Legal Issues: Presentations

Wed 18 Sep 2013 | Thu 19 Sep 2013 | Fri 20 Sep 2013

Legal Issues of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Final Program

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

8:45 – 10:25

QUESTION 1: What are the implications of FASD for the legal system?
a) An overview of FASD and its general implications

• An Introduction to FASD
  Sterling Clarren, CEO and Scientific Director, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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• Prenatal alcohol exposure and abnormal brain development
  Kathy Sulik, Professor of Cell Biology and Physiology; Member of the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76668739
• Can FASD be imaged?
  Sarah Treit, Centre for Neuroscience, University of Alberta
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76668741
• Characteristics of FASD
  Carmen Rasmussen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta; Research Affiliate, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76668742
   

10:45 – 12:15

b) Legal Implications of FASD

• Prevalence of FASD in the legal system
  Patricia MacPherson, Senior Research Manager, Correctional Service of Canada
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• Socio-Economic implications of FASD
  Philip Jacobs, Professor of Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta; Director of Research Collaborations, IHE
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• Legal perspectives of FASD
  Fia Jampolsky, Chair, Yukon Human Rights Commission; Lawyer, Cabott and Cabott, Whitehorse
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  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76732728
• Question & Answer 1
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76921299
   

13:00 – 14:30

QUESTION 2: How can efforts to identify people with FASD in the legal system be improved?

• Potential impact, benefits and burdens of an FASD screening program in the corrections system
  Larry Burd, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine; Director of the North Dakota Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center and PAS Clinic
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• Review of current models for assessment and screening of FASD in the youth justice system
  Ab Chudley, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba; Medical Director, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Program in Genetics and Metabolism
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• Building effective connections between courts and diagnostic clinics
  Julianne Conry, Asante Centre, Maple Ridge, BC.; previously, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76740154
• Question & Answer 2
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76921301
   

14:50 - 17:00

QUESTION 3: How can the criminal justice system respond more effectively to people with FASD?

• At what points in the criminal justice process is an individual with FASD most vulnerable?
  Patricia Yuzwenko, Associate Senior Counsel, Youth Criminal Defence Office, Edmonton, Alberta
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76740156
• How could an understanding of needs in FASD shape sentencing responses within the criminal justice system?
  Jacqueline Pei, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta
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• The effect of FASD on the reliability of confessions and the giving of testimony
  Kaitlyn McLachlan, Clinical psychology, forensic specialization, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76741919
• Policy and legal recommendations to the understanding of FASD, its challenges and potential solutions
  William Edwards, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
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• FASD and the modern sentencing theory debate; a path to criminal code reforms
  Allan Manson, Professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/77178307
   

Thursday, 19 September 2013

9:05 – 10:40

QUESTION 3 continued

• Considerations in making effective sentences for persons with FASD
  The Honourable Judge Sheila Whelan, Provincial Court of Saskatchewan
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• Legislative impediments to judicial consideration of moral blameworthiness in sentencing offenders with FASD
  Jonathan Rudin, Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto; Chair, FASD Justice Committee
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• How can a youth criminal defence advocacy model assist young people with FASD navigate the justice system
  Cathy Lane Goodfellow, Acting Senior Counsel, Youth Criminal Defence Office "Correction: the cost of the program is $3.9 million/year for the two cities."
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/77178308
• Question & Answer 3
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76921303
   

11:00 – 12:45

QUESTION 4: How can family courts and the family/child welfare legal system address the specific needs of people with FASD?

• Working with parents with FASD in family and child welfare matters
  Lydia Bubel, Lawyer, Family Law Office, Alberta Legal Aid
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76756874
• What specific characteristics of FASD need to be taken into account in family court and in the child welfare system?
  • Donna Debolt, Social Work Consultant, Edmonton, Alberta
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  • Gail Andrew, Board Member, Canada FASD Research Network; Medical Site Lead, Pediatrics; Medical Director, FASD Clinical Services; Pediatric Consultant, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
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    http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76756873
• How can children with FASD be best supported in foster care or other placements?
  Corey La Berge, Deputy Children's Advocate, Manitoba Legislative Assembly
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76763786
   

13:30 - 15:05

QUESTION 5: What are best practices for guardianship, trusteeship and social support in a legal context?

• Broadening guardianship and lowering barriers to service eligibility; protective arrangements for people with FASD
  Stephen Greenspan, Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado
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• Clinical and ethical issues within capacity assessment of people with FASD
  Arlin Pachet, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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• Views from a Public Guardian's perspective
  Barb Martini, Director, Office of the Public Guardian
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76911576
   

15:25 - 16:45

QUESTION 6: What legal measures are there in different jurisdictions to contribute to the prevention of FASD, and what are the ethical and economic implications of these measures?

• Legal measures to contribute to prevention of FASD, effectiveness and ethical issues
  Nancy Poole, Director, Research and Knowledge Transition, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Womans Health; Research Consultant, Woman and Substance Use Issues, British Columbia Womans Hospital
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76911578
• Legal and ethical aspects of meconium testing to identify alcohol use during pregnancy
  Gideon Koren, Director, The Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children; Professor of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto; Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Physiology/ Pharmacology; Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology, University of Western Ontario; Scientific Chair, CFFAR
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76911577
   

Friday, 20 September 2013

9:00 – 12:00

Reading of the Consensus Statement, open discussion, comments on the statement, and closing remarks

• Reading of the consensus statement
  Jury Chair: The Honourable Ian Binnie C.C., Q.C.
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76921305
  

  Please note that the reading of the Consensus Statement by The Honourable Ian Binnie is a working draft; to view the final draft please click here: Consensus Statement on Legal Issues of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

• Responses from the speakers
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76916978
• Responses from the audience
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76916979
• Concluding remarks from the jury
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76921297
• Myles Himmelreich, Motivational Speaker
  http://vimeo.com/channels/907053/76746825