Effective engagement of students from diagnosis, treatment, and beyond in different education contexts (i.e., home, hospital, mainstream schools)
The role of allied health professionals and educator teams in improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people
Support of students and families through the transition stages of the child`s development (e.g., early years to primary; primary to secondary; secondary to tertiary/employment)
Class-student connections and activities that empower peer relationships as a crucial component of education during the different stages of the illness (e.g., hospitalisation, home treatments, school re-entry)
Maintaining relationships and empowering belonging of students with mental health needs, including new and emerging disorders such as school phobia, eating disorders, self-injury
Policy and advocacy that bridge the gap between the education and the health sectors with the hospital or in the mainstream schools
Cultures
Activities tailored for patients and families from different cultural or linguistic backgrounds
Student, parent and/or family perspectives on education and health
Inclusion in mainstream classes
Sibling activities
Narrative activities aimed at acknowledging and empowering all forms of diversity as a key component of each person`s identity and of our modern societies
Competencies
Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings (e.g., home, hospital, mainstream schools), as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Interventions and strategies to support student-centred programs at home, in the hospital, or within the classroom
School re-entry programs and sound practices to inform and prepare the classroom, parents, and teachers for the presence of a student with special health care needs
The impacts of illness on quality of life: learning, social life, development
Preparing and supporting the class in dealing with bereavement and loss
The role of the homebound and hospital teacher in supporting the student`s education and development
Effective coping with illness management in the classroom, at home, in the hospital, including new and emerging disorders such as school phobia, eating disorders, self-injury
Activities that build resilience in the classroom to foster the wellbeing of students
