Child and Family Health Service Flynn Drive

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Child and Family Health ServiceFlynn Drive

• DEPARTMENT OF
• HEALTH AND FAMILIES

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Staff

• Staffed by Registered Nurses/Registered Midwives
  with Post Graduate Qualifications in Child and
  Family Health Nursing.
• Indigenous Undergraduate Nursing Student
  supported by National Indigenous cadetship
  program.

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CLIENTS

• Families Children up to school age.
• 10 Indigenous Population.
• Families living on remote stations communities.
• Migrant/Refugee Families.
• Special needs families.

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Child and Family Health Service

• Case Management
• Home visits for new born infants and their
  families.
• Complete Developmental and Growth Assessments at
  Key Ages and Stages.
• Parenting Classes.
• Drop In Clinics.
• Immunisation Clinics.
• Pre-school Screening

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Key Ages and Stages for Assessment

• Universal home Visit within10 days.
• 4 weeks
• 6-8 weeks
• 4 months
• 6-8 months
• 12 months
• 18 months/2years/3-4 years

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Assessment

• Edinburgh Depression Scale
• 6 8 weeks post natal assessment
• 6 8 months Assessment.

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Postnatal Family Health Assessment
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Assessment Tools

• Parents Evaluation Development Status.
• The PEDS is a methodology for detecting
  developmental and behavioural problems in
  children from birth to 8 years. This methodology
  involves asking parents to complete a 10 item
  questionnaire.
• Centre for Community Child Health/Australian
  version

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Brigance developmental Assessment Tool

• Primary
• Secondary
• Australian ED.

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Referrals

• Child and Family Health Parenting Classes.
• Child Development Team.
• Social Worker.
• Lactation Consultant.
• Centacare Counselling Service.
• Playgroup/Parent Groups.
• Positive Parenting Programs.
• Others

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