News and Events

Support Groups - Winter 2012 Schedule

It continues to be a busy time with FASD Trust meetings and Support Group events taking place throughout the winter months of 2012. The location for the Oxfordshire Support Group meeting on Saturday, 4th February, has now been confirmed as Madley Park Hall, Witney, and there are several other FASD Trust events taking place in the Oxfordshire area during February:
- Wednesday, 8th February; coffee morning at the FASD Trust office on the Cornbury Estate,
- Wednesday, 15th February; half-term play and coffee morning at Finstock Village Hall,
- Tuesday, 21st February; two course lunch at the Pearl Restaurant in Leafield, for under £10.

Two Support Group events are scheduled to take place next month, both on Saturday, March 10. For people in Manchester and the surrounding region, there is an informal coffee morning at St Saviours Church, Great Moor, Stockport, and for those of you in Surrey and nearby areas, the Group is meeting at the Hythe Centre in Staines.

For more details of all of the above events and others being planned, please follow the link at the foot of this item.

There's a new way for everyone, and for our Support Group members in particular, to help in fund-raising; bring along unwanted CDs and DVDs in good condition to Support Group meetings or, if you live in the Oxfordshire area, to the FASD Trust office. Visit our updated Donations and Fund-raising page to learn how we can raise funds in this way, in collaboration with musicMagpie.

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Family Finder Service

Could you provide a permanent home for a child with FASD?

There are a number of children, affected by FASD for whom a permanent, long-term family is being sought, and we are pleased to be working with a number of agencies seeking to find new families for these children. If you are interested in any of the children detailed, please contact the relevant social worker to find out more.

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Opportunities for Graduate Interns

The FASD Trust is seeking self-motivated graduates for three internships of 3 or 6 months each, starting in February 2012. Posts are full-time or part-time, hours by negotiation.

If you are a graduate who is:

computer-literate,well-organised and able to prioritise your own workload,
comfortable both working in a team and using your own initiative,
willing to develop an interest in and a passion for the organisation’s work

then these are excellent experience-gaining opportunities for you! In return for your commitment, we will provide you with supportive training in a wide range of up-to-date and relevant workplace skills.

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FASD Trust Medical Professionals Forum - Second Meeting

In response to the increasing number of cases of FASD which health professionals are encountering, especially in the Looked-After Children population, the FASD Trust, in cooperation with leading medical figures in the field of FASD, organised a two-day residential conference in Witney, on October 13 and 14, 2011. The event, which was awarded 10.5 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points by the Royal College of Pediatrics, served as a springboard for the launch of the FASD Trust Medical Professionals Forum.

Our aim in developing the Forum is to provide a place where members can discuss complex cases, seek second opinions, share best practice, access training and be involved in cutting-edge research, as well as being the first to receive notification of the results of any such research.

We are very pleased to announce that the second meeting of the Forum will take on Friday, 24 February 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire.

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