PRESENTATION- Promising Practice - Working with Adults with FASD, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Challenges

Promising Practice - Working with Adults with FASD, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Challenges

Friday September 9, 2011

9:00 to 10:00 am

CAMH - 250 College Street Site, Aldwyn B Stokes Auditorium

Webcast to CAMH 60 White Squirrel Way - Room 115 (Multi-purpose Rm)

Learning Objectives:

Overview of FASD

2. Overview of primary, secondary disabilities and interventions

3. Overview of what we can do differently in substance use treatment services

Biographies:

Tammy MacKenzie is employed at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health as the Manager of the Metro Addiction Assessment and Referral Service along with Manger of the Scarborough Addiction Services Partnership. She has front line and management experience working in substance use services with a particular focus on working from a Harm Reduction approach. Her educational background includes a degree in psychology and sociology, a diploma in addictions counseling and is a Master of Education. Over the past few years she has had the opportunity to participate in an FASD Leadership program in Toronto. Through this initiative Tammy has both received and provided training and consultation with expert supervision, to a wide range of services and families impacted by or supporting individuals with FASD. Much of Tammy’s work in the area of FASD has focused on prevention and mental health/substance use service delivery for affected adults.

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