Health Care Needs of Children and Youth in the Child Welfare System Tier 2 eLearning

Level: Core Practice – Lineworker

Credits: 1

Intended Audience: This course is intended for new and experienced social workers in the child welfare system

Description of Course: This course covers content on attending to the health care needs of infants, youth and non-minor dependent youth in foster care. The course also
covers services available to meet medical needs, as well as a process to ensure continuity of care for children in the foster care system.

Intended Objectives:

• Recognize the four main components of holistic health
• Recognize the role of holistic health in promoting the overall health and well being
• Recognize the special medical needs of children, youth and non- minor dependents in foster care
• Recognize the social worker’s role in facilitating medical care for children, youth and non-minor dependents in foster care
• Identify resources available to promote health and wellness for children, youth and non-minor dependents involved in the child welfare system
• Explain the collaborative roles of care providers and foster care public health nurses in the prevention, care, treatment, advocacy, and follow-up of health care needs for children, youth and non-minor dependents
• Identify the role of the health and education passport in ensuring children, youth and non-minor dependents receive appropriate medical care, and the social worker’s role in maintaining the Health and Education Passport

Topics Include:

• Values associated with a holistic health approach
• Health issues of children in foster care
• Chronic conditions linked to foster care youth
• Obtaining a Medical History
• Health and Education Passport
• Child Health Disability Program
• The use of Public Health Nurses in child welfare
• Some Special Problems in Foster Care Youth