FASD Network of Saskatchewan

Upcoming Family Support Meetings

admin — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:06:00 +0000

Mark your calendars! The FASD Family Support Program would like to invite parents in Saskatoon and area to attend the upcoming Family Support Meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held at SCYAP, 253 3rd Ave. South, Saskatoon. Family Support Meetings are a great opportunity to gain support and meet other parents while sharing information and snacks. If you have questions or need more information, please call Family Support Worker, Allana at 975-0881.

Employment Opportunity

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:26:10 +0000

The Network is looking to fill the position of Family Support Worker at our busy office in Saskatoon. For more information, click on the link below.

Employment Opportunities

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:36:40 +0000

The Network is looking to fill a key position at our busy office in Saskatoon. For more information, click on the link below.

Call For Abstracts FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision

flicka — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:26:28 +0000

The Call for Abstracts for FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision is now open. Abstracts must be submitted by April 1, 2012.

This conference about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is brought to you in partnership by the FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health and the Canada Northwest FASD Partnership.

September 12 -14, 2012
Saskatoon Inn, Saskatoon, SK

FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision will include a Scientific/Research stream and a Community Programs and Strategies stream. Both streams will focus on four priority areas: Prevention; Intervention; Support; and Diagnosis.

The Call for Abstracts is a Microsoft Word Fillable Form. Completed abstracts are to be emailed to Marlene Dray, Program Committee Chair, at mdray@preventioninstitute.sk.ca by April 1, 2012. Notice of Acceptance will be sent by email before April 27, 2012. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Marlene at 306-655-2526 or at the above email.

Please mark your calendars for FASDlive 2012: Expanding our Vision and watch our websites for more information. We also ask that you support us by sharing the Call for Abstracts with your contacts.

As well, the 13th Annual FACE Research Roundtable will be held September 11, 2012. A program and registration information will be posted in the on-line journal of Fetal Alcohol Research, www.motherisk.org/FAR

Upcoming Family Support Meetings

flicka — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:04 +0000

Mark your calendars! The FASD Family Support Program would like to invite parents in Saskatoon and area to attend the upcoming Family Support Meetings on February 22 at 7:30 pm and March 21 at 7:30 pm. Meetings are held at the Shaw Centre 122 Bowlt Crescent. Family Support Meetings are a great opportunity to gain support and meet other parents while sharing information and snacks. If you have questions or need more information, please call the Family Support Workers, Allana at 975-0881 or Gerry at 975-0885.

Next Meetings

February 22, 2012 7:30 pm
March 21st, 2012 7:30 pm

FASD Family Support Meeting January 18, 2012

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:59:47 +0000

We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and would like to take the opportunity to invite you to a very special Family Support Meeting. If you are a parent or caregiver of a child, youth or adult living with FASD you might want to take an evening to connect with other families. Please feel free to bring your children. The FASD Family Support Program would like to invite you to attend a Family Support Meeting. Please join us at The SHAW CENTER in Saskatoon, on Wednesday, Jan 18th from 7:30-9:00 pm.

The meeting will host a variety of direct service organizations that provide support to those living with a disability some of the organizations include: CLASSI, The Cognitive Disability Strategy, Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, Parent-to-Parent Ties. We hope you will take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet directly with service organizations in a one-on-one capacity. The meeting will be catered so come hungry!

If you would like to attend this event please RSVP by Monday, Jan 16th to: Gerralee Reynolds Gerralee.fasdfsp@sasktel.net 975-0885
Feel free to call us at 1-866-673-3276 for more information about the Family Support Meetings or other activities of the FASD Family Support Program.
We hope to see you there,

Allana Dziarski & Gerry Reynolds
Family Support Workers

Welcome to our New Website

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:09:01 +0000

Thank you for visiting the FASD Support Network of Saskatchewan website. We hope you find what you are looking for. If you have any questions, or would like to speak with someone, please call us Toll Free at 1-866-673-3276.

Upcoming Conference Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Here and Now

flicka — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:46:52 +0000

Due to the high level of interest, registration for the conference Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Here and Now is closed.

Thank you for your interest and registrations.

February 14th-15th, 2012
Travelodge Hotel
Saskatoon, SK

Past Issues of Network News

flicka — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:50:22 +0000

We have many past issues of Network News with articles that you might find interesting. Click on the links for information about FASD and practical strategies.

Network News Spring 2006

Network News Summer 2006

Network News Fall 2006

Network News Winter 2006

Network News February 2007

Network News May 2007

Network News July 2007

Network News November 2007