Table 2 Summary of resources for health settings
Title | Organisations/Authors | Date produced | Langauge(s) | Type/format of resource | Where was it developed | For use where? | Audience | DD targeted | Age group targeted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
When Children Have Problems (Study Session 17 in the Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module of the Health Education and Training HEAT programme) | The Open University (UK), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health | 2013 | English, Ahmaric | Training session | UK, Ethiopia | Ethiopia; can be used across sub-Saharan Africa | Health extension workers | ID, mentions of other DD | Childhood (and adolescents) |
Child developmental and mental health problems (page 21 and chapter 6 in Mental Health: a Guide for Community Health Workers of the Health Education and Training in the HEAT + programme) | The Open University (UK), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) | 2017 | English, Ahmaric | Handbook (pocket guide) | UK, Ethiopia | Ethiopia, adaptable to other contexts | Health extension workers | ID, autism, other DD | Childhood |
Training videos on childhood developmental problems (in the Non-Communicable Diseases, Emergency Care and Mental Health Module of the Health Education and Training HEAT + programme) | The Open University (UK), Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) | 2017 | Amharic, Amharic with English subtitles | Videos | UK, Ethiopia | Ethiopia, adaptable to other contexts | Health extension workers | ID, autism | Childhood |
Problems in childhood and adolescence (chapter 11 in where there is no psychiatrist) | Vikram Patel, Charlotte Hanlon | 2018 | English | Book/guide | UK, USA, Ethiopia | Globally, especially LMICs and low-resourced settings | General health workers | ID, cummunication and learning disabilities, autism | Childhood (and adolescence) |
Therapeutic Intervention for autism (TIA) clinic (Tutorial 5.4, pp 669–729, in Training manual for the establishment of child development and disability services in Bangladesh) | Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation | 2021 | English | Training tutorial in multi-professional training programme (manual) | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Generic health workers (and developmental therapists) | Autism | 0–18 years (and adulthood) |
Speach, Language and Communication (SLC) clinic (Tutorial 5.5, pp 730–766, in Training manual for the establishment of child development and disability services in Bangladesh) | Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation | 2021 | English | Training tutorial in multi-professional training programme (manual) | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Generic health workers (and developmental therapists) | Speech, communication disabilities | 0–18 years (and adulthood) |
Well Baby and Neonatal Clinic (WBC) (Tutorial 5.6, pp 767–789, in Training manual for the establishment of child development and disability services in Bangladesh) | Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation | 2021 | English | Training tutorial in multi-professional training programme (manual) | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Generic health workers (and developmental therapists) | General DD | 0–5 years |
Child&Adolescent Mental & Behavioural Disorders (CMH, pp. 69–92 in mhGAP Intervention Guide 2.0) | World Health Organization Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse | 2016 | English, Arabic, French, Italian, Marathi, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Ukrainian | Handbook (decision-making tool) | Switzerland | LMICs, extended to all World Health Organization regions | Non-specialist health workers | Behaviour problems, general DD | 0–12 years (and adolescence and adulthood) |
Child and adolescent mental and behavioural disorders (module in the mhGAP Training of Health-care providers (TOHP)) | World Health Organization | 2017 | English | Training programme module | Switzerland | LMICs | Non-specialist health-care providers | General DD, autism, ID | Childhood (and adolescence) |
Signs of Mental retardation | Geeta Chopra | pre-1999 | English, Hindi | Poster | India | India | Community child care and health workers | ID | 3 months—5 years |
Managing a child with intellectual challenge: general principles | Geeta Chopra | pre-1999 | English, Hindi | Poster | India | India | Community child care and health workers | ID | Childhood |
Caring for children with development disabilities | Multi-Agency International Training and Support | 2017 | English (available in Nepalese upon request) | Handbook (guide, manual) | United Kingdom | India and other LMICs in Asia; it can be used in low-resource settings globally (according to the resource) | Non-specialist health workers who have received previous informal training on DD (e.g. MAITS Working with Children with Developmental Disabilities and their caregivers—for non-specialists in low resource settings) | Cerebral palsy, ID, autism, epilepsy | Birth to adolescence |
Working with children with developmental disabilities and their caregivers—for non-specialists in low resource settings | Multi-Agency International Training and Support | 2018 | English | Training programme (manual and presentation) | United Kingdom | Low-resource settings | Non-specialist health workers who have experience of working with children, and preferably some experience of working with children with disabilities, but have little or no knowledge of developmental disability | Cerebral palsy, spina bifida, ID, autism, epilepsy | Childhood, mostly 0–8 years |
Intellectual disability. A manual for CBR workers | Jayanthi Narayan; published by World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia | 2007 | English, Telugu | Handbook / training manual | India | India, with possibility to use in Member Countries of the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region | Community based rehabilitation workers | ID | Childhood, (adolescence and young adulthood) |
Mental Retardation (Chapter 32 in disabled village children. A guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families.) | David Werner | 1987 | English | Chapter in an interactive book (guide) | USA | Global, especially in rural areas | Community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families | ID | Childhood |
Patients with an autism spectrum disorder—information for health professionals | Christine Deudney | 2010 | English | Handbook | UK and South Africa | South Africa | All health professionals and hospital who may come into contact with an adult or child with autism for reasons other than their autism | Autism | Childhood (and adulthood) |