This episode of The Empowered Parent Podcast features Sandra Flach, Founder and Executive Director of Justice for Orphans and host of The Adoption and Foster Care Journey Podcast. “Sandra discusses the myths and realities of FASD and offers some ways to help. Sandra is an FASD Educator and Coach.”
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For those who would like to learn more about the SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative and how you can share it with healthcare professionals in your state, Kendra Gludt from Proof Alliance is hosting a brief info session on Thursday January 9th at 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET. Come learn what the program is all about and how healthcare teams can enroll in the program.
Click HERE to join!
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“Doctors applauded a new report from the U.S. surgeon general that highlights links between alcohol consumption and seven types of cancer and suggests that alcoholic drinks should come with cancer warning labels. The association between alcohol and cancer is well established, and many doctors have long called on the federal government to make the connection clearer to the public.”
Learn more, HERE!
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“Delayed pregnancy recognition among those not actively trying to conceive but also not consistently using an effective form of contraception might place women who are avoiding or ambivalent about pregnancy at heightened risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy.”
- SAGE Open Nursing
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This new book is authored by Natalie Novick Brown, Stephen Greenspan, and Karen Steele. “This brief explores the justification of the death penalty. The authors argue that when an offender’s impairments severely impact their ability to make rational decisions, the death penalty is unjustified, regardless of the crime's severity. The book examines the case of Nikolas Cruz, the school shooter diagnosed with FASD.”
Available for purchase via Amazon.
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“Occupational therapy's whole-person approach is well-suited to address the complex needs of children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). However, literature regarding best practices for occupational therapy practitioners working with this population is lacking.”
- Occupational Therapy In Health Care
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