International Study Tour
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Canada, America Oct-Nov 2014
December Progress Report: Robyn Williams PhD Candidate
Study Itinerary: Conferences
• Attended & presented at the INKIHD October
• Attended Edmonton FASD Conference: Oct
• Attended & presented at the Living Well FASD and Mental
Health Conference: Nov
Study Itinerary: FASD Training
• Training: Fetal Alcohol & other Neurobehavioural conditions
(Dianne Malbin)
• Advanced Case Management of FASD Training (Donna Debolt)
• Hosted, mentored and trained by Dr Dorothy Badry
(University of Calgary) for two weeks
• Canada FASD National Network Meeting
The Caregiver Curriculum on FASD©
Viewing FASD as a Lifespan Disability
Curriculum Development Team:
Dorothy Badry, PhD, RSW
Jamie Hickey, BA, MSW (c)
Faculty of Social Work
University of Calgary
Project Funder: Public Health Agency of Canada (2011-2014)
Name
Agency/Expertise
Mary Cox Millar
Director, Manitoba FASD Centre
Brenda Knight
Psychologist, FASD Expert, Key note speaker
Dr Deborah Goodman
Director, Child Welfare Institute, Toronto
Dr Dorothy Badry
University of Calgary (Child Welfare & FASD)
Bernadette Lahtail &
Dr Jean La France
Creating Hope Society of Alberta
Jonathon Rudin
Aboriginal Legal Services Toronto
Donna Debolt
FASD Educator
Dianne Malbin
FASD Educator
Sakgeeng Reservation
Health and Cultural programs
Dr Peter Choate
University of Calgary (Child Welfare & FASD)
Dr Don Fuchs
University of Calgary (Child Welfare & FASD
Presentations
• Bow Valley College, Calgary
• University of Calgary
• Grand Prairie Learning Circles
Our Gurlonngas, Our Future
Edmonton Conference : Key points
• FASD Edmonton Annual Conference Opening comments:
Annual Budget $16.5million
• 1 in 4 in Alberta diagnosed with FASD 36,000 people
• 500 a year born with FASD
• 26 diagnostic centres
Manitoba FASD Centre
• Centre was established in 1999
• No statistics on ethnicity, approx
200 new diagnoses a year
• The oldest age they treat is 18
and cannot diagnose adults
• 60% of referals come from the
child welfare department
• Welfare department has 4
specialised FASD officers
• Community workshops are help
once a month at night for
parents/carers
FASD Best Practice: Canada
• Parent-Child Assistance Program (3 years intensive support
programme for families at risk)
• Specialised FASD school classrooms (Manitoba)
• Caregiver Curriculum on FASD
• Art and pet therapy
• FASD Training, training and more training
• FASD unit included in Social Work curriculum (Alberta)
• Housing support and recognition of the high number of
adults with FASD who are homeless
• Starfish programme supporting young people with FASD
• FASD camps for youth
Key Points
• Child welfare & FASD
• Health Promotional materials:
Alcohol & Pregnancy
• Prevention
• Early transition to adulthood
• Mental Health (Suicide)
Community engagement & data collection
• Yorgum Counselling Service
• Rockingham Strong families (DCP)
• Katanning Health Service
Survey
• Katanning
• Northam
• Perth
• Next: Albany & Bunbury
“There is nothing mild about having a mild FASD
disability”
Donna Debolt, Advanced FASD Case Management
training, Calgary November 2014