Substance using women with FASD and FASD prevention

Substance Using Women with FASD and FASD Prevention Voices of Women with FASD: Promising Approaches in Substance Use Treatment and Care for Women with FASD prepared by Deborah Rutman January 2011 inside front cover blank Substance Using Women with FASD and FASD Prevention Voices of Women with FASD: Promising Approaches in Substance Use Treatment and Care for Women with FASD prepared by Deborah Rut [...] The project had three inter-related components: a review of literature and practice knowledge; an environmental scan to identify promising programs, resources and approaches across BC that relate to substance use care for women with FASD; and community-based interviews with women with FASD to identify, from their perspective, “what works” in terms of substance use programs and care. [...] As illustrated by the preceding quote, for the majority Specifically, programs and care needed to be readily of the women participating in interviews for this available and easily accessible, and care providers project, readiness for change and for reducing their were urged to work with women “where they were at”, substance use was related to their life and role as in their individual place of cha [...] Also noteworthy was wholistically, in recognition that women’s needs in that the multi-faceted and flexible programs viewed different areas of their life were inter-connected, and positively by women were ones informed by a strong that women’s issues were also inextricably connected understanding of FASD and the needs of people to their children’s well-being and safety.