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Determining Client Need In A Multi-State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consortium: From Training To Practice, Suzanne Christopher, Tim Dunnagan, George Haynes, Lili Stiff

Tim Dunnagan

Background: A multi-state consortium was developed in the US to conduct baseline data collection and intervention research on fetal alcohol syndrome. Each state employed support specialists whose job it was to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption in women who were at high risk for drinking alcohol during their pregnancy. The purpose of this paper is to report how support specialists in three primarily rural/frontier states were trained to assess client need and how client need was actually assessed in the field.

Methods: A qualitative process evaluation was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Interviews were conducted with state staff involved in support …