Thursday, July 3, 2014

Training: Drug and alcohol issues and child attachment cycle model - Vancouver

Family Services of Greater Vancouver is offering a one-day workshop on drug and alcohol issues and diagnosis in children as well as the attachment cycle model with specific emphasis on Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) children. 

It will be facilitated by Cyndi Fairbrother, ministry social worker and facilitator of the MCFD Adoption Education Program (AEP). Cyndi will be reviewing the topics and information that is presented in the AEP so that social workers will be able to discuss these issues when they are assessing families for homestudies. Social workers will learn what the families have learned and Cyndi will speak to the definitions of the risk factors on the MCFD Adoption Questionnaire.

Cyndi suggested a movie available online about drug and alcohol that would be beneficial to watch ahead of time. It’s called Finding Hope and it profiles children from British Columbia with a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnosis. The link is below:


All social workers are welcome to attend and the workshop can be used for your education requirements for your BCCSW registration.

This workshop may be of particular interest to the social workers who have completed the SAFE training to complete MCFD homestudies.

Date – July 12, 2014
Time – 9 am to 5 pm
Location - FSGV 2nd floor Boardroom (1638 East Broadway)
Cost - $25.00 (to cover our costs, cash or cheque at the door). Morning and afternoon refreshments will be served. Bring your lunch (we have a full kitchen!).


Space is limited to 20 people. Please respond to Denise at 604.736.7613 ext. 4002 or dmcgowan@fsgv.com if you would like to attend. Payment can be made the day of the workshop.

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