The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute has launched a new book to assist secondary students with ongoing health conditions.

‘Mapping your Potential’ has been designed as an interactive resource to help students with chronic illnesses juggle their health, social, emotional and educational needs.  With engaging illustrations, the book encourages students to find their own methods of balancing their needs, building a vision for the future, and discussing the difficulties of dealing with an illness.

According to the author, Kate Parker, an Education Advisor at the hospital’s Education Institute, “Students with chronic illnesses often have complex educational needs.  With prolonged absences from school, students can quickly become disconnected from their peers and school community.  To be used as a personal tool, similar to a diary, ‘Mapping your Potential’ encourages students to focus on all aspects of their life.”

‘Mapping your Potential’ is the first book that has been written for students with chronic illnesses, it recognises that their needs are unique and specifically caters for individual differences. Topics covered in the book include ‘Finding your own inspiration’, ‘Organising your life’, ‘ Tackling assignments’ and ‘The value of reading’.

Secondary students, parents and teachers can purchase ‘Mapping your Potential’ for $10 + $2 (postage & handling) from the Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute, tel. 9322 5100, email: edinst@rch.org.au or www.rch.org.au/edinst.
For media enquiries, please contact Kate Stronach, Public Affairs, The Royal Children’s Hospital, tel. 9345 5882/0403 806 052.

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