| Families Moving Forward http://depts.washington.edu/fmffasd/ |
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| The Families Moving Forward Program intervention is a scientifically validated behavioral consultation program tailored for families raising preschool and school-aged individuals with FASD or confirmed prenatal alcohol exposure. The intervention includes methods and materials that appropriately trained counselors can use when working with families of a client who has an FASD. Training on FASD intervention, and on the Families Moving Forward Program, is regularly available through the East Coast (Florida) or West Coast (Seattle) training centers, or on-site at an agency location in the United States, Canada, or elsewhere. Once training is completed, all materials are freely available on a Web site to be downloaded. |
| The FASD Information Page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/ |
| The CDC's FASD page offers extensive information on the background of FASD, diagnosis and treatment, and training and educational materials, as well as access to articles, print materials, and multimedia tools for raising awareness. |
| FASD Regional Training Centers http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/index.html |
| The CDC's FASD Regional Training Centers (RTCs) develop, implement, and evaluate educational curricula regarding FASD prevention, identification, and care, and incorporate the curricula into training programs at each grantee's university or college, into other schools throughout their regions, and into the credentialing requirements of professional boards. Check the site for links to specific, currently-active regional sites. Currently funded regional sites include the following:
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| The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.niaaa.nih.gov |
| The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of HHS. NIAAA is the primary U.S. agency for conducting and supporting research on the causes, consequences, prevention, and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism, and alcohol problems, including health effects such as FASD. NIAAA disseminates research findings to general, professional, and academic audiences. The Web site has links to relevant NIAAA publications. The FASD-specific Web link) at NIAAA is http://www |
| National Organization on FAS (NOFAS) www.nofas.org |
| NOFAS is a leading voice and resource for the FASD community, and was one of the first. Founded in 1990, NOFAS is still the only international non-profit organization committed solely to FASD primary prevention, advocacy, and support. The official site provides access to materials for educators, healthcare professionals, expectant mothers, and individuals and families living with an FASD. Also see Assessment and Diagnosis, above. |
| University of Washington FAS/DPN Training http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/htmls/training.htm |
| In addition to assessment and diagnostic services, the University of Washington's FAS/DPN offers 1-day trainings on screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, and primary prevention of FASD, and also 2-day and online trainings for interdisciplinary clinical teams (or individual clinical team members) seeking to establish a FASD Diagnostic Clinic in their community. |
From: Appendix C, Public and Professional Resources on FASD
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