Core Competencies in Adolescent Health and Development for Primary Care Providers: Including a Tool to Assess the Adolescent Health and Development Co (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789241508315)

The aim of this document is to help countries develop competency-based educational programs in adolescent health and development in both pre-service and in-service education. In addition, it provides guidance on how to assess and improve the structure, content and quality of the adolescent health component of pre-service curricula. By fostering the capacity of health-care providers in adolescent health care and development, the document supports the implementation in countries of the Global Standards for Quality Health-Care Services for Adolescents. The ultimate goal of this competency framework is to increase the quality of health-care services provided to adolescents by improving the education of primary health-care providers.

Author: World Health Organization
ISBN-10: 9241508310
ISBN-13: 9789241508315
Publisher: World Health Organization
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2015
Pages: 53
Format: Paperback