FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) - LEVEL 3 COURSE

The course includes the following units:

Unit 1: FASD – The History of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

The following topics are covered: Definition of FASD; FASD and Abortion; What is Alcohol?; Alcohol Use; Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy; and Measuring Alcohol Consumption.

Unit 2: Taking Responsibility for the Unborn Child

The following topics are covered: Candace Thorp v Jim Beam; FAS from Diagnosis to Current Day; The Difficulties of Diagnosing FASD; and Diagnostic Criteria.

Unit 3: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Screening

The following topics are covered: Screening for Alcohol Use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Audit) / The CAGE questionnaire / The T-ACE questionnaire); Other Factors Affecting FASD; In Utero Effects of Alcohol; and Risks During the 3 Trimesters.

Unit 4: Children with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

The following topics are covered: Learning outcomes; Primary Disabilities; Neuropsychological Problems; Secondary Disabilities; Measuring Secondary Disabilities using VABS; and Measuring Adaptive & Maladaptive Behaviours.

Unit 5: Behavioural Phenotypes of FASD

The following topics are covered: Behavioural Checklists (Communication / Daily Living Skills / Socialisation / Spatial / Emotional / Motor Skills); Development of Children with FASD; FASD in Infancy; Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale; and FASD in Preschool.

Unit 6: Growing up with FASD

The following topics are covered: FASD in the School Age - Child; FASD in Adolescence; FASD in Adulthood; FASD in Employment; Living Alone with FASD; and FASD - Support in the Future.