Bringing FASD-Informed Care to Child Welfare: An Efficient Community Model for FASD Assessment and Consultation.

The article presents an efficient, organized community-based resource for therapeutic assessment and short-term consultation: the Specialized Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Consultation Service (SNACS) clinic. Topics include the feasibility, flexibility, and applicability of this efficient, flexi...

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Published in:	Child Welfare Vol. 101; no. 3; pp. 77 - 106
Main Authors:	Olson, Heather Carmichael, Kuhn, Michelle, Trevino, Cindy Ola, Myers, Julianne, Byington, Nora, O'Connor, Audrey, Chew, Brandi, Montague, Rachel
Format:	Article
Published:	Child Welfare League of America 2023
Subjects:	Caregivers Motivational interviewing Community health services Medical screening Social stigma Behavior therapy Child welfare Classification of mental disorders Fetal alcohol syndrome Cognitive therapy Substance abuse in pregnancy Prenatal exposure delayed effects Medical referrals Child psychopathology Ethanol
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Summary:	The article presents an efficient, organized community-based resource for therapeutic assessment and short-term consultation: the Specialized Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Consultation Service (SNACS) clinic. Topics include the feasibility, flexibility, and applicability of this efficient, flexible model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)-informed care, key aspects for child welfare practice, and SNAC clinic model procedures.