Strategies and Interventions in Caring for a Child with Co-morbid Conditions of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Exposure to Trauma

Outline

FASD/Trauma:

• Definition & Cause (very brief)

FASD/Trauma – Strengths & Characteristics:

• Primary Characteristics
• Secondary Characteristics
• Protective Factors to Reduce Secondary Characteristics

 Brain and Behaviour

• Predict the Connection: Brain = Behavior
• Demonstrate a variety of strategies and interventions to apply when raising a child with co-morbid aspects of FASD and trauma.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the differences in the various diagnoses
• Discuss the positive strengths that are common in people with an FASD/Trauma
• Compare between primary and secondary characteristics associated with FASD and how trauma exposure influences them.
• Summarize the factors that may reduce the development of secondary characteristics
• Recognize FASD/Trauma as a brain based conditions due to changes in the brain
• Demonstrate the importance of seeing behavior as a symptom of brain function