FASD Support Services in Edmonton and Calgary
Entrust provides developmental disability services in Edmonton and Calgary for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), offering supportive group homes and respite services within our comprehensive support framework. Families turn to Entrust when their loved one needs consistent, compassionate support for executive function challenges, behavioural needs, memory difficulties, social skill development, and impulse control. Our approach is grounded in understanding, structure, and respect for each person’s unique strengths.
FASD Respite Care Through Developmental Disability Services
Temporary Relief for FASD Caregivers
Entrust offers respite care services throughout Edmonton, Calgary, and surrounding areas for families caring for individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Our developmental disability respite programs provide temporary relief for caregivers while individuals with FASD receive appropriate behavioral support and structured environments.
Understanding FASD Support Needs
We understand that individuals with FASD resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure may experience challenges with executive function, impulse control, memory retention, emotional regulation, and social judgment. Our staff receive ongoing developmental disability training that covers FASD support strategies and recognizes the need for consistent routines, clear expectations, and environmental modifications.
Centre for Supports Programming
Our Centre for Supports in Edmonton welcomes children aged 4-12 with developmental disabilities, including fetal alcohol syndrome. We provide individualized programming through child-led play with 1:1 or 1:2 staffing ratios. This approach allows children with fetal alcohol syndrome to engage in structured activities while receiving support for attention difficulties, social interaction skills, and behavioural guidance.
Group Homes Serving Individuals with FASD in Edmonton and Calgary
Residential Care for Youth and Adults with FASD
Entrust operates group homes in Edmonton and Calgary that serve individuals with various developmental disabilities, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Our residential care program provides supportive living environments for youth under 17 and adults over 17 who require daily living support, routine establishment, and behavioural guidance.
Structured Living with Consistent Support
Each group home accommodates up to three residents with developmental disabilities. This small-group setting allows our trained staff to provide personalized attention that addresses individual FASD-related needs, including memory support, impulse control guidance, social skill development, daily routine maintenance, and strategies for executive function challenges.
Individualized Plans for FASD Support
Our group homes serve people with FASD through comprehensive individualized support plans. These plans address executive function barriers, emotional regulation needs, social judgment support, memory compensation strategies, and daily living skills that help individuals with FASD achieve greater independence and community integration.
FASD Support Through Behavioural Consultation and Environmental Interventions
Behavioural Consultation for FASD Challenges
Entrust’s developmental disability support team includes behaviour specialists, support workers, and care coordinators with experience serving individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Our team conducts thorough behavioural consultations to identify patterns, triggers, and effective intervention strategies for individuals experiencing impulse control difficulties, emotional dysregulation, or social interaction challenges.
Professional Training in FASD Support
Our staff receive professional development training in developmental disability support that encompasses FASD support strategies. We work closely with families, schools, and healthcare providers to create comprehensive wellness support plans that address each person’s unique challenges, including attention difficulties, memory deficits, social skill gaps, and executive function needs.
Environmental Modifications for FASD
Our proactive environmental intervention approach helps reduce triggers that contribute to challenging behaviors in individuals with FASD. We focus on creating supportive environments with consistent routines, clear visual supports, reduced sensory distractions, and structured expectations that accommodate executive function differences.
Supporting FASD Through Consistent Care
We understand that individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome may struggle with impulse control, abstract concepts, time management, cause-and-effect reasoning, and emotional regulation. Our staff support these needs through predictable routines, concrete communication, and behavioural guidance that helps individuals develop coping strategies.
Government Funding for FASD Services in Alberta
Alberta residents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder can access Entrust’s developmental disability services through established government funding programs. Families specifically seek our FASD support through these funding pathways:
FSCD (Family Support for Children with Disabilities): Covers respite care and behavioural support services for children under 18 with FASD. Funding includes at-centre respite, in-home support, and community integration activities.
PDD (Persons with Developmental Disabilities): Provides funding for group homes, community access supports, and behavioural consultations for adults over 18 with FASD and related developmental disabilities.
Entrust serves Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park, Leduc, Beaumont, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, St. Albert, Calgary, Red Deer, and surrounding areas with experienced FASD support within our developmental disability programs.
Accessing Our Services
Individuals who qualify for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) or Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) services, are eligible for our Residential Care program and Community Access Supports program. Please speak to your PDD or FSCD Coordinator to find out more. For Community Access Supports please contact PDD coordinators only.