Clinical Practice guidelines
Discusses engaging with and assessing the adolescent patient
Access RCH resource
Overview of HEEADSSS assessment
A series of four videos detailing different elements of a HEEADSS assessment
Video 1: When HEEADSSS conversations with young people are crucial
Outlines the advantages of using the HEEADSSS approach
Video 2: What a young person may bring to the conversation
Includes stages of adolescent development; trauma disclosure; identifying protective factors; approaches to different stages of development
Video 3: Useful tips for HEEADSSS conversations
Skills and approaches to support effective HEEADSSS conversations including setting up the conversation, covering tricky questions, building trust, and getting difficult conversations back on track.
Video 4: Developing a responsive management plan
Approaches to support young people as partners in their care and develop responsive management plans for young people
Sourced from NSW health
Risk-taking behavior in adolescents
A journal article providing an update on risk-taking behaviours in adolescence and highlight tips for re-orienting general practice towards youth-friendly preventive care for adolescents. Access at Australian Journal of General Practice