April 2022 Webinars
All webinars are free to attend.
FASD Interventions:
What Does the Research Say?
April 12, 2022
7:00-9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Presenter: Adrienne Bashista
Director, Families Affected by FASD (FAFASD)
This webinar will provide an overview of research-based interventions for FASD, with a focus on those that emphasize a family-centered and whole person approach.
Diagnosis, Support, and Empowerment: The Role of Genetic Counselors in FASD
April 20, 2022
3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Presenters: Bethany Grysko, MS, CGC
FASD Clinic Coordinator, Spectrum Health Helen Devos Children’s Hospital
Tiffany Lepard Tassin, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas or Medical Sciences, Specialty Diagnostic Resource Center
Sponsored by Michigan Coalition for Fetal Alcohol Resources, Education, and Support (MCFARES)
This presentation will focus on the unique role and value of genetic counselors in the diagnosis of FASD. Two different clinical approaches will be discussed: a medical genetics clinic utilizing the 4-digit FASD diagnostic code and an interdisciplinary clinic evaluating for ND-PAE (Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure) with referral to genetics as needed.