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Educational strategies for chronically ill students: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Katherine Rowe  and
Patricia Fitzgerald
Katherine Rowe*
Affiliation:
Royal Children’s Hospital
Patricia Fitzgerald
Affiliation:
Department of Education
*
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road. Parkville Victoria 3052, Fax: + 61 (03) 9345 6667, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Chronic illness, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, has a major impact on the sociol, emotional, and educational well-being of the young people affected by it. Many students are either absent from school for prolonged periods or able to attend for only a few classes each week. Students have identified the importance of educational strategies in the management of their illness. If the school or educational setting is functioning appropriately, then social, emotional, developmental, and academic issues associated with chronic illness gradually resolve. A program developed in conjunction with the Victorian Visiting Teacher Service is described. Strategies used to assist housebound students, their carers, teaching staff, and students who are gradually returning to school are outlined.

Keywords

Chronic Fatigue Syndromechronic illnesseducational strategies
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Research Article
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , November 1999 , pp. 5 - 21
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1999

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