Topic: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities’ Suicide Prevention Program, in partnership with the Supreme Court of Georgia’s Committee on Justice for Children, is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Professional Seminar Series.

The purpose of this series is to provide individuals who work with special needs and at-risk children, including professionals and family members, with an understanding of specific diagnoses and their associated interventions, which may include pharmacological, behavioral and family interventions. Each program will reference the risk of suicide in children with the particular diagnosis being addressed and provide resources for suicide prevention.

The seminar series is designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and to be inclusive of all parties that support children and youth: parents, foster parents and community organizations, local government entities, state departments and their contracted provider organizations.

Application for CEU’s have been submitted for Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Substance Abuse Professionals.  There is not cost to participants for these CEUs.

Four (4) CLEs (continuing legal education units) are available per seminar at a cost of $5.00 per credit hour. (Checks should be made out to the State Bar of Georgia.)

Registration Link: www.cvent.com/events/2012-2013-critical-issues-facing-special-need-and-at-risk-children-10th-anniversary-professional-sem/registration-2675fddae62142db935c28e89e4431a5.aspx

The State Bar of Georgia has an adjacent parking deck. The fee to park in the deck is $8.00 per day.

Webinar Registration

In an era of financial cutbacks and economic uncertainty, the time is now to engage in real sustainability planning for your FDC.  This webinar will explore the key components of sustainability planning, including conducting a cost analysis and the role of local evaluation in measuring goals and outcomes.  Attendees will understand how outcomes are the wheels and cost savings are the engine and why you need both to drive your FDC towards sustainability.  Since there is no single, off-the-shelf model that will work for all sites, this presentation will provide a framework and one FDC example of how they approached sustainability planning.

Presenters:
Sid Gardner, MPA, President, Children and Family Futures
Phil Breitenbucher, MSW, FDC Project Director, Children and Family Futures
Jocelyn Gainers, Director, Family Recovery Program, Baltimore, MD

To Register: www1.gotomeeting.com/register/631650049

This presentation will include a clinically relevant historical and epidemiological overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and plans for inclusion of prenatal alcohol exposure in DSM-V as an etiology of childhood mental disorders.
As the quintessential neurodevelopmental teratogen, a patient’s history of in utero alcohol exposure has a number of clinical implications for psychiatrists. Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder is a brain-based condition with co-morbid medical issues that impact treatment decisions, confound psychopharmacologic management, and necessitate a multidisciplinary team approach. A neurodevelopmental paradigm to formulation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and long term management can prevent unnecessary morbidity, improve prognosis, and prevent recidivist juvenile behaviors. Relevant case studies will augment the discussion.
This presentation is appropriate for clinicians and professionals working with children of adoption, families affected by alcohol abuse, and those serving high risk populations. As the most prevalent and preventable cause of learning disabilities, cognitive impairment, and executive functioning issues, this topic is particularly relevant to clinicians working with children and adolescents who may have inadvertently been exposed to moderate to heavy social drinking.
Learning Objectives:
(1)
Discuss the historical shifts in nomenclature from dysmorphic Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to non-dysmorphic Alcohol-related Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
(2)
Explain population-based differences in prenatal exposure rates (US and international).
(3)
Highlight the neurodevelopmental sequellae associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.
(4)
Review common medical co-morbidities in FASD that may be contraindications to medications.
(5)
Outline a neurodevelopmental formulation and treatment model for long term clinical management.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 7. If you make a reservation and cannot attend, you must cancel no later than noon on Friday, November 9 to avoid a cancellation charge of $25.

C.A.S.E. is excited to continue Strengthening Your Family, an empowering and inspiring webinar series, designed to help foster and adoptive families learn valuable skills to build strong families.

In conjunction with Jockey Being Family, Jockey International, we are pleased to offer limited free access to this webinar series. On the third Thursday of each month, we will release a coupon code, active for the first 150 registrants of the following month’s webinar. We would like to thank Jockey International for making this special opportunity possible.

October was Anti-Bullying Month. November is National Adoption Month. To highlight our anti-bullying campaign, C.A.S.E. is pleased to host this important webinar, presented by Joann Mirgon, an expert in the field of youth at risk prevention for 30 years.

