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The Gift of FASD
Impacts of FASD at the Community
LevelMary Berube MSW, RSW
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Looking back …• FASD identified; generated
compassion for infants with prenatal substance exposure histories
• Early prevention messaging often encouraged anger at their birth mothers
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• Gradual understanding of the life-long impacts/costs for affected persons and their caregivers; FASD seen as a disability
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We are moving towards…• Understanding the community
responses that FASD and its attendant sequelae* require
• Understanding and rethinking our responsibility/attitudes towards those who are pregnant and substance using
“mothering under duress” (Poole)
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Recognition of FASD and its impacts on the community requires a nuanced response:•What will it take to mitigate these impacts of prenatal substance use? (Harm reduction) •Who will take this on?•What will it cost?
Societal recognition of FASD inevitably demands a community response:
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?What will it take to mitigate the harm caused by the impacts of prenatal substance use??Who will take this on??What will it cost?
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Things To Consider• Prevention of secondary disabilities• Community responsibilities towards persons
with FASD and their families/caregivers• Community safety • Inclusion • Public messaging
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Secondary Disabilities • Education and employment challenges• Mental health and/or substance use problems• Problems with the law• Victimization, homelessness • Health/reproductive issues related to life-
style, impulsivity, impaired judgment• Isolation from family, community
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Community Responsibilities• Public health, diagnosis, prevention initiatives• Social assistance for person’s with disabilities • Child welfare/child protection • Education, employment• Housing, health institutions, accessibility • Substance use/mental health programming• Justice system responses
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Safe communities need…• Infrastructure (capital and bureaucratic)• Governance• Policy design
and implementation
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• Justice system responses to illegal activities, and victims of crimes
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•Policing, protection of the public and/or property
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Community Inclusion• Equal or appropriate opportunities for all
citizens • Accessibility to public buildings, events,
opportunities• Shared burden of caring for persons with
FASD
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Public Messages
• Policy and practice that models non-discrimination and inclusion
• Valuing diversity• Celebrating the accomplishments
of persons living with disabilities
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• Non-blaming public awareness campaigns; unbiased language in publications
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Prescription for community management of FASD:
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Diagnosis -for two-preferably in gestation or early infancy/childhood Woman centered substance use interventions
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Harm reduction…
•Professional, multi-disciplinary teams that attend to medical issues related to FASD•Periodic screening for hearing, vision speech/language problems, development
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Harm reduction cont…• Family centered care and
advocacy to address needs of child(ren) and parents, caregivers
• Support (including grief and loss counseling, respite) for caregivers to prevent placement breakdown
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(Researched) early intervention to maximize cognitive, social, emotional development
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Harm reduction cont…• Allowances at every developmental
stage for dis-maturity; anticipating and preparing for the corresponding challenges
• Recurring developmental assessments at every stage to inform case planning
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Educational placement and supports to sustain both students and teachers
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Harm reduction cont…
• Life long, continuous advocacy and case-management for affected individual
• Parent/caregiver training for every stage of development
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• Planning/preparing early for future capacity for meaningful work and community engagement
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• Supported employment (from search through structured day/work duties)
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Harm reduction cont…• Increased supervision/one-on-one supports
to navigate the years from 12-21 (prevent disruption from school/home placements, trouble with law etc.)
• Pre-planned transitions (handoffs) from children's to adult services
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Harm reduction cont…• Provision of ongoing and explicit training re
socialization, employment, sexual activity, life skills, accepting help
• Recognize and plan for various degrees of life-long dependency/daily living supports
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Harm reduction cont…• Regular screening for substance use, mental
health problems, reproductive health issues, and provision of assistance to cope with relationships, parenting, family life
• Specialized intake and interventions for substance use/mental health/justice system
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• Provision of a range of living/housing options not contingent on their life-management skills
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Enactment of harm reduction strategies is subject to the tides of public opinion, government ideology, bureaucratic will and available monies.
However, once interventions are entrenched in policy they are less likely to be subject to whimsical change...
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It takes a whole community to manage FASD!
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Credits Nanson, Jo; Roberts, Gary (2000) Best Practices: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects and the Effects of Other Substance Use During Pregnancy. Health Canada
Poole, Nancy & Greaves, Lorraine (2007) Highs & Lows, Canadian Perspectives on Women and Substance Use. CAMH
Streissguth, Ann (1997) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guide for Families and Communities. Brookes