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Author:   Monty Nelson ,  Marguerite Trussler
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Volume:   63
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.861kg
ISBN:  

9783319372518

ISBN 10:   3319372513
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   15 October 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: ethical, legal and moral implications associated with the rights of the unborn child.- Why People with FASD Fall for Manipulative Ploys: Ethical Limits of Interrogators’ Use of Lies.- Neurodevelopmental Disorder associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: Consumer Protection and the Industry’s Duty to Warn.- Experience in Involuntary Hospitalisation of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Mothers during Their Pregnancies at Borgestadklinikken, Norway.- Is it ethical to condone low levels of drinking in pregnancy?.- Ethical challenges when screening for and diagnosing FASD in adults.- Neurocognitive Difficulties Underlying High Risk and Criminal Behaviour in FASD: Clinical Implications.- Medico-legal interventions in management of offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).- Oral language and communication factors to consider when supporting people with FASD involved with the legal system.- Evolution of the Diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5: The Justice System in the United States – Time for a Paradigm Shift!.- Smart Justice and FASD in Alaska: From Prevention to Sentence Mitigation.  

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Monty Nelson, PhD, has been a psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada since 1998.  He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta. He is in full-time private practice conducting neuropsychological assessments in Edmonton, rural Alberta, and the northern territories. He has been a consultant for various adult FASD clinics since 2008. In collaboration with the Lakeland Centre for FASD he does training for other clinicians about the FASD diagnostic process. He has presented at provincial, national, and international conferences on assessments of adults with FASD. The Hon. Marguerite Trussler, B.A., LL.B., LL.M., LL.D. (Hon.), Q.C. was a justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench for 20 years. Following her retirement she became the chair of the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission where she developed an interest in the issues surrounding FASD. For a number of years, she chaired the Institute of Health Economics’ steering committee for the Alberta initiatives on FASD and was the moderator of the Institute’s 2013 consensus conference on Legal Issues of FASD. Since May of 2014, she has been the Ethics Commissioner for the Legislature of the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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