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Successful completion of all 7 core competencies will entitle you to free Continuing Education Units - 4.2 clock hours or 5 contact hours (.5 CEUs).

The University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) will be responsible for this program and maintain a record of your continuing education credits earned. MIMH credit will fulfill clinical social work and psychologist licensure requirements in the State of Missouri. Check with your Board prior to completing this program to ensure you are seeking the proper accreditation.

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Available training

Core competencies
Each of the modules below provide information about a specific Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders topic. After you watch the video, or listen to the audio version, take the assessment. Pass all seven assessments and receive a free certificate of achievement.
 
  
1. Foundation and History.
This module overviews the history of alcohol use and abuse, and then covers the specific history of the identification and subsequent promulgation of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) It is highly recommended that this module be reviewed before moving on to the other modules. (presenter/objectives)
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2. Screening/Brief Interventions for Women.
This module explains why it is important to screen women who may be at risk for pregnancy and introduces the key screening measures (TWEAK, T-ACE, etc.) currently used in the field. (presenter/objectives)
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3. Models of Addiction.
This module reviews the major theories of addiction and the damage associated with each stage of addiction. (presenter/objectives)
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4. Biomedical Effects and Mechanisms.
Competency 4 overviews the science documenting the deleterious effects of alcohol on the fetus. (presenter/objectives)
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5. Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
This module is designed to teach clinicians what to look for when they examine a patient who may have been exposed to alcohol in utero. The module describes all of the changes (structural, neurological and functional) that may result from a woman's decision to consume alcohol during her pregnancy.(presenter/objectives)
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6. Case Management.
Competency 6 targets clinicians who work with people who have been affected by FAS, and the module makes straightforward, practical and helpful recommendations about the needs of people with FAS at each stage in development. (presenter/objectives)
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7. Related Issues.
This module covers a potpourri of topics related to FAS including legal, ethical, policy and advocacy issues relevant to those of us concerned about prevention of FAS. After completing the module you will know more about where to go to get more information about FAS and you will be better equipped to lobby for local, federal and state legislation that will benefit people with FAS and help prevent future cases. (presenter/objectives)
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Additional training




Culturally Appropriate Communication Skills in FASD Education.
Although not a core competency, this module is highly recommended for all users.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The Minority Paradox.
Dr. Luther Robinson discusses recognizing FAS among minority students.
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Recognition and Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: How Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy Effect Fetal Development.
Dr. Jones discusses demographic data as related to FAS, identifies and discusses growth and performance factors, and structural deficits as being three different areas of assessment for FAS where there are noticeable problems.
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Screening, Assessment, Intervention, and Referral for Prevention of FAS.
Dr. Brown describes the substance abuse continuum, cites data on the effectiveness of screening and brief interventions for fas, and describes conducting fas screening, intervention, and referral for women of reproductive age.
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Understanding and Ameliorating Secondary Disabilities in FAS.
Dr. Streissguth discusses FAS Spectrum Disorders, their impact on mothers who use alcohol during pregnancy and the effect all of this has on the children of these mothers.
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Notes on FASD by Two Psychologists (Danny Wedding and Melinda Ohlemiller).
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Notes on FASD by a Family Physician (Mark Mengel).
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Notes on FASD by a Physicians' Assistant (Keely Cook).
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Notes on FASD by an Occupational Therapist (Lea Ann Brittan, read by Kevin Rudeen).
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Notes on FASD by a Speech and Language Therapist (Mary Ann Scheneman).
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Notes on FASD by a Geneticist/Dysmorphologist (Rick Martin).
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