Every foster and adoptive parent must know how to intervene to protect and support their children when bullies target their children with hurtful, demeaning questions and comments around foster care and adoption. Bullies aim to destroy your children’s self-confidence, invade their privacy, and hurt their sense of security. Participants will learn how to empower their children to appropriately handle bullying and how to guide their children to engage in safe and healthy online socializing.

By using the Coupon Code CAB783 when checking out, you and your constituents can gain FREE access to our webinar – but you must act quickly — only 50 FREE registration slots remain open.

We invite you to learn more about our upcoming webinars on topics to include talking with children about adoption, understanding adopted teens, open adoption and more.  Click here to view our complete Program Calendar.

 Fee: $25.00.  International calls may require additional fees.

Please note: All webinars takes place in the EVENING, EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

 REGISTER NOW!

Watch and listen! Participants must use their computer to both hear and see the presentation.  Our online format enables parents to ask questions through a chat function and address personal concerns during the workshop.

• Web access, web instructions, etc. will be emailed to you 1-day in advance of webinar, upon payment and registration confirmation. Please be sure to check your spam/junk mail for invitation!

PLEASE NOTE: C.A.S.E. CANNOT PROVIDE REFUNDS AS WE PAY THE HOSTING SITE FOR ALL REGISTRANTS IN ADVANCE.

This program aims to build skills for health professionals and others to become effective FASD trainers, who will in turn help build the capacity for other health professionals to prevent and respond to FASDs. Health professionals, educators, administrators, human services providers, and others are invited to respond. Program objectives include:

• Develop knowledge and skills for identifying, intervening, and preventing FASDs in healthcare setting
• Recognize FASD materials and resources that can be used in training other health professionals
• Develop skills in planning, providing, and evaluating FASD educational program

Website: www.fasdsoutheast.org

Sponsor:  Southeast Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Regional Training Center (FASDsoutheast) at Meharry Medical College Dept. of Family & Community Medicine

Presented by Dr. David Brodzinsky, one of the most highly regarded researchers, educators and authors

in the field of adoption and foster care.

Who should attend:  

Adoption and child welfare professionals, social workers, counselors,

marriage and family therapists, and other mental health professionals

who are interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills

in working with adoptive families.

Fee:

$50 for advance registration. Includes 3 CEUs – approved for

Maryland licensed social workers and professional counselors**

Group discounts available.  Please inquire.

There will be an additional $15 fee for registration

after Tuesday, 11/12/12.

**Please note: CEU certificates will be distributed ONLY at the conclusion of the workshop.

Program Summary:

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Research has suggested that adopted children are more vulnerable to a host of psychological and school related problems in comparison to their non-adopted peers. Furthermore, the rate of referral for adopted children to mental health settings is higher than the general population of children and teens.  Dr. Brodzinksy will explore issues that affect both the process and outcomes surrounding adopted children and their parents, focusing on the developmental and clinical issues in children’s adjustment to adoption. He will also discuss the historical and contemporary perspectives integrating key theories that address the issue of psychological risk associated with adopted children. Participants will learn assessment and intervention strategies for integration in clinical and child welfare practices.

Dr. Brodzinsky has been a consultant to numerous public and private adoption agencies. He has conducted workshops and seminars on adoption and foster care for mental health professionals, child welfare and adoption professionals, and the lay public throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Dr. Brodzinsky has published extensively on the psychology of adoption in professional journals and is the co-author or co-editor of five books on adoption, including:The Psychology of Adoption (1990);  Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self (1992);  

Children’s Adjustment to Adoption: Developmental and Clinical Issues (1998);  Adoption and Prenatal Drug Exposure: Research, Policy, and Practice (2000),

and Psychological Issues in Adoption: Research and Practice (2005).

For online registration, click here.  If you are registering for CEUs, please remember to include your occupation and license number when checking out.

To mail your registration, please download the registration form and send it with your payment to: C.A.S.E, 4000 Blackburn Lane, Suite 260, Burtonsville, MD 20866,

or fax the form to 301-476-8526.