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How We Do It
The Hospital Familiarisation Program was introduced by the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital Western Australia in 1983 and is designed to prepare children for possible hospitalisation or visits to the doctor or dentist. Negative reactions to hospitalisation and medical intervention can have immediate or long lasting psychological effects. This video shows in detail the different components of the program including the group session where children participate in discussions about their own hospital experiences, the showing of various pieces of medical equipment and the free play time where children are given the opportunity to dress up as doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, etc. while others act being the patients. A video is also viewed in which a young child is admitted to hospital and taken through the usual procedures. |
What's New~ Useful Links ~
Good Beginnings provides free early childhood and practical parenting programs for children and families across Australia, based at their Early Years Centres or visits to your home. 22 November 2011 AWCH attended the Youth Health2011 – It’s Totally Important Conference in November in Sydney. The conference ran over 3 days and was a wonderful mix of professionals and young people coming together to discuss youth health. AWCH jointly hosted a pre-conference workshop which had a morning session discussing the rights of young people in healthcare and the standards required to protect those rights followed in the afternoon with presentations and discussion about training and workforce development in adolescent healthcare.
Click on the report to read about the workshop, go to www.youthhealth2011.com.au and follow the tweets or check out the program at www.youthhealth2011.com.au/program/conference-program/ 04 October 2011 |
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