Curriculum Overview

ECHO Child and Youth Mental Health is dedicated to the advancement of community healthcare. We aim to empower community healthcare professionals by providing evidence-based knowledge and resources that are integral to caring for paediatric patients with pain, obesity, medical complexity and palliative care needs.

All ECHO sessions include a brief didactic presentation on various practice related issues, followed by a Q&A period and a patient case discussion. Topics are selected based on a comprehensive needs assessment and feedback from our participants, and are developed by experts in the respective areas.

Curriculum Topics

Regular 24-Week Cycle Topics

Our core curriculum is broken down into Mental Health Toolbox Competencies and Clinical Competencies, and we have two "didactic on demand" sessions which are determined by the continuous feedback and suggestions from our Learning Partners.

Mental Health Toolbox Competencies

Enhancing Delivery of Mental Health Care for Patients
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
System Navigation
Parent-Child Relationships
Sleep Problems

Clinical Competencies

Aggression in Children and Youth
Anxiety in Children and Youth
Depression in Children and Youth
Inattention and Impulsivity
Learning Disabilities
Stress and Trauma
Self-Harm and Suicide
Somatization
Eating Problems and Disorders
Obsessions and Compulsions
Cannabis

Previous Didactic On Demand Topics

School Refusal
Therapeutic Alliance
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Technology and Screen Time

Special Interest Session Topics

In addition to our regular 24-week education cycles, we coordinate several special interest sessions each year, on topics that are of interest to our Learning Partners and the wider public. We often collaborate with other ECHO sites, specialists and community health experts.

Past Special Interest Session topics have included:

Resilience
Eating Disorders
Gender Diversity
Child and Infant Mental Health
Trauma Informed Care
Psychopharmacology