Child and Adolescent Health Essentials
Course details
| NZQF Level | 7 |
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About the course
This short course is designed to expand your knowledge and skill relating to the holistic assessments of children and adolescents, allowing you to integrate it into your practice.
Topics covered include: pain assessment; abdominal pain/IBS; oral health; asthma/eczema; nutrition, including obesity; child and adolescent mental health; communicating with young patients; Māori and Pacific health issues related to children and adolescents; health promotion and health literacy; referral; ethics, consent and privacy issues.
Please note: to enrol for this programme you must be a qualified osteopath.
Strong demand for osteopaths means there are many job opportunities available both in New Zealand and overseas. Successful completion of this programme broadens your expertise and can expand your employment opportunities into specialist areas.
About the provider
Ara Institute of Canterbury is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutes. Specialising in applied, vocational and professional training, it offers more than 150 courses from foundation to postgraduate level.
Ara caters to a diverse range of learners; from school leavers and career changers to professionals wanting to upskill and individuals seeking to re-enter the workforce.
All Ara students benefit from the Ara Advantage: relevant courses, taught by inspirational mentors in real-life learning environments. Almost every Ara programme includes work-integrated learning. Work placements, apprenticeships, industry-based projects and internships ensure students are work-ready when they graduate.
Across its six campuses, Ara’s dedicated tutors and non-academic staff support students throughout their study journey. A comprehensive range of student services - such as financial assistance, learning support, health and wellbeing services, accommodation, childcare and student events – contributes to the success of every student.
It also has six additional small community hubs which deliver free digital upskilling and personal development courses.