Join the Doctors in Secondary Schools Clinical Training Program's Breakfast Club.
Each fortnight throughout Term 3, join us alongside a specialist as we discuss common issues presenting in young people. These sessions are designed for clinicians, nurses and educators.Â
Date
Title
Learning outcomes
Wednesday 31 July 7.30am-8.30am
Tools for Schools and Families: Recommending reasonable adjustments for young people in the school and home environments with Dr Bill Garvey
Describe the role of social prescribing for families, and reasonable adjustments in schools, for students with learning difficulties, disorders, ASD and ADHD, and behavioural concernsÂ
Discuss the role of school-based service providers in advocating for individuals and working with school communities.Â
Discuss common school strategies and family options that are accessible for young people and easy to recommend in practiceÂ
Differentiate those in whom higher level adjustment or support is required and pathways to engage this supportÂ
Participate in a community of practice and peer learningÂ
Wednesday 14 August 7.30am-8.30am
Not just a 'picky eater': Neurodivergence and feeding difficulties, disordered eating and eating disorders with Hilary Smith
Describe the differences between feeding difficulties, disordered eating and eating disorders, and the relationship with neurodiversity
Discuss tools and strategies for identifying and managing eating disorders in neurodivergent young peopleÂ
Describe the role of school-based health providers in working within an integrated community-based team for neurodivergent young people with disordered eating and eating disordersÂ
Participate in a community of practice and peer learningÂ
Wednesday 28 August 7.30am-8.30am
DiSS BITS Part 3 with Desiree Smith and Stephanie Stewart
Discuss the role of brief interventions for YP with low to moderate mental ill-health in school-based health services
Examine a case plan for a young person working through the relevant Brief Intervention Toolkit module (?Sleep, Nutrition, Physical Activity)Â
Construct a practical approach to using the Orygen brief intervention toolkit modules through case-based discussion.Â
Participate in a community of practice and peer learning.Â
Wednesday 11 September 7.30am-8.30am
Roundabouts and Workarounds: Creating easier roads for young people to navigate school-based health services with Dr Biacna Forrester and Dr Simone Craig
Describe the development of School based health services across different levels or domains of healthcareÂ
Explore systemic school barriers and enablers in the school setting Â
Co-create solutions to common issues in practiceÂ
Participate in a community of practice and peer learning. Â
Topics and titles are subject to change. These series events have been approved in the RACGP 2023-2025 triennium as a 4-hour activity (Activity number TBC): 4 hours of Reviewing Performance.
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