Robert Nickel, MD, developmental pediatrician and professor of pediatrics and Susan Edelstein, MSW, Program Director of TIES for Adoption/ UCLA address the issues and challenges faced by parents who care for substance-exposed infants. The health and medical needs of infants and newborns prenatally exposed to drugs can be perplexing and serious. This course sheds light on this complex subject and provides useful strategies for parenting these infants as well as valuable tips for working with an infant's professional team.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
understand the effects of prenatal substance exposure on infants
identify myths and common misinformation about the effects of substances on infants and children
identify medical issues of substance-exposed infants
identify strategies for parenting irritable, dysregulated infants
identify strategies for parenting lethargic infants
understand how to work with professionals and the child's biological parents
4 credit hours, $20.00 per person.
Course Summary
This course examines the effects of prenatal substance abuse on infants. Also covered are:
myths and misinformation
effects of legal and illegal drugs
medical and developmental issues
key parenting strategies
working with professionals
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Course Testimonials
Great info to know. Really enjoyed the insight from the resource mom and the 3 individual stories. The tips for dealing with the potential issues are very informative and great info to keep in mind. I appreciate the way that the "class" kept reinforcing info that is needed to help support infants with substance abuse - well done!
