FASD

🗓  Monday 24 August, 3:30 – 5:00 pm

A trauma-informed lens can help kaiako / teachers understand Executive Functioning (EF) in ākonga with FASD. You’ll learn how to create an inclusive spaces and find out about common issues with memory, impulse control, emotional regulation, mental exhaustion and more.

Ailsa Clarke, International FASD Expert will facilitate this Masterclass.

Find out more and register.

Look out for two more Education Masterclasses in October and November 2026.

The Ministry of Education has commissioned the FASD-Care Action Network's course 'Kete into Practice' for delivery to as many LSCs as possible throughout 2026 – for FREE.

There are 10 modules, one Masterclass (with three options) and two Community of Practice discussions in each course.

The final two start dates of this special FASD course for LSCs are coming up in July and August – share this information in your schools so they don’t miss out on this important PD!

Some recent feedback:

"Insightful and practical. Loved the pace, interaction and delivery. Thanks!"

"So much to learn and so much to continue to learn to support students in our schools."

Struggling to support kaiako to shift from interpreting a student's response as choosing to misbehave to being just unable to cope? This can be particularly relevant for ākonga with FASD.   

Dr. Vanessa Spiller has created a practical framework that aligns really well with Dr. Ross Greene's whakaaro.

Her core message is the more brain-based weaknesses a student has, such as those that students with FASD struggle with, the more likely they are to have symptoms that look like deliberate misbehaviour. Ross describes these as frustration responses.

The resource maps common classroom challenges directly to their underlying cognitive causes. 

Explore training resources at www.fasdtrainingaustralia.com. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uB5KoqBdeYJTiHAyKgFb-DSX8PffefhU/view?usp=sharing