EPISODE #96: Fewer Wrong Doors for Individuals and Families
Welcome to today’s episode of Kitchen Table Conversations, where we dive into pressing issues in mental health, neurodiversity, and the incredible work being done to support individuals and families with complex needs.
Today, we’re talking about an urgent issue: the need for more Social Workers—and other front-line professionals—to be trained, confident, and competent in identifying and supporting individuals impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure.
Listen in and let me paint a picture for you.
For more information on Training for Social Workers and to register, please click here!
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE:
BMJ Open | Study protocol for screening and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia (PDF)
Capturing invisibility: child welfare social worker’s interventions and assessment planning in presentations of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder(s) (PDF) by William C. Curran and Matt C. Danbrook
Iriss | Social work and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) (PDF)
Hearing the voice of child welfare social workers: planning safe care for a child with or suspected of having fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) (PDF) by William C. Curran and Matt C. Danbrook