The Maze Phase
The Maze Phase is a podcast for Primary health care professionals working with teens navigating life and the Australian Healthcare system. In this podcast, GP Dr Bianca Forrester interviews experts in the field of Adolescent Health and Social care to provide clinical updates, practice tips and best practice approaches to working with teens in Primary care. This series focuses on the school-aged teen and considers approaches to care in school-based settings.
The Maze Phase
Kids in out of home care- How can the GP help?
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Bianca Forrester
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Season 1
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Episode 12
In this episode, GP Bianca Forrester speaks with researcher Dr Susan Webster and Paediatrician Dr Karen McLean about the health needs of kids in out of home care and how we can bridge the gaps they face in accessing health care.
"One of the things to keep in mind for these young people is that when abuse or neglect has occurred, it has been in the privacy of the young person's home. Their parents may not have accessed health care....so kids may have big gaps in their health and medical care."
"They do know what is most important to them and they want to be listened to and heard. Something really wonderful that GPs and nurses (and all of us) can do clinically is to respect their views and try to meet them where they are at."
Shownotes:
National Clinical Assessment Framework for Kids in out-of-home-care
·Susan recommends the following resource: https://www.ddwmphn.com.au/uploads/publications/CYPC_Final.pdf
Susan mentioned the Snap that Stigma website https://create.org.au
·Karen discusses Trauma informed care and recommends: https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/sites/default/files/publication-documents/cfca37-trauma-informed-practice.pdf
HEADSS screening tool: https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Engaging_with_and_assessing_the_adolescent_patient/
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Aboriginal and torres strait islander child and young people are over represented in out of home care
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Karen Mclean’s research: https://www.mcri.edu.au/news/most-children-living-out-home-care-don’t-access-health-services
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Australian National Standards of care- https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/pac_national_standard.pdf
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National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009 – 2020 https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cyp-oohc-framework
Leaving home care plan- Victoria https://services.dffh.vic.gov.au/leaving-care
This Podcast was recorded over "zoom" in May-June 2022
Presented by: Bianca Forrester
Guests: Dr Susan Webster, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne
Dr Karen McLean, Paediatrician Royal Children's hospital and Researcher Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Produced by: Bianca Forrester
Music: Space Cadet Lullabies
Graphics: Gaal Creative
The Maze Phase is a production of the University of Melbourne, Australia. The Maze Phase is licenced under Creative Commons, Copyright 2017, the University of Melbourne.