Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Two Day Conference

In collaboration with SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence, NOFAS Washington is pleased to announce the FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER TWO DAY CONFERENCE “Improving Outcomes for Individuals, Families, Agencies, and Systems of Care by Recognizing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Other Underlying Neurocognitive Disorders”; sponsored by NOFAS Washington State.

This presentation presents an overview of FASD and the importance of prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies, and addresses the damage to the brain that often occurs with prenatal alcohol exposure, how individuals with an FASD manifest this damage through their behaviors. Strategies for modifying approaches to improve outcomes in various settings, including home, school, treatment, child welfare, and corrections, are highlighted, as well as hearing firsthand what it is like to live with an FASD and to raise an individual with an FASD.

For a complete information about this conference, please visit NOFAS website.