Holistic Care for School-Aged Children

About This Course

"Knowledge and Insight (Understanding)
• GP’s role in prevention and early identification of common learning, emotional, behavioural and health problems in school-going children, and how this role complements our school health service and specialist care
• Typical social emotional development in children, the concept of resilience, and how parents, teachers, our community & society can help to develop these skills
• Expected literacy and numeracy skills in school children
• Up-to-date epidemiology of common learning, emotional, behavioural and health problems in school-going children, and how this impacts epidemiology of chronic diseases in our future adult population, and changes public health priorities (The concept of “Healthy Weight, Healthy Children; Healthy Child, Brighter Future”)
• Up-to-date local epidemiology of adverse childhood events (ACEs) and non-accidental injury, and associated biopsychosocial, emotional and behavioural issues in children; governmental, community and social support/resources
Biopsychosocial challenges in lifestyle modification in school-going children and their families; how socioeconomic status contributes to change sustainability & stages of behavioural change

Application of Knowledge & Insight
• With the Touchpoints approach (Module GCP1004), continue to utilize opportunistic touchpoints to screen for learning, emotional, behavioural and health issues as the pre-schooler advances into primary school education

Appraisal (formation of a judgement)
• School readiness for both parent and child:
o Cognitive ability of child, child’s adaptive skills (e.g. independence in activities, social skills, communication skills), behaviours and attention span, self-management
o School readiness beyond academics; awareness of local educational pathway and Compulsory Education Act (including when and who to refer to)
o How to enable and empower parents to prepare their children for school
• Lifestyle-related health issues in sch