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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training

The Mental Health Commission offers a suite of FREE Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training for health professionals and service providers, as outlined below.

Valuable Conversations for reducing the impact of alcohol use during child-bearing years

Remote or virtual attendance for this event is not suitable.

The Valuable Conversations training is a two-day event delivered across Western Australia. The target audience for this training is service providers who work with children of childbearing age.

The content covers the following topics:

  • Reflective Practice as a tool to improve working with community members.
  • Trauma Informed Care and Practice to help recognise why alcohol use may happen during pregnancy.
  • Motivational Interviewing to express partnership, acceptance, compassion and empowerment.
  • FASD prevention using the National Strategic Action Plan to guide holistic care. 
  • Brief Interventions to integrate new knowledge and skills into practice.

To access the registration form, click the link provided: https://forms.office.com/r/GBSR2nD8Bu

Stakeholder Workshop: FASD prevention with communities

Remote or virtual attendance for this event is not suitable.

This one-day workshop is designed to:

  • Introduce FASD for community and regional stakeholders
  • Plan community and/or regional FASD prevention activities 
  • Build a FASD prevention network  
  • Promote the Valuable Conversations for reducing the impact of alcohol use during childbearing years training event 
  • Present FASD prevention funding opportunities 

To access the registration form, click the link provided: https://forms.office.com/r/Rg9p2mY7xY

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