Social Paediatrics in Saskatoon in Association with St. Mary's

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3. Prevention and intervention services which help to identify students at risk. 4. Participating in case conferences/team meetings. 5. Acting as a resource to parents, schools, colleagues or community groups as required (lectures, question and answer sessions, telephonic/in-person). Definitions: Social paediatrics: • Providing care to infants, children and youth, recognizing that the child exists within the context of the family, the community and society; and that it is not just biology and genetics, but the social constructs like economics, politics, history, gender, race culture and ethnicity that affect the health and well-being of children. • The principles embodied in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) are incorporated in the practice of Social Paediatrics; providing a legal framework for working towards improving policy, accountability and social justice. Comprehensive School Based health: • Bringing the ‘doctors’ office into the schools as a means to improve accessibility for disadvantaged patients and families, working cooperatively with the schools to become an integral part of the school environment, offering a range of services in a multidisciplinary environment. © Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division 2011 8
• Student education, health and mental health through a shared family-schoolcommunity approach. Purpose/goals of service: 1) Building relationships: with children and youth, families, the community and schools, by: o Acknowledging and respecting people’s culture/s and life experiences acknowledging the effects of institutional racism and intergenerational poverty on health. o Being non-judgmental, respecting confidentiality. o Listening to the communities’ ‘needs’, not healthcare workers ‘wants’ respecting existing services within the schools and the community. o Working together across disciplines and professions as a multidisciplinary team which includes the communities in which we practice. o Serving as role-models /and or mentors in the lives of children and youth. 2) Advocacy - for patients and families using the principles of the UNCRC: o Health Care: Improved access: the right of all children to access appropriate services in a timely manner; helping to negotiate the barriers that exist for children and youth living in poverty. © Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division 2011 9
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Page 37 and 38: Benefits: 1. Inner Peace: Through a
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