Abstract
Background: General Practitioners (GPs) play a vital role in the management of the social, emotional and behavioural health of children and adolescents. Best practice usually requires collaboration with a broad range of other medical and allied health professionals, to bring about optimal outcomes for patients and their family. Objectives: This article describes the specific role of a school psychologist and outlines various ways that GPs and school psychologists can collaborate in the assessment and management of school-aged patients. Discussion: Given the importance of school in the social and emotional development of children and adolescents, school psychologists should be considered a valuable partner for GPs when caring for young people.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-349 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australian Family Physician |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - May 2017 |