GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT - (click to jump to specific module section)
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Physiologic Development
Learning Objectives:
- Describe Sexual Maturity Rating (SMR) staging and develop skills in properly staging adolescents' physiologic development
- Recognize the stages and progress of normal pubertal development
Readings and Videos
Readings:
- Khan, L. Puberty: Onset and Progression. Pediatric Annals. 2019;48(4):e141-e145
- Chulani VL, Gordon LP. Adolescent growth and development. Prim Care. 2014 Sep;41(3):465-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2014.05.002.
- Bordini B, Rosenfield RL. Normal pubertal development: Part I: The endocrine basis of puberty. Pediatr Rev 2011;32(6):223-9.
- Bordini B, Rosenfield RL. Normal pubertal development: part II: clinical aspects of puberty. Pediatr Rev 2011;32(7):281-92.
Materials to Develop Educational Sessions
Pedicases:
- Delayed puberty: Different from my friends
- Understanding Growth: Normal vs Abnormal patterns
Clinical and Community Settings
- Outpatient (adolescent clinic, primary care clinic, endocrinology)
- Inpatient (wards, PICU)
- Emergency department
Social and Cognitive Development
Learning Objectives:
- Characterize the developmental continuum of adolescence including impact on health, risk-taking and development of protective factors
- Assess knowledge related to adolescent brain maturation, development of executive function and its influence on adolescent risk taking behavior
Readings and Videos
Readings:
- Sanders RA. Adolescent psychosocial, social, and cognitive development. Pediatr Rev 2013;34(8):354-8; quiz 358-9.
- Johnson SB, Blum RW, Giedd JN. Adolescent maturity and the brain: the promise and pitfalls of neuroscience research in adolescent health policy. J Adolesc Health 2009;45(3):216-21.
- Lamblin M, Murawski C, Whittle S, Fornito A. Social connectedness, mental health and the adolescent brain. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Sep;80:57-68. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.05.010. Epub 2017 May 12.
Videos:
- UCSF 2015 “How to Talk to Teens: A Developmental Approach”
- TED talks: Global 2012 “The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain”
- Frontline PBS Video Inside the Teenage Brain
Summary Chart:
- Adolescent Growth and Development chart (B13) in M. Simmons, J. Shalwitz, S. Pollock, A. Young (2003). Adolescent Health Care 101: The Basics. San Francisco, CA: Adolescent Health Working Group.
Interactive Learning Opportunities
- Office of Adolescent Health E-Learning Module - Adolescent Development
Materials to Develop Educational Sessions
MedEd Portal:
- Eddins-Folensbee F, Klein J, Martinez S, Folensbee R, Harris T. Child and Adolescent Development for Medical Learners: Adolescent Identity Development. MedEdPORTAL Publication; 2012.
Clinical and Community Settings
- Outpatient (adolescent clinic, primary care clinic, subspecialty clinics dealing with adolescents with chronic illness)
- Inpatient (wards, PICU)
- Emergency department
Development of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation, and how these both exist on a spectrum
- Apply a developmental framework when discussing the development of gender identity with patients and families
- Apply a developmental framework when discussing the development of sexual orientation with patients and families
Readings and Videos
Readings:
- Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Recommendations for promoting the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adolescents: a position paper of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health 2013;52(4):506-10.
- Raftery, Jason. American Academy of Pediatrics. (2015, June 4). Gender Identity Development in Children.
- Raferty, Jason. American Academy of Pediatrics (2018, October). Ensuring comprehensive care and support for transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents
- Olson-Kennedy, Rosenthal, Hastings, & Wesp. UCSF Transgender Care. (2016, June). Health considerations for gender non-conforming children and transgender adolescents.
Videos:
- PBS Frontline: Growing up Trans [video].
Summary Chart:
- The Gender Unicorn. Available from Trans Student Educational Resources.
- Outpatient (adolescent clinic, primary care clinic, trans/gender clinic - if available)
- Community organizations focusing on providing social services, support groups to LGBTQ youth
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