Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) workshop: Teesside
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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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.
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
We haven’t yet confirmed the venue for this event, but it will take place in Teesside. We’ll email registrants once the venue is confirmed.
Accessibility
If you have any additional accessibility needs, you will be asked about this on 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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