The Families Moving Forward (FMF) Specialist Training is a six-day course that teaches professionals to deliver the FMF Program intervention to families. The FMF Program intervention is a positive parenting intervention, designed to help families raising children between 3 and 13 years old, or who are older but at a functional level in this range, who have concerning behavior problems and are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), with or without a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis. The FMF program combines a positive behavior support (PBS) approach with motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help parents change their own knowledge and attitudes about PAE and FASDs, leading to improvements in their child’s behavior. The FMF Program is a scientifically validated intervention listed as a promising practice by the California Evidence Based Clearinghouse [1],[2] It is one of four behavior and education therapy services for early intervention of FASD recommended by the CDC [3].

Go to www.familiesmovingforwardprogram.org to learn more about PAE and FASDs and how clinicians trained to deliver the FMF Program intervention can provide families with FASD-informed care.

Become an FMF Specialist!

• Learn scientifically validated strategies to help children living with PAE and/or FASD and their families

• Gain a thorough understanding of FASD & PAE, including associated stigma from leading psychologists in the field

• Practice and support in using actual session materials to become comfortable with the clinical process

• Access to the online FMF Portal for full intervention materials specially designed for this clinical population

• Become a PAE and FASD-informed provider

30 CEs approved through Florida CE Broker for Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, and Certified Master Social Workers.

Contact Information: Training@TheFloridaCenter.org

References

[1.] Bertrand J. Interventions for Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Research C. Interventions for children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs): Overview of findings for five innovative research projects. Res Dev Disabil. 2009;30(5):986-1006. 

[2.] The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare. February 2021. Retrieved from https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/families-moving-forward-fmf-program/detailed

[3.] The Centers for Disease Control: FASDs Treatment. January 2022. Retrieved from FASDs: Treatments | CDC.