Question 5

Assignment: Patient Education for Children and Adolescents

Patient education is an effe

ctive tool in supporting compliance and treatment for a diagnosis. It is

important to consider effective ways to educate patients and their families about a diagnosis

—

such as

coaching, brochures, or videos

—

and to recognize that the efficacy of any material

s may differ based on

the needs and learning preferences of a particular patient. Because patients or their families may be

overwhelmed with a new diagnosis, it is important that materials provided by the practitioner clearly

outline the information that p

atients need to know.

For this Assignment, you will pretend that you are a contributing writer to a health blog. You are tasked

with explaining important information about an assigned mental health disorder in language

appropriate for child/adolescent patients and/or their care

givers.

The Assignment

In a 300

–

to 500

–

word blog post written for a patient and/or caregiver audience, explain signs and

symptoms for your diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, nonpharmacological treatments, and

appropriate community resources and referrals.

TOPIC OF CASE STUDY

General

Anxiety disorder in childhood and adolescents.

Assignment: Patient Education for Children and Adolescents

Patient education is an effective tool in supporting compliance and treatment for a diagnosis. It is

important to consider effective ways to educate patients and their families about a diagnosis—such as

coaching, brochures, or videos—and to recognize that the efficacy of any materials may differ based on

the needs and learning preferences of a particular patient. Because patients or their families may be

overwhelmed with a new diagnosis, it is important that materials provided by the practitioner clearly

outline the information that patients need to know.

For this Assignment, you will pretend that you are a contributing writer to a health blog. You are tasked

with explaining important information about an assigned mental health disorder in language

appropriate for child/adolescent patients and/or their caregivers.

The Assignment

In a 300- to 500-word blog post written for a patient and/or caregiver audience, explain signs and

symptoms for your diagnosis, pharmacological treatments, nonpharmacological treatments, and

appropriate community resources and referrals.

TOPIC OF CASE STUDY

General Anxiety disorder in childhood and adolescents.