The Alaska Center for Resource Families Web Based Course

FASD and The Use of Helmets

A Course for Parents

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Goals of this Course:

This course explore the proper fitting and use of bike helmets with children, specifically children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. The course explores how FASD may necessitate special care in the fitting of helmets and the proper education of children. Suggestions for caregivers are presented and resources for further teaching bike safety and helmet safety are given.

This course is based on the publication FASD and the Use of Helmets funded with a grant from the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health to the Southcentral Foundation FAS Diagnostic Clinic in Anchorage, Alaska and used here with permission.

Upon completing this course, the student will:

• understand the needs related to FASD that necessitate special care in the fitting and teaching of the use of bicycle helmets
• identify strategies to help a child fit and use a bicycle helmet properly
• be more aware of how head and brain injuries happen and what to do
• find resources in Alaska to obtain bicycle helmets and learn more about helmet and bicycle safety

Technical Requirements:

• Web Browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Netscape Navigator
• Adobe Acrobat Reader (Download free at Adobe Acrobat. )

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