Advanced FASD Training for Hackney Children and Family Hubs

This advanced training builds on the foundational knowledge provided during the previous session. It is intended that this session and the development that it will initiate will embed FASD informed policy and practice in all the Child & Family hubs in Hackney as well as taking participants further in their professional journey by applying FASD-informed principles directly to their context.

You have been selected to participate in the second session of training and subsequent project development because your role and expertise is considered to be of great value in ensuring that this initiative can make a lasting impact on the work of the Child and Family Hubs and the community in Hackney.

This unique project has been funded by the Department for Education and will use the action research model to develop and test new practice within each hub. The face-to-face sessions will help teams from each hub begin developing practical strategies and create policy around FASD that builds on and complements local developments Participants will engage in a structured, interactive session that encourages reflection, exploration of local challenges, and the co-design of practical solutions. This session empowers participants to take the first steps toward measurable, collaborative change within their services.

In every case there is an expectation that staff from individual hubs will attend either a morning or afternoon session on the same allocated days training the afternoon participants further developing the research plan that will have been started in the morning. The aim of the project across the Hackney Child & Family Hub networks is to -

· Continue building the skills required to provide non-judgmental support to families and children impacted by or at risk of FASD

· Advance communication skills for open, honest conversations around drinking during pregnancy

· Discuss updated pathways for screening, signposting, and routes to diagnosis

· Examine realistic interventions suitable for hub settings

· Share best practices and evidence-informed strategies for supporting families

· Begin mapping the community picture of FASD, including identifying unmet needs and barriers to support.

The project will -

· Introduce the action research cycle: explore, act, observe, reflect

· Facilitate team-based planning for testing small-scale FASD-informed practices within the hub

· Set initial goals and responsibilities for follow-up or review

· Set a timescale to ensure that the strategies and policies developed can be shared with the other hubs and reported as examples of best practice nationally.

This training is solely for individuals who have been selected through the Hackney Children and Family hub work. Please sign up using your Hackney email address.