NACAC Is Hosting A One Day Conference On FASD!

 

Join Us for a One-Day Virtual Conference on FASD

December 8, 2021

On December 8, from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm central time, NACAC will present a virtual conference on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Presenters include knowledgeable, solution-focused experts who have lived experience with FASD. If you cannot attend live, you will be able to access recordings.

This is a conference that can change your work or home life! Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are some of the most common—yet underdiagnosed—challenges facing children and families in adoption and foster care. NACAC’s conference will highlight solutions for parents and professionals related to these disorders that are 10 times more common in foster care than they are in the general population.

Past attendees at our FASD trainings have seen the importance of attending:

“This was so great! As a child protection social worker

I think it should be mandatory for all staff!”

“Fantastic presentation! So many great points and strategies to help all youth we are working with. This is really helpful for working with kids and wish I would have had some of this knowledge in previous case work. I feel like Barb should provide a presentation or training for all of our upcoming foster/ adoptive/ resource parents as I think it would greatly help with expectations they may have of youth and better ways to manage those expectations before disruption of placement. Thank you so much!”

The conference features the following sessions:

• Welcome and Introduction with Phyllis Stevens, foster and adoptive parent — In this session, Phyllis will share her experience of realizing belatedly that her daughter had FASD and how understanding FASD changed their relationship.
• Making the Connection Between the Brain and Behavior in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders with Dan Dubovsky, MSW, therapist, experienced FASD trainer, and parent — Because the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on the developing brain often lead to challenging behaviors, it is essential that solutions begin with understanding the brain basis of FASD. Dan connects the dots between brain functioning and behaviors and stresses the importance of implementing a positive focused system of care.
• Living and Thriving with FASD with Hope & Tyler Martindale-Davis and Mark Martindale; facilitated by Phyllis Stevens — In this session, a young adult who has an FASD, her husband, and her father will share their story of living with FASD and loving someone with an FASD. The panelists will share strategies and approaches that have helped them learn to thrive as individuals and in their relationships.
• Strategies and Solutionsfor Children with an FASD with Barb Clark and Ed Morales, MPP, MSW, LICSW, parents/professionals — Understanding what FASD is and how it affects a child are the first steps to becoming FASD competent, but we can’t stop there. This session will give supporters—both professionals and families—an understanding of why typical approaches often don’t work with FASD. Learn to think outside the box, using approaches that promote relationship and emotional well-being.

Registration is $50 per person (or couple viewing sessions together) for NACAC members or $60 for non-members. Attendees can participate live or listen to a recorded version of workshops (through January 31).

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