Supporting Children with Arthritis

Medical Conditions  

Course Overview

CPD/CE Points:  60 Mins

Assessment:  10

Pass Rate:  80%

Ideal For: 

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Course Details

Supporting Children with Arthritis in Education Settings is an informative, professional development resource for professionals looking to raise awareness of how arthritis can affect children and young people. This CPD course develops awareness and understanding among educators, school staff, peers, and classmates thus promoting inclusion and providing a supportive environment where arthritis students feel valued.

Participants will be informed about the causes, symptoms, and complications of juvenile arthritis, gaining the knowledge necessary to support students in their care.

Educators will learn of the impact that arthritis can have on children and young people, and how symptoms can be treated, so sufferers can go on and achieve a better quality of life.

Teachers will gain an understanding of what it’s like to live with arthritis so that they can understand the difficulties, challenges, and problems that children and young people face as they go about their daily lives.

This CPD for teachers and teaching assistants also explains how juvenile arthritis can impact a child’s academic and social access. 

In addition, education professionals will learn how to support children using effective strategies and devices in the classroom and around the school environment.

Whether you aim to equip yourself with an understanding of juvenile arthritis as part of your continuing professional development or already have a direct connection with children suffering from it, this CPD course will provide you with all the tools and knowledge that you need to make a difference. 

Course Aims

This CPD course for teachers aims to provide educators with a better understanding of the challenges faced by children and young people that suffer from arthritis, and to identify possible accommodations and strategies for promoting inclusion and academic success.

Course Objectives

There are several objectives that this CPD course will help you to achieve. 

You will:

  • Understand what arthritis is, how it affects children and young people, and its prevalence in the paediatric population.
  • Explore the difficulties children and young people may face in school due to their condition, including physical limitations, difficulties with daily tasks, etc and the impact this can have on their academic and social success.
  • Identify potential accommodations which help support children with arthritis in the classroom setting, such as extra time for tasks, breaks during the school day, assistive devices, adaptive physical education classes, etc.
  • Evaluate the importance of awareness and understanding among educators, school staff, peers, and classmates, to promote inclusion and create a supportive school environment.

Course Curriculum

  • Welcome to Teach HQ online learning
  • Introduction

  • Definition of arthritis and its effects
  • Prevalence of arthritis in children 

  • Challenges faced by children with arthritis 
  • Scenario: Sophie, 13
  • Struggles with everyday tasks
  • Scenario: Andi, 11
  • Impact on academic and social success
  • Scenario: Daniel, 12

  • Classroom integration and inclusion
  • Making reasonable adjustments and accommodations
  • Extra time for tasks
  • Breaks during the day
  • Assistive devices
  • Scenario: Kai, 15
  • Adaptive physical education (APE)
  • Scenario: Jay, 13

  • Educators and support teams
  • Scenario: Paul, 11
  • Peers and classmates

  • Conclusion

  • Assessment

  • Assessment 10 Assessments

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