HealthySteps transforms the promise of pediatric primary care by integrating a HealthySteps Specialist into the primary care team who contributes expertise in child development and behavioral health promotion and prevention. Together, they partner with families to foster healthy child development and life-long well-being.
The dispositions, knowledge, and skills of this key role are defined and described in The HealthySteps Specialist Competencies. As with any set of professional competencies, The HealthySteps Specialist Competencies acknowledges the breadth and depth of expertise of this professional role and provides a framework for knowledge and skill development.
The following graphic, presented as a poster during the 18th WAIMH World Congress, explains how The HealthySteps Specialist Competencies help expand the IECMH field to include pediatric care and reach vastly more children and families.
