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Chapter 3 - Working with School-Age Children with Medical Concerns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2020

Kristin H. Kroll
Kristin H. Kroll
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Summary

This chapter focuses on reviewing common concerns that arise for school-age children, including but not limited to risk for certain types of accidents and injuries, nonproductive parenting styles, and difficulties communicating with peers about their chronic illness. Clinical vignettes are utilized to help illustrate clinical strategies for assisting parents with balancing safety concerns and allowing children to experience natural consequences, as well as providing example activities to help children discuss their illness with classmates on reentry into the classroom, common problems that may arise during clinical work with young children with medical problems. This section is then followed by a discussion of the formalized school accommodations that can be utilized to help a child successfully engage in the school curriculum. At the end of this chapter, resources are provided, with a sample 504 plan and key strategies when a child demonstrates school refusal.

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school systempeer communicationchronic illnessschool ageelementary schoolmiddle school
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Pediatric Psychology in Clinical Practice
Empirically Supported Interventions
 , pp. 39 - 52
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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