NOFASARD - Working with Adolescents and Adults

Working with Adolescents and Adults

Helping the adult child with FASD - New online video presentation
Parental Expectations of a parent of and adult child with FASD http://fasd.statusfirm.com/index.php?video=2008-10-21
Video Description: There is a lifelong concern for parents that their adult children with FASD will always need support to manage many aspects of their lives. Learning objectives for this session include how to find or create parental support, how to protect oneself from compassion fatigue, when to say no to an adult with FASD, what to do when the adult child with FASD becomes a parent and what to do about finances, will and the role of public trustee.
Download powerpoint presentation (.ppt)

Neurobehaviour in Adolescents & Adults
http://come-over.to/FAS/Neurobehavior.htm
FASD Connections - Serving Adolescents and Adults with FASD
For Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), their families, those who provide them services and those who love them - links to everything you need to know about FASD
http://www.fasdconnections.ca/id25.htm
Fighting for a Future
A downloadable manual that explores ideas around service delivery models and services that will enhance support for individuals with FASD and their families.
http://www.fasdconnections.ca/HTMLobj-1807/fighting_for_a_future.pdf
FAS Tool Kit
A resource primarily for professionals working in community-based agencies who, in the course of their work, may have contact with women with substance use issues and children who may be affected by prenatal substance use.
http://www.ccsa.ca/toolkit/introduction.htm
We Care: Facilitators' Manual
Practical skills for front-line workers working with adults affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder : specially designed for those working with people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
http://www.annewright.ca/workshops_training/documents/weCARESFacilitatorsManualSeptember3.pdf
New perspectives on transitions & fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
http://www.calgaryfasd.com/files/fasd_final_report.pdf
FAS @ Street Level: FASD and Homelessness
J FAS Int 2004;2:e10 - June 2004 Brenda Stade, PhD, RN, Karen Clark, Danielle D'Agostino This training manual is an important step in acknowledging that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a significant factor in causing homelessness and also that FASD presents unique challenges to homeless people.
http://www.motherisk.org/JFAS_documents/FAS_Street_Level.pdf

Latest News

Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Failure by Australian Governments to address FASD is a breach of human rights - in particular Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 25(b)

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NOFASARD thanks Webdynamic

NOFASARD would like to express our gratitude to Webdynamic for their assistance with the hosting and management of this website.

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Alcohol Beverage Labelling

Food Standards Australia New Zealand - Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages with a Pregnancy Health Advisory Label.

New NHMRC Alcohol & Pregnancy Guidelines

Go to Guidelines

Alcohol & Pregnancy Brochure


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