FASD in a Nutshell

A﻿bout Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance ExposureIndiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure (formerly Indiana NOFAS, Inc.) is a 501C-3 non-profit who works to prevent prenatal exposure to alcohol, drug and other substances known to harm fetal development by education, advocating and supporting professionals policymakers, families and individuals throughout Indiana. We are pleased to offer trainings aimed at the prevention of fetal substance exposure to educate professionals, providers, families, caregivers and any individual wanting to learn more.Indiana Alliance is a subsidiary ofMental Health America of Indiana, and an affiliate ofFASD United.C﻿onnect with us!Subscribe to our newsletterFacebookT﻿witterI﻿nstagramL﻿inkedInT﻿ikTokP﻿interestD﻿onate to support our mission!Registration information provided as part of this course may be used by MHAI for various purposes, including reporting to state agencies and other accreditation and/or funding sources.

Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure

This training defines FASD, explains the disorders on the spectrum, and symptoms associated with FASD.

<h1>F﻿ASD in a Nutshell</h1><h2>Presented by: Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure</h2><h3>About the workshop:</h3><p>In this workshop you will learn:</p><ul><li>What FASD is</li><li>D﻿ifferent conditions that fall under the FASD umbrella</li><li>Risk and protective factors for FASD</li><li>National and Indiana prevalence of FASD </li><li>F﻿ASD prevention strategies</li></ul><h3>About the speaker- Jackie Franks, MPH:</h3><p>Jackie Franks is the Executive Director of Indiana Alliance on Prenatal Substance Exposure. Jackie is an Illinois native and received her bachelor’s degree in health science and master’s degree in Public Health from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL. Jackie has worked extensively in health education, promotion, and primary disease prevention for over a decade. She is a mental health advocate and passionate about substance use prevention and harm reduction. Jackie volunteers as a mentor and recovery advocate and has committed her career and much of her personal life to helping Hoosiers live their healthiest lives. Jackie serves on several coalitions and collaboratives including the Governing Council for Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative for the Indiana State Department of Health.</p><h3>C﻿EU Information:</h3><p>Training provides 1 CEU for all who complete the training. MHAI Training Institute provides CEU for the following:</p><ul><li>Addiction Counselors</li><li>Social Workers</li><li>Marriage &amp; Family Therapist</li><li>Mental Health Counselors</li><li>Certified Peer Recovery Professionals (CAPRC, CARC, CHW/CRS, CHW, CCHW)</li></ul><p>P﻿lease allow five business days to receive your CEU certificate.  You will receive an email inviting you to download your certificate from Accredible, our new certificate management platform.</p><h3>A﻿dditional information:</h3><p>This lunch &amp; learn will be provided via Zoom (www.zoom.us)</p><p>T﻿his is a free training, but please consider making a donation during your ticket purchase as this helps support our programming throughout Indiana.</p><p>Please visit https://inalliancepse.org/ for more information on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).</p><p></p>

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