In this episode, host Sophie Guy speaks with Dr Sara McLean about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Dr Sara McLean is a registered psychologist and researcher. She has conducted extensive work to identify the role and impact of developmental differences and FASD in children in out-of-home care.

 

In this episode you will learn: 

Prevalence of FASD and the reason for its increase in recent years (06:10)

How is FASD diagnosed? (12:28)

What does effective therapeutic intervention look like for children with FASD? (18:33)

What is helpful for practitioners to know about working with children with FASD? (25:46)

Further information and resources:

What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?: https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/what-is-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd

Understanding the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on child mental health

How to support children living with FASD

How to support caregivers and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Systems and service supports for children and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

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FASD HUB

 

 

Visit https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/podcast/fasd-podcast/ for all links and further information.

In this episode, host Sophie Guy speaks with Dr Sara McLean about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Dr Sara McLean is a registered psychologist and researcher. She has conducted extensive work to identify the role and impact of developmental differences and FASD in children in out-of-home care.

 

Prevalence of FASD and the reason for its increase in recent years (06:10)

How is FASD diagnosed? (12:28)

What does effective therapeutic intervention look like for children with FASD? (18:33)

What is helpful for practitioners to know about working with children with FASD? (25:46)

What is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)?: https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/what-is-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd

Understanding the impacts of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) on child mental health

How to support children living with FASD

How to support caregivers and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Systems and service supports for children and families living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

NOFASD

FASD HUB

 

 

Visit https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/podcast/fasd-podcast/ for all links and further information.

In this episode, we talk with Dr Jackie Amos about her doctoral research into intergenerational patterns of relational trauma and how distressing parent-child relationships can be healed. Jackie is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Gestalt psychotherapist. She is currently working with the family preservation and reunification team at Centacare to train and support staff in an intensive therapeutic approach that supports the mother and child individually as well as their relationship.

In this episode you will learn:  

The role of fear and shame in relational trauma (04:54)

Using evolutionary theory to understand child maltreatment (10:22)

Hedonic mode and its importance for healing intergenerational trauma (17:00)

Is relational trauma at the root of common emotional and behavioural problems? (24:23)

Further information and resources:

Supporting children’s mental health after trauma webinar

In this episode, we talk with Dr Jackie Amos about her doctoral research into intergenerational patterns of relational trauma and how distressing parent-child relationships can be healed. Jackie is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Gestalt psychotherapist. She is currently working with the family preservation and reunification team at Centacare to train and support staff in an intensive therapeutic approach that supports the mother and child individually as well as their relationship.

The role of fear and shame in relational trauma (04:54)

Using evolutionary theory to understand child maltreatment (10:22)

Hedonic mode and its importance for healing intergenerational trauma (17:00)

Is relational trauma at the root of common emotional and behavioural problems? (24:23)

Supporting children’s mental health after trauma webinar

In this episode, we talk with Nicola Palfrey about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); what they are and how they can be of use to practitioners who work with children and families. Nicola is a clinical psychologist and researcher who has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults who have experienced significant adversity and trauma. She is responsible for leading the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health’s approach to trauma, grief and loss along with its impacts on child mental health.

In this episode you will learn:

Why could it be useful for a practitioner to know about ACEs? (04:33)

How to have sensitive conversations about ACEs (08:40)

Settings where ACEs screening is most beneficial (11:30)

How ACEs fit with other explanatory frameworks (19:26)

Further information and resources:

Felitti and Anda’s original article on the ACE study

An introduction to the Biopsychosocial Model

In this episode, we talk with Nicola Palfrey about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs); what they are and how they can be of use to practitioners who work with children and families. Nicola is a clinical psychologist and researcher who has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults who have experienced significant adversity and trauma. She is responsible for leading the National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health's approach to trauma, grief and loss along with its impacts on child mental health.

Why could it be useful for a practitioner to know about ACEs? (04:33)

How to have sensitive conversations about ACEs (08:40)

Settings where ACEs screening is most beneficial (11:30)

How ACEs fit with other explanatory frameworks (19:26)

Felitti and Anda's original article on the ACE study

An introduction to the Biopsychosocial Model

In this episode, we talk with David Tully about engaging men who use violence and its role in supporting children’s social and emotional wellbeing. David has worked in the area of domestic violence and childhood sexual assault for over 20 years and is currently Practice Manager for the Specialised Family Violence Services at Relationships Australia SA.

 

In this episode you will learn:

The role of support services for men who use violence (07:54)

The importance of engaging fathers for child social and emotional wellbeing (04:25)

How to keep the needs of children visible in work with men who use violence (14:54)

Can men who use violence change? (26:13)

Further information and resources

The Impact of FDV on the Child: An Introduction e-learning course

In this episode, we talk with David Tully about engaging men who use violence and its role in supporting children's social and emotional wellbeing. David has worked in the area of domestic violence and childhood sexual assault for over 20 years and is currently Practice Manager for the Specialised Family Violence Services at Relationships Australia SA.

 

The role of support services for men who use violence (07:54)

The importance of engaging fathers for child social and emotional wellbeing (04:25)

How to keep the needs of children visible in work with men who use violence (14:54)

Can men who use violence change? (26:13)

The Impact of FDV on the Child: An Introduction e-learning course

In this episode, we talk with David Tully about engaging men who use violence and its role in supporting children’s social and emotional wellbeing. David has worked in the area of domestic violence and childhood sexual assault for over 20 years and is currently Practice Manager for the Specialised Family Violence Services at Relationships Australia SA.

In this episode you will learn:

– The role of support services for men who use violence (07:54)

– The importance of engaging fathers for child social and emotional wellbeing (04:25)

– How to keep the needs of children visible in work with men who use violence (14:54)

– Can men who use violence change? (26:13)

Further information and resources

The Impact of FDV on the Child: An Introduction e-learning course

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In this episode, Dan Moss introduces us to six practice positions that can help practitioners to build positive working relationships with parents and create a foundation of safety to explore child social and emotional wellbeing. Dan worked as a practitioner and manager at Uniting Communities for more than 15 years and is currently the Workforce Development Manager at Emerging Minds.

In this episode you will learn:

Child aware and parent sensitive practice as a foundation for supporting wellbeing (06:39)

Importance of exploring the child’s ecology (8:49)

How busy practitioners can use the practice positions (12:46)

What helps practitioners feel confident discussing child social and emotional wellbeing (16:55) 

Further information and resources:

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness 

Six Practice Positions 

Engaging Parents – an Introduction

Supporting Children’s Resilience in General Practice