The Arctic FASD RTC is now offering FASD training to community professionals, students, parents and caregivers, and all other interested members of the public.
Dates: Friday, November 20, and Friday, December 18
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Where: UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 302a, University of Alaska Anchorage campus
Registration is required. Click here to register online, or print and submit the registration form.
(Please note, if you wish to receive continuing education (CE) credits, you will need to complete and submit the manual registration form, along with the $25.00 CE processing fee.)
Target Audience
- Health and allied health professionals
- Students in health and allied health programs
- Parents and caregivers
- Educators
- Professionals who may work with individuals with FASD
- Community members interested in learning more about FASD
These workshops meet the requirements for the State of Alaska's Department of Health and Social Services' FASD101: Insights into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders training.
All participants will receive a certificate upon completion of the workshop.
Prerequisites
- No previous knowledge of FASD is required.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the effects of alcohol on the developing embryo and fetus.
- Explain the characteristics of FAS/FASDs.
- Explain how to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies.
- Describe how individuals with FAS/FASDs are screened and diagnosed.
- Discuss treatments and therapies available for individuals with FAS/FASDs.
- Describe the psycho-social and cultural effects of FASDs.
Continuing Education
Participants will be eligible to receive three (3) continuing education (CE) credits for the completion of the workshop. The processing fee for these three credits is $25.00.
CBHRS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CBHRS maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
If you wish to register and receive continuing education credits for completing the FASD Foundations training, please print and submit the registration form, along with the $25.00 CE processing fee.
Registration
Please register by noon on the Thursday prior to the scheduled workshop. Workshops with fewer than five registrants may be subject to cancellation. On-site registrations will be accepted on a space available basis.
Manual/continuing education (CE) credit registration form.
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