Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415670166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 332 str.

Barry Carpenter

Opis

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) have emerged as a major phenomenon within the education, health, criminal justice and social care systems of many countries, with current prevalence figures suggesting that one in a hundred children and young people have FASDs. In this publication, academics, professionals and families from around the world have shared expertise and insights on FASDs. Their combined interdisciplinary perspective makes an invaluable contribution to how we understand and address the complex social, educational and health needs associated with this growing group of children and young people. Articulating fundamental knowledge, cutting edge initiatives and emerging trends in FASDs, this book provides an evidence base that will enable services to identify and respond to the need for action on FASDs. It recognises that families natural, foster or adoptive are at the heart of this process, and that their rich knowledge base, grounded in their lived experience, is crucial. Any education, social care, criminal justice or health professional working with children and young people with FASDs and their families will find this book a seminal and authoritative resource."

Spis treści

Section 1: Introduction  1. A Brief Introduction to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  2. International Overview: the Challenges in Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  3. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: the Causal Chain from Disadvantage to Birth Defect  4. Women’s Alcohol Consumption in the UK  Section 2: Families – Living With FASDs  5. Fetal Behaviour and the Effect of Maternal Alcohol Consumption  6. Parenting in the Early Years  7. Life As We Know It – A Perfectly Normal Family  8. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Children in Care: Good Care Makes a Difference  Section 3: Education  9. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Knowledge and Referral Pathways in Early Childhood Settings in Western Australia  10. Walking Through a Moonless Night: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Early Childhood Intervention  11. Evolving Pedagogy for Children and Young People with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  12. A Step in Time: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Transition to Adulthood  Section 4: Interdisciplinary Perspectives  13. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis and Complexities  14. Building a Community of Care through Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in New Zealand  15. The Baby Bundle Project: Midwives on the Front Line of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention 16. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Criminal Responsibility  17. Social Care and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the UK  18. The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Brain and Behavior  19. Developmental Psychiatric Disorders in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Transgenerational Approach to Diagnosis and Management  Section 5: International Perspectives  20. North American Perspectives on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders  21. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: European Perspectives  22. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: The Current Situation in South Africa  23. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Australian Perspectives  24. The Way Forward for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Diverting Bleak Outcomes  Epilogue – Finding Inspiration: ‘I Will’, a poem written by Jennifer Woodward who is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder