Adoption Issues: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Description

Dr. Amy Groessl shares her research and insights into how mental health clinicians and professionals working in adoption-related fields can develop a better understanding of how Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders may impact a child and their family.

This interview is part of our two-part course Adoption Issues: FAS and Finding Biological Families.  If you have already taken the two-part course then you have already taken this course.  

Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.

This CE program is designated as beginner.

Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.

CE Category: Clinical

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support.

Syllabus

  • Print Version / Test Preview
  • Text Interview with Dr. Amy S. Groessl, Ph.D., LCSW
  • Audio Interview with Dr. Amy S. Groessl, Ph.D., LCSW
  • References
  • CE Test
  • Evaluation

Author Bio

Subject Matter Expert:

Dr. Amy Groessl, PhD, currently provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and consultation in a private practice in Chicago. She was director of the therapy program at Children's Research Triangle (CRT) for 11 years providing direct services and managing local and federal funding grants, which included a seven-year project with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Besides her clinical work, Dr. Groessl trains locally and nationally on topics about individuals who have experienced pre- and post-natal trauma, attachment, neuroscience, and adoption related topics.

DR GROESSL'S EDUCATION

  • PhD, Institute for Clinical Social Work - Chicago, IL
  • Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University - Boston, MA
  • MSW, University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
  • BSSW, Loyola University Chicago - Chicago, IL

Interviewer:

Barbara Alexander, LCSW, BCD, is a graduate of the Smith College School for Social Work and the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. After working for 13 years in child psychiatric settings and 30 years in private practice, she is now founder and president of On Good Authority, and an expert interviewer.

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Page last modified or reviewed by athealth.com on Mar 20, 2024.

Learning Objectives

Based on the content of this course, I can:

  • Describe the impact of adopting a child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder on a family, particularly the attachment issue
  • Summarize the 'adoption triad'
  • List the three diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Explain the major areas of focus for the treatment of individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Consider the implications of alcohol intake during pregnancy

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