Resources - Social Services

  • Promising Interventions for Children with Suspected or Confirmed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (April 2024)

    This University of British Columbia exploratory study used online focus groups and interviews with professionals working with children and families with suspected and confirmed FASD to collate their thoughts on promising programs, approaches, and interventions.

  • Strategies Not Solutions (2007)

    This is a golden gem that has been a foundation FASD resource for almost 20 years. 60 pages of strategies for specific needs, ages, and environments. This is a “go to” after all these years.

  • Toward Healthy Outcomes - A Framework for Integrated Community Intervention (2019)

    The “Towards Healthy Outcomes” framework is an intervention approach that facilitates proactive and evidence-informed approaches to foster the development of individuals with FASD.

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Welfare (2020)

    This 9-page research article addresses the issues of FASD in the delivery of social services in Canada. Specifically it presents four themes: Diagnosis, Intervention & Supports, Supporting Caregivers, and Engagement with other systems.

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Clinical Resources for Social Work Practice (2019)

    This is a reference list of 19 excellent, and current (primarily American) resources covering FASD Clinical Profile and Prevalence, Identifying FASD, FASD-informed Services for Individuals and Families, Alcohol Use During Pregnancy: Prevalence and Prevention, and Additional Resources.

  • FASD and Me: Strengthening My Community Program

    This website introduces the bilingual FASD & Me program to celebrate children and youth with FASD and their families and enable members of their communities to better understand both their strengths and needs. It includes a workbook that can be personalized by the individual with FASD, with places to share their strengths and challenges, triggers, goals, and strategies for success.