The IMPACT Tools
The IMPACT Tools
Using the Tools
The IMPACT tools are designed to support FASD-informed mental health care. Although each tool is created with one primary audience in mind (i.e., service providers, individuals with FASD, or caregivers), they are flexible and you may find other ways to use them as well.
Some of the tools below have a User Guide document, which provides further background information in addition to the Tool version. The User Guides are intended to facilitate the use of the Tools. If a Tool includes both a User Guide and Tool version, we recommend looking at both to ensure you review all the relevant information to see how each Tool may be useful to you.
Find Your Tools
Because improving mental health is a shared responsibility/journey, we have created tailored ‘kits’ based on who the tools are primarily designed for: individuals with FASD, caregivers, and service providers.
Tool Overview
IMPACT provides support before, during, and after the therapeutic process. You can download them at the links below or access them through this website.
Check out all our tools, and see which ones you would like to use!
Individuals With FASD
PREPARING FOR THERAPY
Makes common therapy processes and practices easier to understand. You can use it together with a trusted support person.
Service Providers
RELATIONAL CLARITY AGREEMENT
Shows the roles and responsibilities of everyone in therapy, like the person with FASD, caregivers, and providers. It can be used as a fillable agreement to have clear conversations about everyone's roles and responsibilities throughout the therapeutic process.
CYCLE OF PERCEPTION
Provides information on how your views can impact your actions. You can use this tool to understand how you can challenge stigma about FASD through various strategies.
FASD-INFORMED CONSENT CHECKLIST
Outlines ways in which existing consent forms can be modified and adapted for people with FASD.
Self-Assessment For Practitioner Beliefs and Attitudes
Helps service providers reflect on their attitudes, beliefs, and practices when working with people with FASD to uncover biases or misconceptions. Reflecting on our beliefs helps everyone grow.
UNDERSTANDING & SUPPORTING BRAIN-BASED DIFFERENCES
Explains different behaviours that may be observed throughout therapy and reframes them through a brain-responsive, FASD-informed lens. Different FASD-informed strategies for responding to the behaviours are offered.
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE & FASD EDUCATION
Provides a compilation of general information regarding FASD, mental health, trauma, and mental health treatment for people with FASD. Practice vignettes are outlined to provide an opportunity to think through client examples.
THERAPEUTIC GOAL PLANNING AND OUTCOME MONITORING
Helps you engage in collaborative goal setting with people with FASD and their families. There are templates to monitor treatment outcomes and gather feedback from both individuals with FASD and their caregivers. These tools encourage open conversations, help track progress, and strengthen the partnership between everyone involved.