The JackBrownTreatmentCenter,
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and
the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Present:
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Training
for Health Professionals at the Cherokee Nation
Tuesday, July 13, 2004, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Program Purpose
The U.S. Surgeon General recommended abstinence from alcohol during pregnancy in 1981 and warning labels on all alcoholic beverages have been mandated since 1989. Despite these public health successes alcohol consumption during pregnancy remains the leading preventable cause of mental retardation and developmental birth defects. Alcohol use during pregnancy can lead to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). FASD is not a clinical diagnosis but a new term used to describe the range of effects that may result when a woman consumes alcohol during pregnancy including the most noticeable effect, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Health professionals can play a critical role in the prevention of FASD. The primary goal of thistraining is to increase health professional’s knowledge about FASD through interactive facilitator-led sessions that address the biological science and the social implications of FASD, the pathology of alcoholism, as well as the relationship between FASD identification and barriers like social and stigma. A secondary goal is to provide health professionals with a tool to assess alcohol use among pregnant women and to discuss coordinated strategies for intervention and treatment that can be integrated into practice.
Trainers
Torrance Brown, MPH, is the Program Directorfor the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.Mr. Brown has formal public health training in the Behavioral Sciences and Health Education Promotion from EmoryUniversity, and has work experience with both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Cancer Society. In addition to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), Mr. Brown’s public health program experiences include nutrition and exercise promotion, HIV prevention, oral health, prostate cancer, and hospital acquired infectious diseases. At NOFAS, he works with the programmatic team to develop project work plans, deliver FASD prevention programs and evaluate program outcomes.
Ellen Louise Broyles Carleton, RN, BSN, is a co-director of A Pregnant Pause, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education Prevention Program and has 45 years of professional experience including nursing, university administration, health professional’s instruction and administration, public speaking and FAS prevention materials design. Ms. Carleton is a registered nurse and has extensive training including care of high risk and sick infants, emergency OB/GYN techniques, infant and child nutrition, perinatal conference techniques, current perinatal practice and prevention and intervention of the dysfunctional family. She has lectured before diverse audiences such as women’s support groups, schools, grand rounds, social workers, incarcerated people, Planned Parenthood, eight Native American tribes including the 14 counties of the Cherokee Nation professional convention and workshops, and public health departments. She also had a key role in the creation of the “baby think it over” model for a curriculum for FAS prevention.
Stephen P. Carleton, PhD, is a co-director of A Pregnant Pause, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education Prevention Program and holds multiple degrees in divinity, history, philosophy, and the humanities. He has a 37 year career including positions in higher education, university administration, and health education. He has lectured before diverse audiences such as women’s support groups, schools, parenting classes, grand rounds, social workers, incarcerated people, Planned Parenthood, eight Native American tribes including the 14 counties of the Cherokee Nation professional convention and workshops, and public health departments.
Kathleen Tavenner Mitchell, MHS, LCADC, is the Vice President and National Spokesperson for the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and a noted international speaker on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Ms. Mitchell is a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor, with a master’s degree in Human Services and twenty years of experience as an educator, clinician, lecturer in the addictions and FASD field. Her FASD advocacy work includes numerous testimonies to the United States House of Representatives. She collaborated with the producers of NBC’s Law and Order to feature a show on FASD. Her story has been featured in many documentaries, educational video’s and materials on FASD, Glamour Magazine, and on NBC’s Real Life and the Later Today Show. Ms. Mitchell is the birth mother of an adult daughter, Karli Schrider, who has FAS. She is the author of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Guidebook for Parents and Caregivers.
Lisa C. Neel, MPH., is the Program Associate of Native American Programs for the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She holds her degree in public health with a focus on Maternal and Child Health from GeorgeWashingtonUniversity. Her primary responsibilities at NOFAS include identifying and developing contacts with communities, integrating the ideas of community members to design, deliver and evaluate FASD prevention programs, and coordinating FASD intervention sites for FASD prevention in Native American communities. She is a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.
Janet L. Smith, MS, ATR, is the Director of the JackBrownTreatmentCenter of the Cherokee Nation. She holds a Master of Science degree in Psychology with an art therapy emphasis from EmphoriaStateUniversity. She is a registered art therapist with the American Art Therapy Association.
Date and Location
July 13, 2004
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Cherokee Nation Complex, TSA-LA-GI Community Meeting Room.
22361 Bald Hill Road, Tahlequah, OK 74464
The meeting room is located behind the Cherokees Restaurant in the Cherokee Nation complex, 3.5 miles south of Tahlequah on Interstate Highway 62. There is ample free parking at this location.
Program Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate historical knowledge about established and evolving biomedical (e.g., initial discovery and additional scientific research), clinical (e.g., terminology, assessment and treatment) and cognate (e.g., epidemiology and psycho-social-cultural aspects) sciences with direct application to the care of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).
- Describe the effects of alcohol on the developing embryo and the developing fetus.
- Discuss the need for life-long services and support for persons with FASD and their families.
- Apply concepts and models of addiction to women of childbearing age and pregnant women to provide appropriate prevention services, referral and case management.
- Restate procedures for conducting screening, diagnosis and assessment of infants, children, adolescents and adults for FASD.
- Describe healthcare services aimed at preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancies in women of childbearing age and in pregnant women through prevention activities and screening.
- Explain issues associated to FASD (legal and ethical issues, economic/social consequences and legislative and policy issues).
Seminar Fees
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Training for Health Professionals at the Cherokee Nation will be free of charge to all participants.
Program Schedule
11:00– 11:45Lunch and Registration
11:45 – 12:00Welcome and Background
12:00-12:45FASD Foundation
12:45 – 1:30Biological Effects of Alcohol on the Developing Fetus and
Treatment Across the Lifespan for Persons with FASD
1:30 – 1:45Break
1:45 – 2:15Women and Addictions
2:15 – 3:15FASD Prevention and Intervention
3:15 – 3:30Break
3:30 – 4:00Legal and Ethical Issues Related to Alcohol and Pregnancy
4:00 - 5:00FASD Screening Techniques and Diagnosis
5:00 pmClosing and Certificate Distribution
Continuing Education Credits
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education and Training, is accredited by the Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) Council on Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The DMHSAS Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education and Training has applied for four and a half (4.5) credit hours in Category I of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association for this medical education activity.
Continuing education credit hours have been applied for through the Oklahoma State Board of LicensedSocial Workers and Licensed Behavioral Practitioners Board. Credit hours have been approved by theOklahoma Board of Examiners of Psychologists and the Licensed Professional Counselors Committee.
How to Receive Your Certificate of Attendance
Certificates of attendance will be distributed at the end of the training. If you have an emergency and are unable to complete the training, you may pick up a certificate before you leave which will reflect the actual hours you were in attendance. Participant evaluation forms must be submitted in order to receive continuing education credit and a certificate of attendance.
Please complete the form below and mail by July 5th or fax by July 9th to:
Seminar Coordinator
Human Resource Development Division
Institute for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Education
and Training
2401 NW 23rd St., Suite 82
Oklahoma City, OK73107
FAX: 405-522-8320
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