a certificated course offered through FAS Aware UK in conjunction with Merlin Associates
 



About the Course


Each of Modules 1-5 contains ten questions, the answers to which you submit for marking. You will receive your marked answer paper back, together with the feedback you need to progress to the next unit. The questions test the knowledge and skills you’ve developed in the unit that you’ve just completed. Module 6 is a consolidation exercise, which tests what you have learned in the preceding modules.

On successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate, indicating the level of pass you have achieved (pass, merit or distinction).
 
MODULE 1
  • The Discovery of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
  • The Definition of FAS
  • FAS and Abortion
  • What is Alcohol?
  • Alcohol Use
  • Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy
  • Measuring Alcohol Consumption
MODULE 2
  • Taking Responsibility
  • Candace Thorp v Jim Beam
  • FAS from Diagnosis to Current Day
  • The Difficulties of Diagnosing FAS
    - Diagnostic Criteria
    - Growth Impairment
    - The FAS Facial Phenotype
    - Evidence of Brain Damage
    - Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
 
MODULE 3
  • Prenatal Alcohol Exposure—Continued
  • Screening for Alcohol Use
    - Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
    - The CAGE questionnaire
    - The T-ACE questionnaire
  • Other Factors Affecting FAS
  • In Utero Effects of Alcohol
  • Risks During the 3 Trimesters
MODULE 4
  • Children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Primary Disabilities
  • Neuropsychological Problems
  • Secondary Disabilities
    - Measuring Secondary Disabilities using VABS
  • Measuring Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviours
 
MODULE 5
  • Behavioural Phenotypes of FAS
  • Behavioural Checklists
    - Communication
    - Daily Living Skills
    - Socialisation
    - Spacial
    - Emotional
    - Motor Skills
  • Development of Children with FAS
  • FAS in Infancy
  • Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale
  • FAS in Preschool
MODULE 6
  • FAS in the School-Age Child
  • FAS in Adolescence
  • FAS in Adulthood
  • FAS and Employment
  • Living Alone With FAS
  • FAS—Support in the Future
 
MODULE 7
Module 7 is a resource pack of free reproducible forms and does not form part of the course evaluation.
 

Course Fees

The fees for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome are £159 for electronic download (via pdf) and £169 for hard copies. This covers all course materials and marking of modules. It does not cover your postage costs.


How to Enrol

To enrol, please select from the preferred option below.


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Please allow up to 72 hours for receipt of the electronic version by email, and 7 working days for the hard copy by post.

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  • Hard copy (paying by cheque)
Please send a cheque for £169.00 payable to 'Merlin Associates' to:
Merlin Associates, 16 The Square, The Millfields, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3JX United Kingdom.



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