LIVE: Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Forensic Context
November 4, 2022 | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific
November 4, 2022
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific
4 Hours | 4 CEs
$250 Registration | Early Registration $200 (through October 4th)
The live professional training program on Evaluating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Forensic Context is presented by Natalie Novick Brown, PhD, Paul Connor, PhD, and Richard Adler, MD.
Since 2007, our informal team of mental health experts has worked together with other FASD experts around the country in over 150 high-stakes forensic cases involving FASD. This experience has taught us a great deal about how to effectively evaluate, diagnose, and testify about the results of our individual assessments in an orchestrated manner that tells the “whole story” about evaluees so juries can fully understand brain-based impairments that played a key role in offense conduct. With this understanding comes the awareness that FASD is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder with pervasive cognitive impairments that directly cause adaptive dysfunction, leading to adverse life course outcomes. These adverse outcomes often include criminal behavior, which may be catastrophic in certain situations. When juries learn that brain damage and cognitive impairments fully explain defendant life histories, including offense behavior, they then can make better-informed decisions about culpability.
Intended Audience
This live program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals.
Experience Level
This live program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Presented By
Natalie Novick Brown, PhD
Natalie Novick Brown is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist in Washington State (also licensed in Florida and Alaska). Dr. Brown’s doctoral training includes a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Washington, which was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in FASD with pioneer...
Presented By
Paul Conner, PhD
Dr. Paul Connor is a clinical neuropsychologist who is a licensed psychologist in the states of Washington and Oregon. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington, majoring in psychology. Following this, he received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology with a specialization in neurop...
Presented By
Richard Adler, MD
Richard S. Adler, M.D. is a Board-certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with historical ties to Maryland! Rich spent four years as Medical Director of Mental Health for the public health clinics in Somerset and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore. He served as a member of the Nation...
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe the components of an FASD diagnosis and why forensic FASD evaluation requires a team approach, particularly in high stakes legal matters
Describe the role of the neuropsychologist in forensic FASD evaluation: from testing to report
Describe the role of the medical expert in forensic FASD evaluation: from medical examination to report
Describe the role of the functional psychologist in forensic FASD evaluation: from record review and adaptive behavior assessment to report
Describe the nuts and bolts of testimony: how to present evaluation results effectively
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Cancellation Policy
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Event Conduct
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Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT), SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0356 and the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0073. Palo Alto University, Continuing and Professional Studies (CONCEPT) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6811. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CONCEPT Professional Training, #1480, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. CONCEPT Professional Training maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive (clinical or social work ethics) continuing education credits.