AACP Newsletter, Volume 12,
Number 4, Autumn 1998
Program:
Adult Psychiatric Consequences of Fetal Alcohol Exposure
The Washington State Association of Community Psychiatrists
(WSACP)
in association with the American Association of Community Psychiatrists
and the Washington State Psychiatric Association
(WSPA)
announces a Fall Program:
Providence Hospital, 500 17th Street, Seattle, WA
Adult Psychiatric Consequences of Fetal Alcohol Exposure:
What Happens When Children with FAS
Become Adolescents and Adults
The program will feature presentations by:
Ann Streissguth, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington School of Medicine
- An Overview of the Research on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(This includes current research on adult populations.)
- Secondary Psychiatric Disabilities Associated with FAS: Their Impact on Adults and Implications for Services
We will also have short presentations from:
Charles Huffine, MD, Medical Director for Child and Adolescent Program, King County MHD, on diagnosing Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders in individuals who do not meet criteria for FAS.Roberta Wright, Parent Advocate, on raising and FAS son to adulthood.
Alan Unis, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine on psychopharmacological approaches to treating FAS and related syndromes.
David Johnson, MD, Executive Director of Transitional Resoures, on planning for Residental and Psychosocial rehabilitation programs for Fetal Alcohol effected adults.
The WSACP wishes to invite all our colleagues to this important program. The fee will be $60. Advanced registration and more information may be obtained by contacting Norma Brooks at 11626 13th Street SW, Seattle, WA 98146.
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