The Role of the Social Worker in Preventing, Identifying and Treating FASD

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This webinar will examine the role of the social worker in the prevention, identification and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The webinar will offer a discussion on how the social worker can utilize alcohol screening and brief intervention with their female clients to prevent them from having an alcohol-exposed pregnancy. This webinar will provide what we currently know in how to identify clients who may present with symptoms of having a potential FASD. Dr. Tenkku Lepper will discuss what is currently available for helping the social worker in treatment programs for those who are diagnosed with having a diagnosis of any of the conditions along the spectrum of disorders. This webinar will outline the primary roles for the social worker at both the micro and macro levels.

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