
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect
Developing a Community Response
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effects (FAS/E) are particularly serious problems in many northern communities. Canadian material on this subject is lacking and services are poorly developed. Part of the reason has to do with the relatively recent recognition of FAS/E. However there is also the problem of hinterland location and resulting marginalization of populations in Northern parts of the country. The intent of this book is to provide an informative, practical and critical resource that will be useful to people such as social workers, educators, foster parents, case aides and nurses who provide direct service to those affected by FAS/E. The book challenges program planners and policy makers to recognize the seriousness of the problem and its long term effects. Contributors largely represent actual human service workers as opposed to academics.
About the book
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effects (FAS/E) are particularly serious problems in many northern communities. Canadian material on this subject is lacking and services are poorly developed. Part of the reason has to do with the relatively recent recognition of FAS/E. However there is also the problem of hinterland location and resulting marginalization of populations in Northern parts of the country. The intent of this book is to provide an informative, practical and critical resource that will be useful to people such as social workers, educators, foster parents, case aides and nurses who provide direct service to those affected by FAS/E. The book challenges program planners and policy makers to recognize the seriousness of the problem and its long term effects. Contributors largely represent actual human service workers as opposed to academics.
Contents
- Introduction (Jeanette Turpin and Glen Schmidt)
- Parenting Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Kee Warner)
- A Practical Roadmap for the Imperfect but Practical-minded Clinician (Marie Hay)
- The Role of Psychological Tests in FAS/E (Robert Williams)
- The Role of the Community Health Nurse in Dealing with FAS/E (Joanne Alexander and Pat Short)
- FAS and FAE in Classrooms: Strategies for Educators (Anne Lindsay and Donna Preston)
- Support for First Nations to Address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effects (Michael Hart)
- Considering the Ecology of FAS/E: Developing an Interdisciplinary Approach to Intervention with Alcohol-affected Children and their Families (Kathy Jones)
- Poverty, Policies of Disentitlement and FAS/E (Gordon Ternowetsky)
- Case Management with FAS/E Children in Northern and Remote Communities (Jeanette Turpin and Glen Schmidt)
- References