Families Moving Forward Specialist Training

Families Moving Forward (FMF) Specialist Training, 6 day training

February 10, 11, 18, 24 and March 3, 10, 2025 (depending on training size, possible training date of March 14 or 17) from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm EST.

$2,500.00 – Submit your application today!  The deadline is January 20, 2025.  There is no fee to apply.  By completing the “registration” form you will receive a copy of the application.

Learn the evidence-based, CDC recommended, intervention for FASD

The Families Moving Forward (FMF) Specialist Training is a six-day course, with an ensuing 12–18 1-hour intervention fidelity (IF) training, which teaches professionals to deliver the FMF Program as an FMF Specialist.  The IF training is coordinated with the Families Moving Forward office in Seattle following the completion of the FMF Specialist Training and is 12-18 1-hour sessions. ($1500-$2700)

The FMF Program is a positive parenting intervention designed to help families raising children between 3 and 13 years old, or who are older but at a functional level in this range. The program aims to help children who have concerning behavior problems and are affected by prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), with or without a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis. This behavioral consultation intervention combines a positive behavior support (PBS) approach with motivational interviewing (MI), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help parents change their own knowledge and attitudes about the disorder, leading to improvements in their child’s behavior. The FMF Program is a scientifically validated intervention listed as a promising practice by the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse.

The Families Moving Forward (FMF) Program is for master’s level professionals in counseling, social work, psychology or related fields, working with families with children living with PAE/FASD, in person or via telehealth.

FMF sessions are designed to be delivered in person, however, they may be conducted via telehealth.  Sessions are designed to be delivered in order but can be easily customized to suit the needs of individual families.

• Six days of virtual, comprehensive training including didactics, with a live trainer over Zoom, readings, videos, and cooperative discussion
• Learn scientifically validated strategies to help children living with PAE and/or FASD and their families
• Gain a thorough understanding of FASD & PAE, including associated stigma from leading psychologists in the field.
• Access to the online FMF Portal for full intervention materials specifically designed for this clinical population
• Practice and support using actual session materials to become comfortable with the clinical process.
• Become a PAE & FASD-informed  provider

30 CEs through FL CEBrokers for LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, and Certified Master Social Workers.

TRAINER:  Dr. Trancik is a licensed child clinical psychologist who specializes in FASD diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, with over a decade of research experience in the field. She served as a Neuropsychologist on the Florida Center for Early Childhood FASD Clinic team for 14 years. Florida Center’s FASD Clinic is the State’s first and only state-wide diagnostic and intervention clinic. Her career in the field of FASD began 20 years ago while enrolled in graduate school at the University of Washington. During that time she assisted Dr. Carmichael Olson in developing the FMF Program as a scientifically-validated FASD intervention. She is now the primary FMF trainer on the East Coast.

The Families Moving Forward (FMF) Specialist Training is offered by The Florida Center Training Institute, a division of The Florida Center for Early Childhood in association with the Families Moving Forward Program Office in Seattle, Washington.