Understanding Alcohol Misuse & Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to Better Support System Involved Youth & Families

Nicole Kelly, PsyD & Kwonta Phatiphong, PsyD

Training Description

Given that alcohol consumption is prevalent amongst adults and youth, it’s important for social service providers and those who support system involve youth to understand the potential harms associated with alcohol misuse as it can impact relationships, school success, performance at work, and even prenatal development. This training will provide an overview of alcohol misuse amongst youth and adults and strategies to consume alcohol responsibly. Additionally, the training will discuss fetal alcohol syndrome, including discussions about what it is, risk factors, screening and how to support someone with it.

Learning Objectives

· Participants will be able to identify and explain at least two indicators of fetal alcohol syndrome.

· Participants will be able to identify at least one risk factor for alcohol misuse.

· Participants will be able to explain how to facilitate conversations with system-involved youth and young adults about alcohol misuse.

Agenda

10:00-10:15am  Welcome

10:15-11:30am  Alcohol Overview

· Self-reflection on alcohol consumption and views on alcohol

· Prevalence of alcohol use

· Societal influences of alcohol use

· Alcohol abuse vs dependence

· Alcohol and the brain

11:30-11:45am  Break (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

11:45am-1:00pm  Fetal alcohol syndrome

· Describing fetal alcohol syndrome

· Risk factors

· prevalence

· Screening

· Living with fetal alcohol syndrome

1:00-2:00pm  Lunch (CE hours will not be offered for this time)

2:00-3:45pm  Support strategies

· Needs of individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome

· Supporting someone with fetal alcohol syndrome

· Educating parents

· Barriers to decreasing alcohol consumption

· Talking with youth

· Harm reduction strategies

· Vignettess

3:45-4:00pm Wrap-up & Closing

Meet Our Trainer

Nicole Kelly is a clinical psychologist who has worked with trauma survivors for 14 years. She currently consults with agencies on trauma-informed care, programming for commercially sexually exploited youth, vicarious trauma, and leadership development. Nicole has been training multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-related topics since 2015 and provides guest lectures at local universities on human trafficking.

Kwonta Phatiphong is a Registered Psychological Associate with 6 years of counseling experience in clinical and social service settings. Experienced in supporting trauma and crisis, substance abuse, learning disabled, homeless, and low and high functioning client populations. Trained in substance abuse, Seeking Safety, TF-CBT, Motivational Interview, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Trauma Resiliency Model, and psychological assessments.

This course meets the qualifications for (4.75) BBS CE hours for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences & is provided by Fred Finch Youth Center, CAMFT Provider #045295.