Workshop 1: FASD
Diagnosis
Speaker:
Susan J. Astley, PhD, Director, Washington State FAS Diagnostic &
Prevention Network
Course
Objective:
Participants will gain knowledge on best practices for diagnosing FASD
and the benefits of having a diagnosis.
Workshop
2:
Screening for Perinatal Substance Use
Speakers:
James
Byrne, MD, Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley
Medical
Center & Cosette Taillac, LCSW, Regional Director of Kaiser's Early
Start
Program.
Course
Objective: Participants will increase knowledge on best
practices for screening
pregnant women during pregnancy for drug & alcohol use; and basic
addiction
information. Participants will also
obtain information on the referral process for treatment.
Workshop 3:
Criminal Justice System & FASD
Speakers:
Carla
Van Meter, BS in Administration of Justice, Lead Rehab. Officer, SCC
DOC, Hon.
Katherine Lucero, Cari Santibanes, MFT, Friends Outside
Course
Objective: Participants will learn practical tools to
help
people with FASD
navigate the criminal justice system.
Participants will also gain insight on the specific challenges people
with FASD face in the system and common misunderstandings in working
with these
individuals.
Workshop 4: Foster
Care/Adoption & FASD
Moderator:
Norma
Doctor Sparks, MSW, JD, Director of Dept. of Family & Children
Services,
Social Services Agency of Santa Clara County.
Course
Objective: Participants will gain knowledge on the impact
FASD
has on the foster
care and adoption system through an interactive panel discussion.
The panel discussion will include foster
parents, adoptive parents and social workers.
Workshop 5: Mental
Health Issues & FASD
Moderator:
Nancy
Pena, Ph.D, Director of Mental Health in Santa Clara
County
Course
Objective: Participants will be able to identify FASD
Treatment
resources in Santa
Clara County and will increase understanding on specific treatment
standards/protocols and issues surrounding mental health
treatment.
Workshop 6:
Perinatal Substance Abuse Treatment Providers in Santa Clara County
Facilitator:
Kym
Haas, MA, MFTI, CADC-II, Clinical Supervisor at ARH-Parisi House on the
Hill
Course
Objective: Participants will increase awareness of FASD
impacted clients and
impact
of substance use in pregnant clients.
Discussion will allow for participants to network, connect and be able
to process how treatment could be administered more
collaboratively.
Discussion and experiential exercises will
include clinical and child development staff from Blossoms Perinatal
Center,
Mariposa Lodge, House on the Hill & Perinatal Substance Abuse
Program
(PSAP) of Santa Clara County.
Workshop 7: FASD for Life: "A View
from the Inside"
Speaker: Melinda
Ohlemiller, M.A. Director of Prevention & Advocacy Services St.
Louis ARC
Course Objective: Whether you are a
dedicated professional or a concerned
caregiver, we all need a sense of hope to fuel the energy, creativity
and
compassion required of us. This workshop
is offered by an experienced parent/professional who will lead
participants
through a motivational and inspiring journey filled with tips, tears
and belly
laughs, emphasizing the realistic but positive aspects of life with a
child
with FAS.
Workshop 8:
Educating Teens (F.A.S.T.R.A.C. Curriculum/9-0 Campaign)
Speaker: Jim
Stream, Executive Director & Eva Carner, Project Coordinator of the
ARC of
Riverside, NineZero Project
Course
Objective:
Participants will obtain an introduction of the FASTRAC Curriculum
which
was designed for teen facilitator to train their peers about the
dangers of
drinking during pregnancy. Participants
will also obtain a brief overview of the NineZero campaign.
Morning Keynote
Speaker: Ira
Chasnoff, MD
Lunch Keynote
Kathryn Page, PhD
Afternoon Wrap Up
Speaker: Patrick
Clyne, MD, SCVMC
...Raising
the capacity of our community to prevent, identify,
and
address
problems related to prenatal drinking...
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