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RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE
New Resources
Questions and Answers on Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Pregnancy
Poole, N. & Urquhart, C. (2007).
Adapted from a fact sheet from the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission and the BCPHP Guidelines for Alcohol Use in the Perinatal Period and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Updated December 2007.
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Short Print Material
Fact Sheets:
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) Effects Series
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Fact Sheet:
BC HealthFile #38d: Pregnancy and Alcohol Use
Available in online and downloadable formats.
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Booklet: Babies Best Chance Handbook (2005).
Revised 6th edition of the Parent's Hanbook of Pregnancy and Baby Care
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Booklet: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2003). Is it Safe for My baby?
Toronto, ON. This booklet reviews the impact of all substances, from cough syrup to cocaine, on the developing fetus as well as considerations for breastfeeding. It is useful for service providers and women and does not divide substances into licit and illicit drugs, thereby reducing the stigma. It can be purchased through the publications department at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
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New: Order for free from www.carbc.ca
Pamphlet: BC Liquor Stores (2006). Alcohol and Pregnancy: Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
This brochure, featuring tips on how to prevent FASD and protect your unborn baby, also folds out into an 8.5" x 14" (legal-sized) poster. It was created by the BC Liquor Stores, to provide information to clients about alcohol safety.
New: Order for free from www.carbc.ca
Pamphlet: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2000). Common questions about the effects of trauma
We all respond to abuse, assault and violence in different ways. Trauma is the emotional response that occurs when these situations overwhelm us. This brochure presents some of the causes and effects of trauma.
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Pamphlet: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2007).
Stigma: Understanding the impact of prejudice and discrimination on people with mental health and substance use problems
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Pamphlet: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (2004). Women: What do these signs have in common? Recognizing the effects of abuse-related trauma
Recurring nightmares, intentional self-harm, substance use problems, ongoing depression, panic attacks, difficult relationships and gaps in childhood memories—these are just a few of the common effects of psychological trauma. By connecting these effects to incidents of early abuse, women can better explore ways to heal emotionally and break the negative patterns in their lives. This brochure helps women understand the experience of trauma and learn where they can go for help.
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Online Resources: Motherisk
The new Motherisk Alcohol and Substance Use brochure and poster are now available. They are free of charge. You pay only the cost of postage and handling.
Various resources available including tobacco pamphlets and posters, tool kits and information sheets.
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Videos / DVDs
Hester, R., & Handmaker, N. Motivating Pregnant Women to Stop Drinking
Toronto: Kinetic Video.
Ontario's North for the Children and Breaking the Cycle. (2000). Different Directions: Understanding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Frameline Productions.
Tool Kits & Manuals For Clinical Practice
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (2002)
FASD Tool Kit - Women at Risk and Community Development sections.
This resource was developed by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse in collaboration with the Breaking the Cycle program in Toronto and is designed for professionals working in community-based agencies who in the course of their work, have contact with women with substance use issues. Provides a good overview of screening, motivational interviewing and harm reduction practice with pregnant women.
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Native American Motivational Interviewing: Weaving Native American and Western Practices
Venner, K.L., Feldstein, S. & Tafoya, N. (2006).
A manual for counselors in Native American communities.
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Pregnets
Pregnets is a resource from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. The goal of the project is to eliminate smoking in pregnant and postpartum women by increasing the capacity to quit and stay quit using a woman centred model of care. The PREGNETS toolkit has been developed for health care providers, educators and researchers and provides the essential components to address smoking cessation among pregnant and postpartum women.
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Rapid Reference to Lifestyle & Behavior Change: Rapid Reference Series
Dunn, C.W. & Rollnick, S. (2003). London, UK: Elsevier Limited.
Provides an understanding of behavior change counseling and offers counseling methods to help patients change their behaviour. Methods are based on Motivational Interviewing, and can be used in various healthcare settings.
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Women's DEW (Day/Evening/Weekend) Program Facilitator's Guide (2002)
The purpose of this manual is to ensure that quality services, sensitive to the needs of women are consistently delivered throughout Addiction and Problem Gambling Services in the Province of British Columbia.
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Resources for Women-Books
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Catching Our Breath: A Journal About Change for Women Who Smoke
Holmberg-Schwartz, D. Winnipeg, MB: Women's Health Clinic.
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A Woman’s Addiction Workbook: Your Guide to In-depth Healing
Najavits, L. M. (2002). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
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A Woman's Way Through the Twelve Steps
Covington, S. S. (1994). Center City, Minnesota: Hazelden.
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Many Roads One Journey: Moving Beyond the 12 Steps
Kasl, C. S. (1992). New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
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Physician Resources
BC Reproductive Care Program (2005)
BCRCP Guidelines for Alcohol Use in the Perinatal Period and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Guidelines developed by the BC Reproductive Care Program that focus on the impact of alcohol use on women’s health in pregnancy and fetal development. Evidence based approaches to supporting women to make changes to their alcohol use in the perinatal period are outlined to assist service providers in their work with women.
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BC Reproductive Care Program (2006)
BCRCP Guidelines for Tobacco Use in the Perinatal Period. Vancouver, British Columbia.
Guidelines developed by the BC Reproductive Care Program that focus on the impact of tobacco use on women’s health in pregnancy and fetal development. Evidence based approaches to supporting women to make changes to their tobacco use in the perinatal period are outlined to assist service providers in their work with women.
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Communication Tips: The Motivational Interview
Lussier, M-T., & Richard, C. (2007). Canadian Family Physician, 53: 1895-6.
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Online Course: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Module I- Preventing and Addressing Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
This module is based on the workshops: Supporting Change: Preventing and Addressing Alcohol Use in Pregnancy, from Best Start Resource Centre: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre.
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Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners
Rollnick, S., Mason, P., & Butler, C. (1999). New York: Churchill Livingstone.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists & The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2006).
FASD Prevention Tool Kit for Women's Health Care Providers.
With information on screening, education, and counseling, this publication will help women’s health care clinicians prevent FASDs when they encounter risky drinking, regardless of pregnancy status. This tool kit contains:
- a brief guide
- a laminated screening instrument for providers
- resource information
- patient handouts that can be downloaded and printed
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The toolkit is available at no charge to women's health care providers.
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Screening for Alcohol Use in Pregnancy, Physician Desk Reference, Best Start: Ontario's Maternal Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre (2003)
This is a link to the 4 laminated cards that Best Start created to support physicians to discuss substance use with women.
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Provincial Resources
Alcohol & Drug Information & Referral Service
Toll-free 1-800-663-1441
BC NurseLine
Toll-free in BC 1-866-215-4700
Pregnancy Outreach Programs
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QuitNow
Toll-free: 1-877-455-2233
Pamphlets and posters are available free of charge from www.silink.ca.
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We are currently working on developing DVD’s to be used to demonstrate clinical practice in workshops and will also be available on the website that has been created as a resource for service providers.
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Tobacco Related Interaction Patterns (TRIPS) – The research-to-practice initiative with Dr. Joan Bottorff and the FACETS research team is underway. The intervention booklet Couples and Smoking: What You Need to Know When You are Pregnant is being test piloted across BC with women and service providers.
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