FAS/E Counseling
Strategies:
for Healthy Outcomes
According to the FASD
Collective Family Experience it is indeed rare to find a
therapist who has been trained to recognize the FASD Behavioral
Phenotype. Our counseling brochure was written as an advocacy
tool for parents to educate potential counselors and therapists
on how best to help individuals with this unique, neurological
behavioral pattern.
Services to Children after
Adoption:
In the early 1990’s the Adoption
Support Program in the Washington State Department of Social
and Health Services (DSHS) functioned as the Congress of the
United States intended. Many families raising children with
special needs were preserved because staff was appropriately
trained to provide support services. However, since that
time, DSHS has severely limited access to needed services by
re-writing the Washington Administrative Codes to circumvent
the original intent of the federal legislation. In 1997
staff from the FAS Family Resource received a grant from the
Washington State Developmental Disability Council to
research the original language of the bill and its
legislative intent and write a brochure to help family’s
access services that they are legally due. This brochure
details the advocacy steps that adoptive parents need to
access the federal Adoption Assistance Program.
Advocacy for Individuals with FAS/E:
in the Criminal Justice System
According to the Collective Family
Experience and research from the Centers for Disease
Control, teens and adults with FASD often find
themselves in legal trouble. This brochure outlines the
practical advocacy steps that families have developed to
help individuals with FASD avoid being warehoused within
the juvenile justice or adult corrections systems.
We Love Children:
with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and we vote
This brochure contains the basic facts
about FAS. It also details the Adolescent Behavioral
Symptoms in addition to giving information about the FAS
Family Resource Institute.
Available in Spanish.
Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome: Developmental Overview
Toddlers, Children, Adolescents and Adults - through the eyes of parents
This brochure contains the prominent behavioral characteristics of
FAS/E in each of the four age groups according to the collective family
experience. This information was gathered during a FAS*FRI retreat in
1994 in collaboration with the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
and the Department of Health in Washington State. Subsequent
communication and surveys verified the original data.
Hey Check this Out !:
for Girls
Brochure for girls with FAS/E - By Cheryl, Sarah and Jamie
This brochure was designed as a tool to help parents and professionals
disclose and explain the disability of FAS/E to affected females. It is
written from the perspectives of the teen authors. Topics covered in
this brochure are depression, alcohol and other drugs, sexual activity,
and understanding why parents get upset with their disabled teens.
Hey Check this out !:
for Boys
Brochure for boys with FAS/E - By Russ
This brochure was designed as a communication tool for parents and
professionals to use with male teens who have FAS/E. It is written from
the perspective of the teen author. Topics covered include running
away, using alcohol and other drugs, suicide, understanding themselves
and others, and making friends.
Rebuilding Dreams:
Help-Hope-Healing for birth parents of children with
FAS/E
By Linda LaFever
This brochure addresses the special issues of grief, guilt, isolation
and recovery from the perspective of a birth mom in recovery.
Children's Booklets:
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Me
What's a
Diagnosis ? Identifying a Disability
One of the most difficult tasks parents have is to
figure out how to explain the meaning of having a
diagnosis to their affected children. This 2-booklet
series tenderly, respectfully addresses this need. Both
booklets were designed to inform, encourage and build
self-esteem in children who have disabilities caused by
FASD. Their cheerful educational message is rooted in
the common behavior pattern unique to FASD, with a
strong focus on the endearing qualities that make
affected kids so loveable. The words are phrased in the
gentle language of childhood and expressed by a happy
little cartoon elephant.
Free to Just Be Me, Understanding My
Strengths and Weaknesses
Spanish Versions:
INFORMACIÓN GENERAL DEL DESARROLLO DEL SÍNDROME FETAL DE ALCOHOL:
Niños Pequeños, Niños, Adolescentes y Adultos – Desde los ojos de los padres
Este panfleto contiene características importantes de comportamiento del Efecto/Síndrome Fetal de Alcohol, (FAS/E) en los cuatro grupos de
acuerdo con las experiencias familiares colectadas. Esta información fue colectada durante un retiro del Instituto de Recurso Familiar
del FAS, (FAS*FRI) en 1994 en colaboración con la División de Alcohol y de Abuso de Sustancias, y el Departamento de Salud
del Estado de Washington. La siguiente comunicación y encuestas verificaron la información original.
RECONSTRUYENOD LOS SUEÑOS: AYUDA – ESPERANZA - RECUPERACIÓN:
Para los progenitores de los niños con el Efecto/Síndrome Fetal de Alcohol, (FAS/E) – Por Linda LaFever
Este panfleto dirige los temas especiales de dolor, culpa, aislamiento y recuperación desde la perspectiva de una
progenitora en recuperación.
¡AMAMOS A LOS NIÑOS con Síndrome Fetal de Alcohol y votamos!:
Este panfleto
contiene información básica sobre el FAS. También
detalla los Síntomas de Comportamiento del Adolescente
además de darle información sobre el Instituto de
Recurso Familiar del FAS.
