About This Course
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.
Special Considerations for Foster Care Providers
Foster parents play a unique and critical role in the lives of children with FASD. Whether you care for a child briefly or over a longer period, the strategies in this course can help make that time more stable and supportive. You’ll find highlighted advice for foster care providers throughout this course.
Learning Objectives
- Describe how FASD affects development from infancy through adulthood, with a focus on cognitive, emotional, sensory and behavioral domains.
- Identify effective strategies for supporting children with FASD in daily life, including tools for communication, self-regulation, sleep, transitions and more.
- Build and collaborate with a multidisciplinary support team that may include medical providers, social workers, educators, therapists and other caregivers.
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Mission
To prevent prenatal alcohol exposure and to support all impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
Vision
A world in which alcohol is not consumed during pregnancy and people living with FASD are identified, supported and valued.
This course was made possible through support from the Sauer Family Foundation.
