This class explores health care concerns for children entering care, including:
the medical home
health care evaluations
physical health issues
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Children Entering Care: Mental Health Issues
This course is Closed Captioned Disponible en español
Explores common mental health issues for children entering care, how disorders are diagnosed and treated, and how parents can work with professionals to support their children's mental health needs. [Also available in Spanish]
Examines four types of sleep problems in children: fears about sleeping alone, frequent waking and roaming, nightmares and night terrors, and sleep problems and depression.
This course is Closed Captioned Disponible en español
Dr. Robert Nickel and Susan Edelstein, M.S. discuss the issues and challenges faced by parents who care for substance-exposed infants, including the effects of legal and illegal drugs, multiple substance abuse, working with the child's professional team, and successful parenting strategies. [Also available in Spanish]
This course is Closed Captioned Disponible en español
Explores fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, how to identify them, and how parents can support children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol. [Also available in Spanish]
Explores common eating and food issues for children in care, including hoarding food and excessive eating, eating food from unhealthy sources, overweight and obesity, and picky eating.
As many as 80% of children coming into care have a medical condition and many have not experienced regular health care. This course explores common physical health issues for children entering care and how parents can collaborate with health care and community providers to support their children's medical needs.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
describe the "medical home"
describe the role of primary care physician (PCP)
define "chronic" and "acute"
know what to expect in initial and follow-up health care visits
describe common physical health issues for children entering care
understand how to support children with acute and chronic medical conditions