Social workers and support workers in Aotearoa NZ are key to improving the lives of individuals with FASD and their whānau / families.

FASD-CAN run quarterly webinars for the support sector featuring special-interest presentations from FASD-informed experts. The aim is for our support professionals to learn more about this specific neurodisability and gain strategies to help them (and their whānau / families) to live their best lives. 

The FASD LANSAS group will meet online once a quarter in 2025. FINAL date for 2025:

• Tuesday 10 March 2026: 'WORDS MATTER: Supporting Neurodivergent Tamariki with Collaboration and Compassion'. This session will look at how language can reframe attitudes and open conversations around brain-based symptoms of behaviour.

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Registration

Click here to register for this webinar on our training platform.

Past webinars

Our past webinar recordings will be available to watch on our training platform once they have been loaded up – usually about a week after the live session goes out. Click here to head there now. 

Be part of the FASD-CAN LANSAS Group

Note: If you have registered for the LANSAS group in the past, you'll automatically receive a reminder email before each webinar.

If you're not a member of LANSAS, please head to our info and registration page to become part of the group. We'll let you know when the next webinar is coming up so you can head to our training platform and sign up for it. We'll also be able to let you know about any other essential social and support worker info.

* PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of enabling as many social workers and support workers as possible to become FASD-informed, we have removed the requirement of becoming a member of FASD-CAN to take part – but we would love you to join us! It's quick and easy, and your membership info helps us to tailor our training – plus, adding to our numbers may also help with funding. There is no requirement for other input, and you will receive just one newsletter per month. Click here to join us.

Please do inform your colleagues about LANSAS!