FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with other nineteen years of lived experience.

FASD Hope welcomes back Episode 62 Guest, Dr. Vanessa Spiller of Jumpstart Psychology, Author of "Explained By Brain: The FASD Workbook for Parents, Carers and Educators" and Creator of the “Explained By Brain Online FASD Training and Community”. Dr. Vanessa Spiller is a Clinical Psychologist, based in Australia, with over 20 years of clinical experience. She works therapeutically, using a Feedback Informed Approach with adults and young people with families and young people on issues such as anxiety, adjustment to change, trauma, grief and loss. Dr. Spiller also works with families and young people with FASD. Dr. Spiller has also worked in several Australian universities and provides lectures and professional development activities in areas such as professional practice, child / adolescent work and adult psychology and ethics. Dr. Spiller offers the rare trifecta of FASD experience as an FASD Clinician, FASD Educator and FASD Parent Advocate.

In this hope-filled, resource-packed episode, Dr. Spiller discusses the following topics:  the work she has been doing since her 2021 FASD Hope episode, her new online, FASD training "Explained By Brain", who can benefit from this online FASD training, the "3 Streams of Content" framework of this online training, benefits of this online training, how to learn more / sign up for this training and her words of hope and encouragement. 

The 3 Streams of Content in the "Explained By Brain Online FASD Training are: FASD Information, Complex Behavioral Symptoms and Focus on Parents / Caregivers.

EPISODE RESOURCES - 

Dr. Vanessa Spiller - www.jumpstartpsychology.com

Explained By Brain Online FASD Training - https://sites.google.com/view/explainedbybrain-startpage/home 

The book - "Explained by Brain: The FASD Workbook for Parents, Carers and Educators" by Dr. Vanessa Spiller

https://www.amazon.com/Explained-Brain-Workbook-Educators-everything/dp/0995353212/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NA9E3EKH6293&keywords=Explained+By+Brain+FASD&qid=1648501837&sprefix=explained+by+brain+fasd%2Caps%2C591&sr=8-1

Resources -

https://www.jumpstartpsychology.com/EBBdownloadspodcastsvideos2021.html

Video - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_6Mdnpk5k

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jumpstartpsychology/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FASD-Explained-By-Brain-resources-101506929127325

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-spiller-343a5449/

FASD Hope -

https://www.fasdhope.com/

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