FASD Unlocked: Practical strategies for Professionals

• Introduction to FASD
• How alcohol affects development
• Common challenges for people with FASD
• Strategies for working with young people with FASD
• Signposting to further information and resources

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affects 3-5% of the population in Scotland, yet as a mostly hidden condition it often goes unrecognised. It is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition resulting from pre-natal alcohol exposure and can affect an individual’s development across all areas. This training will introduce attendees to the condition and offer suggestions on strategies that support people with FASD within education, the community and in their family life. There will also be an opportunity to ask our knowledgeable trainers any questions, and all attendees will receive a digital handbook following the course. This interactive course is suitable for all those working with children and young people in a professional capacity, in particular education, social work and the third sector.

This session will be led by the FASD Hub Scotland team, who all have lived or professional experience of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Since launching in 2019, FASD Hub Scotland has been funded by the Scottish Government to provide support services to all families affected by FASD in Scotland including through 1:1 support, an advice line, online community and training. It is managed by Adoption UK in Scotland, and is backed by over 40 years of providing support to care experienced children, young people and their families. You can find out more at www.fasdhub.scot

This training will be priced at £50 for Members and £65 for non-members.

To access the member price, please input your promo code when booking via the ‘insert promo code’ function. If you are unsure whether your organisation are members, please check the list below. If your organisation does appear on the list of members below but you do not know your promo code, please ask your organisation or drop us an email.

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Children in Scotland is the largest national membership organisation for the children’s sector in the country. To access discounted trainings and many other membership benefits including exclusive content and resources, and discounted commissioned training, please visit here.

Please note that all local authority staff working from both headquarter and regional offices including senior management are included in membership and can register as members for discounted training with Children in Scotland. Membership does not extend to schools and nurseries within individual local authorities. If you are interested in your school or nursery becoming a member, please visit here.

Members are responsible for applying their discount at the time of purchasing a ticket, discounts cannot be applied after the ticket has been purchased.

This training will be delivered using Zoom. You can attend from anywhere using a compatible computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone connected to the internet.

Please note, some organisations have additional security settings that may prevent you from accessing Zoom on a work device.

Please check that your organisation permits access to Zoom. If they don’t provide access, we encourage you to use a personal device with Google Chrome instead. Otherwise, please speak to your IT team to gain access or ask them to change the security settings on your work device to access Zoom.

Zoom enables Close Captioning and Live Transcription. Once you have joined the Zoom, you can access this by:

1. Click the “CC Live Transcript” button
2. Click one of the following:

• Show Subtitles – Displays captioning on the bottom of the video. You can also select Hide Subtitle once subtitles are selected to hide them.
• View Full Transcript – Opens a panel/pop-up and displays captions in real-time with both the speaker’s name and time stamp.

The Children in Scotland Learning & Events team are committed to doing all we can to ensure our learning opportunities are accessible to everyone. If you require any adjustments to assist your learning, whether they be in relation to course materials or delivery format, please do contact us at [email protected] to discuss.

As a charity, Children in Scotland must cover the running costs of delivering events. We are therefore not in a position to offer refunds except under extenuating circumstances, in which case an administration fee would be applied.

Recording and/or distributing the training in any form is prohibited. This training may be recorded for internal review and use.

Please note that your personal details may be shared with the trainer for training purposes. These details will be deleted once the training has taken place.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].

Event Venue

Online