After completing each course, you’ll receive a downloadable Certificate of Completion.
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Approaches to Treatment Resistant Mental Health Symptoms in FASD
The virtual session includes accessible educational content about approaches to treatment resistant mental health symptoms in FASD.
Assessment of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Screening Practices in Minnesota Clinics
Learn how Minnesota clinics are screening for alcohol use before and during pregnancy, what their needs are, and how clinics can be supported to improve their screening and brief intervention processes.
Caregiver Webinar Series: Navigating County Services
This series helps caregivers and guardians to understand county services such as waivers, grants, financial support, respite and community activities.
Do We Need Psychopathology to Treat Trauma Well
The virtual session includes accessible educational content on the topic of using psychopathology for treating trauma.
Learning Objectives:
1) Discover an alternative to psychopathology.
2) Identify assets for resiliency.
3) Increase manageability and meaningfulness in treatment.
EmpowerED Series: Defiance Decoded – What it Really Means and How to Respond
Is it defiance — or a brain-based difference? In this webinar, participants will learn how challenging behaviors in individuals with FASD often stem from brain-based differences rather than defiance. Discover how to reframe behaviors as signals of unmet needs, dysregulation, or skill gaps — and gain practical tools to foster empathy and cooperation in daily interactions.
EmpowerED Series: FASD and School Support Panel
Navigating the education system with a child with FASD can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to do it alone. This webinar is a conversation with education, legal, mental health and caregiver experts ready to help you advocate for your child’s success in school.
EmpowerED Series: Supporting Healthy Sexual Development
Sexuality is a natural and healthy part of being human, but many caregivers never receive guidance on how to approach these conversations. What many people think of as "the talk" is actually a series of ongoing conversations that happen throughout childhood and adolescence. We'll explore typical sexual development from birth through age 18, discuss behaviors that may be considered developmentally atypical, and learn when additional support may be needed.
EmpowerED Series: Tool Time for Dads: Relational Parenting When It’s Tough
Parenting children from hard places can be challenging. A recent survey indicates the rate of divorce in families with a child with disabilities may be as high as 87%. Fathers play a significant role yet are often overlooked when addressing the needs within the family unit. This presentation identifies the crucial foundation a father contributes and strategies that can be used to build connection and resilience.
FASD and Child Welfare
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are highly overrepresented in the child welfare system, including foster care and out-of-home placement. On average, a child with FASD is 17 to 19 times more likely to be in the child welfare system than someone without an FASD.
During this session, presenters will address the intersection of child welfare and FASD, including how the child welfare system currently cares for children with FASD, how to improve child welfare practice for FASD and how FASD intersects with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
FASD and Grief
This virtual sessions includes accessible educational content about FASD and grief.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify what those impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are grieving.
2. Identify what the family members and caregivers of those impacted by FASD are grieving.
3. Explore how to support both the individual impacted and their family work through the grief toward acceptance and peace.
FASD Basics
This series is for caregivers to individuals with an FASD. This webinar covers FASD basics as well as strategies in supporting communication and dysregulation.
FASD in Indian Country: Part 1
This is the first part in a series discussing the disparities and variance in Native American communities and their impact on preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This series will also discuss approaches moving forward together to decrease FASD in Indian Country.
FASD in Indian Country: Part 2
This is the second part in a series discussing the disparities and variance in Native American communities and their impact on preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This series will also discuss approaches moving forward together to decrease FASD in Indian Country.
FASD in Indian Country: Part 3
This is the third part in a series discussing the disparities and variance in Native American communities and their impact on preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). This series will also discuss approaches moving forward together to decrease FASD in Indian Country.
FASD is a Matter of Justice Presentation and Youth Perspective
The average age that children with FASD start having trouble with the law is 12. Learn how FASD impacts cognitive development and supportive strategies that can change that pathway.
FASD Screening Training for Child Welfare Workers
Effective August 1, 2020, a prenatal alcohol exposure screening is required for any child entering foster care in Minnesota as soon as practicable but no later than 45 days after the removal of the child from the child’s home, if the agency has determined that the child has not previously been screened or identified as prenatally exposed to alcohol.
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online, Part 1
This series provides “Tips for Safe Technology Use for Students with Disabilities” as well as walks caregivers through resources to mitigate dangers of social media use.
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online, Part 2
This series provides “Tips for Safe Technology Use for Students with Disabilities” as well as walks caregivers through resources to mitigate dangers of social media use.
Navigating FASD, Empowering Foster Care Providers
As a caregiver, this course will give you a better understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), how they impact individuals, ways to support a child with FASD and helpful resources.
Proof Alliance Certified Trainer (PACT) Training
Become a trainer and maintain PACT status by attending PACT certification annually. This course is open to enrolled PACT trainers only.
Providing Culturally Competent Care to American Indian Patients
The Providing Culturally Competent Care to American Indian Patients course is a starting point for providers seeking to provide quality care to American Indian patients. In this course, you will have the opportunity to grow in each of these areas. This course is broken into the following lessons:
-Diversity of Native Communities
-Understanding Native Culture
-Gaining Context: Understanding Historical Trauma
-Providing Culturally Competent Care
-Incorporating Traditional Medicine
Supporting FASD Across the Lifespan
This course provides caregivers with practical tools and guidance to support children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) from infancy through adulthood. Learn how FASD affects development, discover strategies for daily challenges and explore how to build an informed support team to help children thrive at every stage of life.
Trauma and Healing, Holistic Approaches to FASD
The virtual session includes accessible educational content on the topic of holistic approaches to FASD. Participants will understand how trauma shapes behavior, relationships, and their own well-being, while gaining tools to build resilience and support children from hard places. They will also learn the core principles of TBRI® and how to create “Felt Safety” through trauma-informed, attachment-based, and team-centered approaches.
Unlocking Potential: Understanding FASD in the Classroom
Welcome to the Proof Alliance FASD Training for Educators course! In this course, you will learn about the different types of FASD, how it affects a child’s brain structure and functioning, and its impact on learning in the classroom. You will also explore various support strategies that will help you set up students with an FASD for success.
Violence Against Native Women, Mental Health and Substance Use
The virtual sessions includes accessible educational content on the topic of violence against native women, and mental health and substance abuse.
Volunteer Orientation
Become a volunteer with Proof Alliance and find an opportunity to connect to the community.
What Foster, Prospective And Post Adoptive Families Need To Know About Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
It is estimated that almost 70% of the children in foster care are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure in varying degrees. Knowing this, what can foster and adoptive caregivers/guardians do to support these children's needs?
