6 voices in 10 minutes: Tools for education in children

Abstract

6 voices in 10 minutes: Experiences in education in Argentina

Tools for education in children

Healthcare professionals need a specialized and appropriate training on the principles of teaching/learning practices to be able to successfully implement diabetes education on children, adolescents and their caregivers. This training must be designed to promote the autonomy of people with diabetes. The educational interventions that have proven to be effective include the following strategies: firstly, considering children and their families as a patient, taking into account the age of the person with diabetes, if we are treating a baby or an adolescent, their context, their learning modality, an so, this way, integrate this knowledge to the routine clinic practice, as a continuous process of service provision. Interventions must be focused on the psychosocial factors, and with the inclusion of the ongoing responsibility from the parents or caregivers, both during childhood and adolescence. It’s fundamental to make use of techniques that allow for exercise in the resolution of everyday situations, the establishment of therapeutic goals, built together with the family and the healthcare team, communication skills, and the capacity to solve family conflicts, always through ludic-recreational activities, both individually and in a group.