Community FASD Education & Training

Throughout the year, Whitecrow Village travels to various locations to offer persons in the broader community the opportunity to participate in 4-5 day live-in experiential training sessions.  Facilitated collaboratively by members of the Whitecrow team, training sessions can be tailored to specific communities or organisations, and typically address a broad range of topics including:

• Introduction to FASD
• FASD Diagnostics
• Primary Disabilities
• Secondary Disabilities
• Life Transitions and Change
• Living and Succeeding with FASD
• Healthy Interdependence
• Structure, Support, & Adaptations
• Self Care for Caregivers
• Advocacy & Self Advocacy
• Community & Family Stability
• (Co-) Parenting & Family Life
• “Natural” Support Systems (extended family, friends, etc.)
• Foster Care & Adoption
• Affecting Positive change toward healthy communities
• Fostering Healthy Community Supports
• Building & Strengthening FASD Community Networks
• Addressing FASD Stigmas
• The Whitecrow Village Vision & Philosophy

Concepts introduced through didactics are reinforced through experiential activities that allow for a practical exploration of learning while modeling how moving from the abstract notion to the concrete experience can enhance understanding.  Community training sessions introduce participants to the unique programs and conceptual framework of Whitecrow Village, and offer the chance to explore within that philosophy.

**To arrange a training workshop in your community, email us at admin@whitecrowvillage.org

Organisations that have sought out Whitecrow Village experiential training sessions in the past include government agencies, social service agencies, school districts, NPOs, and First Nations communities.  Completion of a training session is a pre-requisite to volunteering with Whitecrow Village.