Supporting Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

The Family Support Network announces Caregiver Connections workshops for service providers. This workshop will be offered on multiple dates and will focus on supporting individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Upcoming Workshops

Nov 04 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Sylva

Nov 15 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Sylva

Nov 20 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Waynesville

Dec 08 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Murphy

Did you know that in the United States, 1 in 7 pregnancies are exposed to alcohol?

Prenatal alcohol exposure can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), a brain-based disability that has a wide range of effects that last a lifetime. Current research estimates that as many as 1 in 20 children in North Carolina have FASD. Unfortunately, this disorder is often not diagnosed, impacting how those with FASD live, learn, and succeed. 

Presentations will be delivered as hybrid events; in-person and virtually. 

REGISTER HERE

RSVP is required three days prior to the training. RSVP with names of attendees and if attending in person or virtually. Links will be sent the morning of the training for the evening ones, and the Friday before for the Saturday training.  

To register, contact Jody L. Miller at jmiller@rapc.org.  

PRESENTED BY

Julie Davis, NCPSS  

Family Partner, Member Engagement and Outreach with Vaya Health  

Certified FASD Trainer with Proof Alliance NC  

Proof Alliance NC is a grant-funded program of The Arc of North Carolina that strives to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies by providing training with FASD-informed resources to providers that serve women of childbearing age, pregnant women, and families that may be navigating FASD. Proof Alliance NC’s primary focus is prevention, but we also offer presentations that focus on strategies for providers in a variety of settings.

SESSION DETAILS

November 04, 2025 - 6 pm to 7:30 pm 

Children's Developmental Services Agency

Sylva, 87 Bonnie Ln, Sylva

November 15, 2025 - 9 am to 10:30 am 

Children’s Developmental Service Agency 

87 Bonnie Lane, Sylva 

November 20, 2025 - 6 pm to 7:30 pm 

Region A Partnership for Children 

367 Dellwood City Rd, Building C, Ste C-2, Waynesville 

December 08, 2025 - 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Region A Partnership for Children 

141 Peachtree St, Ste #5, Murphy

See more about November Caregiver Connections

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Caregiver connections

Family Support Network Caregiver Connections is a support group for caregivers raising a child with special needs which can be physical, behavioral, or medical as well as foster, adoptive or kinship families.

For questions or more information about Caregiver Connections and the Family Support Network, please reach out to Jody Miller at jmiller@rapc.org.