Curriculum for Addiction Professionals > Competency 3: Treatment Strategies for Working with Clients with an FASD > 6f. Transitional Planning and Case Management

Please Select One 1. Competency Description 2. Pretest 3. Learning Objectives 4. Introduction 5. Adults 5a. Assessment and Treatment Plan Development 5b. Chronological Age Compared to Developmental Age 5c. Ways To Modify Facility Treatment Plans and Staff Expectations 5d. Counseling Strategies 5e. Counseling Strategies: Boundaries 5f. Counseling Strategies: Strengths 5g. Counseling Strategies: History of Abuse 5h. Counseling Strategies: Loss and Grieving 5i. Counseling Strategies: Stigma 5j. Counseling Strategies: Self-Esteem and Personal Issues 5k. Counseling Strategies: Resistance, Denial, and Acceptance 5l. Motivational Coaching 5m. Education, Direction, and Support for Families 5n. Appropriate Birth Control and Referral for Pharmaceutical Assessment 5o. Ongoing Assessment for Comprehension of Information 5p. Transitional Planning and Case Management 6. Adolescents 6a. Treatment Plan Development 6b. Treatment Plan Development: Points to Consider 6c. Medical and Mental Health Assessments 6d. Ongoing Assessment for Comprehension of Information 6e. Educational Support (IDEA and FAPE) 6f. Transitional Planning and Case Management 7. Children 7a. Medical and Mental Health Assessments 7b. Educational Support 7c. Case Management 8. Issues Related to Professional Values and Ethics 9. Matching Activity 10. Posttest 11. References

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Competency 3: Treatment Strategies for Working with Clients with an FASD

Adolescents

Transitional Planning and Case Management

At some point, the adolescent with an FASD will leave the treatment center or transition from therapy and require ongoing support in the community. Counselors need to be familiar with available resources in the community, such as psychiatrists, social workers, and physicians. Counselors can include referrals to these resources in the transition plan and work with case managers at their facility as appropriate. It is also important to consider the transition to school and to work with school administrators and the school counselor to determine how best to address the adolescent’s ongoing needs within the school setting.

It also may be necessary to consult an advocate or legal representative if the youth has had any legal problems related to substance abuse. Adolescents with an FASD are easily led and can get pulled into illegal activity or manipulated into relapses. Providing comprehensive services that will address all their needs can help adolescents with a co-occurring FASD and alcohol problem safely transition from treatment into the community.

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