Publisher's Synopsis
Drinking during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) - a range of disabilities that have life-long effects, yet are 100% preventable. What we know today, and the focus of this book, is that a variety of brief motivational behavioural interventions developed for non-pregnant women of child-bearing age can effectively prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP), the sole cause of FASD. This book outlines clinical definitions and the history of FASD; its epidemiology, and effects across the lifespan; evidence-based prevention practices; and opportunities for dissemination. Based on decades of scientific research and clinical refinement, it is packed with helpful clinical pearls, therapist-patient dialogues, illustrative case vignettes, sample forms and handouts.
