can be more helpful.
SCHOOL CONSULTATION & EDUCATION SERVICES
SCHOOL CONSULTATION & EDUCATION SERVICES
SCHOOL CONSULTATION & EDUCATION SERVICES
Students with FASD can struggle with developmental delays, memory problems, poor judgment, impulsivity, executive functioning, modulating emotions, social competencies, sensory difficulties, and adaptive functioning which impact learning capacity.
Understand FASD as a brain-based disorder and why certain symptoms present, reframe behavio
Students with FASD can struggle with developmental delays, memory problems, poor judgment, impulsivity, executive functioning, modulating emotions, social competencies, sensory difficulties, and adaptive functioning which impact learning capacity.
Understand FASD as a brain-based disorder and why certain symptoms present, reframe behaviors, how to regulate, set expectations, and find effective strategies to reach your student more effectively.
Consultation and training will provide educators/staff working with students with FASDs with resources such as brain-based informed, evidence-based strategies and useful accommodations that will increase the students' capacity to learn.
Training and Consultations are highly collaborative between parents, administrators, teachers, service providers, and students, if applicable, and can also include comprehensive school planning, interventions, IEP/504 support, and effective behavioral plans.
FASD & COMPLEX TRAUMA FOR EDUCATORS
HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONALS
Canadian FASD Research Network (CANFASD ) is a collaborative network that provides awareness, research, evidence, and information to address the complexities of FASD.
FASD United empowers people living with FASD and prenatal substance exposure to educate systems of care and the public, enact policies, and unite communities everywhere.
FASD UNITED LANGUAGE & STIGMA GUIDE
AAP has assembled resources related to FASD to build the capacity of pediatricians, nonphysician clinicians and allied health professionals to ensure that all individuals with an FASD, and their families, receive a diagnosis and care in their medical home for any condition along the FASD continuum.
Many therapeutic modalities can be adopted using a brain-based lens; the models listed below are based on the Neurodevelopmental Model, which is designed to support individuals with FASD across clinical, educational, and family settings by building on strengths, adapting expectations, and recognizing the need for individualized, trauma-aw
Many therapeutic modalities can be adopted using a brain-based lens; the models listed below are based on the Neurodevelopmental Model, which is designed to support individuals with FASD across clinical, educational, and family settings by building on strengths, adapting expectations, and recognizing the need for individualized, trauma-aware, and relationship-based care
SAMSAH TIP 58 ADDRESSING FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTURM DISORDERS
NCBI CRISIS/SAFETY PLAN A general safety plan template that can be adapted for FASD, emphasizing client-specific triggers, support contacts, and emergency steps.
