The Parent Education and Support training is a two days training that was developed to address the need felt throughout our programs to better support parents and families in order to improve the adherence to treatment for their children with clubfoot. Through focus group discussions in Tanzania, it became clear that parents did not understand many aspects of treatment. Although parents felt encouraged when coming to the clinic, many indicated that they did not feel supported by the staff when they were worried or faced problems.
The main objective of this course is to offer solutions on how to integrate parent education into daily clinic activities for improved treatment adherence.