Hospital School: Investigating the Practical Aspects of Teacher and Parent Training

Olga Ivanova,Elena Tareva,Marina Shalashova,Oksana Gavrilyuk

doi:10.3390/educsci11100612

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practical aspects of training for parents and teachers of chronically ill children who are under long-term treatment in medical institutions. The paper identifies knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with both formal and non-formal education programs for teachers and parents of children undergoing long-term in-patient treatment. Innovative practices used in Moscow City University are presented, including educational techniques, methods and formats for training teachers and parents of children undergoing long-term treatment together with the results of parent surveys and interviews. The paper describes the benefits of a specially designed program of parent professional retraining to provide tutor support for children with long-term illnesses. Integrating the best informal training practices and formal training modules, this program allows for successful tutoring for children with long-term illnesses.

Highlights

According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, in Russia, about six million children under 18 are treated in hospitals every year
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the practical aspects of training for parents and teachers of chronically ill children who are under long-term treatment in medical institutions
It is indicated that a successful functioning of the hospital schools requires specially qualified professionals who are aware of the specifics of teaching long-term ill children and are able to use technologies of psychological and pedagogical support and follow-up both for children undergoing long-term treatment and their parents

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Introduction

According to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, in Russia, about six million children under 18 are treated in hospitals every year. To facilitate the introduction of these guidelines, the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation created a special hierarchical system of medical care, according to which medical organizations or their subdivisions are divided into three levels depending on their main activities and assigned functions [2,3]. According to these guidelines, treatment and training of seriously ill children should be carried out by medical institutions with subdivisions providing high-tech medical care. It is indicated that a successful functioning of the hospital schools requires specially qualified professionals who are aware of the specifics of teaching long-term ill children and are able to use technologies of psychological and pedagogical support and follow-up both for children undergoing long-term treatment and their parents

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