Webinar #3: Responding to Prenatal Alcohol and Other Substance Exposures: Multi-System Collaboration and Family Care Plans (3 of 3)

Webinar #3: Responding to Prenatal Alcohol and Other Substance Exposures: Multi-System Collaboration and Family Care Plans
Wednesday, August 7th, 1:00-2:30 pm ET | 10:00-11:30 am PT

In this webinar, presenters will discuss the critical multidisciplinary needs of children who have been prenatally exposed to a substance and their families and articulate ways in which current policies, initiatives, and workforce development can be leveraged through multi-system collaboration to enhance care and outcomes. Drawing from state approaches to implement the plans of safe care requirement of CAPTA legislation, the presenters will discuss the need for additional implementation support and federal technical assistance, multi-system collaboration, and equitable supports to improve outcomes.

Presenters:

• Doug Waite, M.D., FAAP, Developmental / Behavioral Pediatrics at BronxCare Health System, author of A Constellation of Adversity: A Developmental Perspective on Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Child Welfare System
• Julie Kable, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine, author of Behavioral Impact of Childhood Traumatic Stress in Children with Prenatal Substance Exposure
• Peggy Way, FASD Consultant and Partner, member of Circle of Hope, and an individual with lived experience as a birth mother of an individual with an FASD

Learn about the webinar series here

Training sponsored by Child Welfare League of America