Diagnostic Team Training: Clinical Application of the 4 Digit
Code
This FADP Team Training has been discontinued.
Please contact MOFAS regarding other
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder training opportunties:
MINNESOTA ORGANIZATION ON FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME
Training Objective and Description:
The goal of this program is to promote
consistent diagnostic procedures and intervention planning efforts
for clients and their care-givers. To accomplish this we have
developed a 3 day course for community-based multidisciplinary
teams to provide them with the knowledge, tools, and processes
to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, write family-centered
intervention plans, and run an efficient clinic.
The diagnostic methodology is based on the University of Washington’s
(Seattle) nationally recognized 4-digit code. The clinical application
of this method demystifies FASD diagnostics and creates a program
that is community-based and can be replicated in many different
settings. We have successfully integrated FASD diagnostic criteria
from other diagnostic research efforts and incorporate the Minnesota Approach to Diagnostics in our training.
Course Description
3 Day course with an additional pre-training meeting and post
training coaching.
Funding for this training is available from state legislative
money that is being distributed to qualified teams through the
Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS). Contact
them directly at www.mofas.org to discuss financial resources for attending
this training and for start up of a FASD diagnostic clinic in
your community.
Training material is custom designed for each Multidisciplinary
Diagnostic Training Team depending on the composition of the
team. Suggested team composition includes:
- Medical Doctor, or Physician Assistant
- Behavior Analyst
- Public Health Nurse, Family Advocate,
or Intervention Specialist
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- Psychologist or Psychometrics
- Occupational Therapist or Physical
Therapist
- Speech and Language Pathologist
- Clinic Coordinator or Office Administrator
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Training curriculum includes:
- didactic lecture,
- observation
of our diagnostic process,
- opportunities for practice. and
1:1 conversations with our Diagnostic Team.
- specific diagnostic guideline recommendations by CDC, IOM,
and Univ. of Washington
- multidisciplinary diagnostic team-meeting
procedures
- clinical requirements for brain dysfunction screening
- intervention recommendation planning steps
The result of this program
is a multi-disciplinary team capable of rendering a diagnosis
related to FASD and developing a family-focused
intervention plan in order to maximize the potential of the
person being evaluated.
This training is augmented by tools
teams take home with them to facilitate clinical procedures
and consistent diagnostic evaluations.
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