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The Impact of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome on Early Family Experiences
This webinar – the third in the LCRN’s series on Occupational Therapy and MCH: An Emerging Partnership to Improve Early Family Experiences and Life Course Health Development – features Tracy Jirikowic, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA.
Dr. Jirikowic is an occupational therapist and Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington. Her research interests broadly include factors that affect the occupational performance and participation of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities, with an emphasis on children with or at-risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Dr. Jirikowic’s research activities include the examination of biobehavioral regulatory processes in infants and children with prenatal alcohol exposure, sensory-motor developmental processes and interventions for children, and early intervention and parenting supports for caregivers of high-risk children.
Webinar recording available here