In this online course we will look at why it is important for children and young people to be registered with a GP. We will cover the additional benefits and services this brings in terms of referrals to other health professionals and reasons why a child may not have accessed these before.

We will also look at when and which services we may need to access to ensure that the appropriate treatment is given.

We will cover how we can encourage children and young people to recognise their own needs and take responsibility for themselves, whether it be medication or lifestyle choices and how these can be sustained.

• 1.1 The range and function of health agencies and services available locally
• 1.2 The impact on a CYP if they are not able to register with primary health services
• 1.3 Factors that may jeopardise access to health services for CYP
• 1.4 Ways to help CYP overcome barriers to accessing health service provision
• 2.1 Assess concerns about the health of CYP to decide what action is necessary
• 2.2 Take action to address concerns following agreed procedures
• 2.3 Record and report concerns following agreed procedures
• 2.4 Seek support where concerns are beyond own experience, competence or job role
• 3.1 Support children or young people to recognise their own health needs
• 3.2 Support C&YP to recognise the benefits of keeping appointments and implementing treatments
• 3.3 Support children or young people to access health services and complete recommended treatments
• 3.4 Support CYP who manage their own medication or treatment to do this safely
• 4.1 Describe factors associated with a healthy lifestyle
• 4.2 Evaluate how own actions model a healthy lifestyle
• 4.3 Support children or young people to understand the choices they can make about their lifestyle
• 4.4 Support children or young people to sustain healthy lifestyle choices

By the end of the training course, you will:

• Understand health service provision in relation to children and young people in residential childcare
• Be able to address concerns about the health of children and young people
• Be able to support children and young people to manage their own health needs, as appropriate to their age and level of understanding
• Be able to support children and young people to make healthy lifestyle choices

This training course has been designed specifically for people working with children and young people and provides focus on residential settings. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about supporting children and young people to manage their health. The training course provides content to support qualification units relating to residential childcare.

We offer our courses for your LMS as SCORM files. Depending on the scope of what you need there may be a charge for this. Please connect to discuss it with us.