Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) workshop: Teesside

Meeting Room 1, Teesside University Union Campus Heart, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA

Join our free workshop about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Our workshops are a place where you’ll meet other kinship carers just like you and where you can connect and learn together.

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  1. About the event
  2. About the venue
  3. Accessibility
  4. Who will be there?
  5. Who runs this workshop?
  6. Book your space
  7. Get in touch

About the event

This workshop is for kinship carers who suspect or have encountered fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children they’re caring for, or who want to find out where to get support around this topic.

Kinship carers are family or friends who step up, often during an unexpected crisis, to care for a child when their parents aren’t able to.

The workshop covers many aspects of FASD – what it is, how it can present itself and how to support children in your care who may have (or have been diagnosed with) it. You’ll learn about links between FASD and other behavioural and developmental aspects, and strategies to manage these.

This workshop is being run by the National Organisation for FASD.

In it, you’ll learn how to:

  • understand key prenatal alcohol exposure causes and impacts
  • understand how FASD impacts understanding and behaviour in children and young people
  • confidently use key strategies to understand and manage certain behaviours
  • consider building a mutual support network with other kinship carers in the same situation
  • find and explore additional FASD information and support (including editable resources to tailor/share with teams around a child – and how to contact National FASD)

You are invited to stay after the workshop to have a free lunch and connect with the other kinship carers. Please make a note of any dietary requirements in the booking form below.

After the workshop you will receive information and the presentation slides by email, along with a feedback survey.

About the venue

Our Kinship workshop takes place in Meeting Room 1 at Teesside University Union, Campus Heart, Southfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA  The venue is wheelchair accessible with step-free access.

The venue is in a central location and is easily accessible by public transport. For details on how to get to the venue, visit the Teesside University Students’ Union website.

The Union is a 10-minute walk from Middlesbrough train station

To plan your journey by train and buy train tickets, visit National Rail or Trainline.

For more details about Middlesbrough Station, visit Middlesbrough Station on National Rail.

 

Bus no 8 runs from the station to the Union.

To plan your journey, visit Connect Tees Valley.

Middlesbrough is linked to the national road network by the A1(M), the A19 and the A66 dual carriageways. Follow signs to the town centre – the University is signposted from there.

Note unless advised otherwise there is no available parking on the University Campus. Town centre car parks are nearby.

 

Accessibility

The venue is wheelchair accessible with step-free access. If you have any additional accessibility needs, you will be asked about this in our booking form. Please let us know so we can make this event as comfortable as possible for you.

Who will be there?

Our events are a warm, supportive space to learn about this topic, as well as meet and connect with other kinship carers.

This event is open to up to 25 kinship carers. Unfortunately, we ask that children do not attend this event. Local authorities will not be in attendance.

Who runs this workshop?

This workshop is being run by the National Organisation for FASD.

National FASD is dedicated to supporting people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), their families and communities. They promote education for professionals and public awareness about the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy – and have been involved in every major UK FASD development over the last 10 years.

Founded in 2003, they’re an FASD information source to the general public, press and medical and educational professionals. Their current programmes focus on promoting wellbeing for those with FASD and their families, providing training and materials for GPs, midwives, social workers, educators and people with FASD.

They run the Me & My FASD Club, as well as making Living FASD Magazine – the first publication globally to educate and empower people with FASD, sharing positive FASD role models.

Please note that National FASD are contracted to Kinship for this workshop, having worked with us and kinship carers to develop it. Kinship is not responsible for any National FASD content produced outside these workshops.

The workshops will be run by Brian Roberts or Alice Sewell.

About Brian Roberts

Brian is Education and Wellbeing Director for the National Organisation for FASD, and lead author for the Me & my FASD project. A local authority foster carer for over 30 years, Brian provided long-term foster care for large sibling groups alongside his wife. They have been special guardians for children they previously looked after and currently provide a home for three young adults with FASD. Brian is a trained teacher, who has been school head for children in care in two local authorities. He has worked on FASD projects nationally, and with various government departments. With his wife, Brian runs a local FASD support group with over 100 members – many being kinship carers.

Headshot of Brian Roberts from the National FASD

About Alice Sewell

Alice is the Training Officer for National FASD. She has contributed to the Me & my FASD project, as well as Living FASD Magazine. She carries out all training offered by National FASD. Alice is a trained teacher, with primary and secondary experience. In her last teaching role, Alice worked in a primary school with a high percentage of looked after and SEN children, being involved in many Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings. She has also worked extensively in settings for children with additional needs.

Head shot of Alice Sewell from the National FASD

Book your space

When you book your free place, we’ll ask you about your experience as a carer, your gender, age, ethnicity and other demographic information. This helps us make sure that the services and experiences we offer are as inclusive as possible and that our advice is relevant to your locality.

We will also ask about your accessibility needs. This is to ensure that you have a comfortable experience on the day.

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Get in touch

Our Kinship team, can answer any questions you might have about this workshop. Please email us on workshops@kinship.org.uk.

We have other workshops planned across England. To find out where and when they will be, keep an eye on our events page as we update it with more events or email us at workshops@kinship.org.uk.

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