Curriculum for Addiction Professionals > Competency 5: Continuing Care of Families Affected by FASD > 7a. Multidisciplinary Approach to Continuing Care

Please Select One 1. Competency Description 2. Pretest 3. Learning Objectives 4. Clinical and Environmental Stabilization for Clients with an FASD or Possible FASD 4a. Multidisciplinary Approach to Continuing Care 5. Continuing Care for Clients with an FASD or Possible FASD 5a. One-on-One Counseling and Structured Group Involvement 5b. Treatment Plan Development 6. Relapse Prevention 6a. Community Referrals 6b. Employment 7. Continuing Care Services for Clients with Children with an FASD or Possible FASD 7a. Multidisciplinary Approach to Continuing Care 7b. Counseling and Structured Group Involvement 7c. Potential Risks for Child Abuse in Families 7d. Treatment Plan Development 7e. Value of a Mentor and Support Group Network 7f. Ongoing Case Management 8. Continuing Care Issues for Families with an Individual with an FASD 8a. Role of Family in Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies 8b. Access to Services 8c. Access to Services-What Families Need 9. Issues Related to Professional Values and Ethics 10. Matching Activity 11. Posttest 12. References

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Competence 5: Continuing Care of Families Affected by FASD

Continuing Care Services for Clients with Children with an FASD or Possible FASD, Continued

Multidisciplinary Approach to Continuing Care

Children with an FASD, or a possible FASD, need an array of services. If the addiction professional suspects that a client’s child has an FASD, he or she can begin by referring the client to diagnostic services. Members of the diagnostic team may include:

• Occupational, physical, and speech therapists
• Neurologists and neuropsychologists
• Psychiatrists and social workers
• Physicians and nurses
• Educational consultants
• Geneticists
• Developmental pediatricians
• Dysmorphologists (physician specializing in birth defects)

Many of these services also will be needed after the child is diagnosed. In addition, some children may qualify for financial services, such as Supplemental Security Income, and parents may need assistance obtaining information and completing forms.

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