As physicians, we need to ask about the context of a teen's life, and the HEADSS assessment is a good guide. 1 HEADSS is an acronym for the topics that the physician wants to be sure to cover: home, education (ie, school), activities/employment, drugs, suicidality, and sex.

HEADSSS Assessment: Risk and Protective Factors ld an adolescent’s resiliency and contribute to his/her ability to ope with stress and thrive. Identify the adolescent’s risk andpro

HEADSSS is a screening tool to assess risks that can be used for all adolescents. It provides a systematic approach to the adolescent interview progressing from the least threatening topics to the most personal and sensitive subjects.

2018年7月24日 · The HEADSSS assessment is an internationally used tool to help give structure to an assessment of an adolescent patient. Effectively communicating with adolescent patients takes time and building a rapport is essential.

This is an interview instrument for finding out about issues in adolescents' lives. It was developed by Cohen and colleagues (Cohen et al., 1991) l Who lives with the young person? Where? l …

2018年7月19日 · HEADSSS is an interview prompt or psychosocial tool to use with young people. Still growing in the consciousness of health professionals (and in the letters making up its acronym) HEADS (SS) was first presented in publication in 1988 2. It has a reported yield of 1 in 3 for identifying concerns that warrant further investigation.

Our adapted HEADSSS, including 'Social Media', takes into account the growing risk to the adolescent population posed by various social media platforms. The table below outlines possible screening questions and specific signposting:

the situation permits. The HEADSSS (Home, Education/Employment, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Self Image and Safety) assessment tool can be used by health providers to identify high-risk adolescents and provide immediate counseling or link t

HEADSSS is a screening tool to assess risks that can be used for all adolescents. It provides a systematic approach to the adolescent interview progressing from the least threatening topics to the most personal and sensitive subjects. The acronym stands for: Home, Education/Employment, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, Suicide, and Safety.

The HEADSS assessment is a framework for having a comprehensive conversation with a young person to gather information about their life across different domains (H-home, E-education, A-activities, D-drugs, S-sexuality, S-suicide). It helps identify …