Roadmap for Program Directors
We include several resources here that have proven useful for program directors and trainees to address the four Roadmap key drivers. You may find additional resources on the Clinician and Patient & Families pages that may also be helpful. The resources on this page may be particularly appropriate for teaching students, residents, and fellows.
“The Roadmap tools and strategies were easily adaptable to multiple educational and clinical environments and learner levels.”
— A residency program director
How are you doing?
This video offers an introduction to the reason “why” The Roadmap Project is so needed. It highlights the impact of chronic conditions on emotional health. The impact of simply asking, "How are you doing?" can truly make a difference in patient, parent, and family outcomes.
Helpful for: Everyone
Starting Discussions about Emotional Health:
The Normalize-Ask-Pause-Connect Technique
Roadmap has tools and resources to support you in addressing emotional health. Here is a process map that can help you identify your readiness. Clinical teams have valued a simple method that Pediatric Psychologist Erica Sood, PhD, teaches. Her Normalize-Ask-Pause-Connect Technique helps start discussions about emotional health with patients and families.
Helpful for: Clinicians, training program directors, and trainees
Talking about Emotional Health: Example Conversations
These one-page resources and supplemental videos outline how to discuss emotional health during common touchpoints with patients and families. Each document highlights key components of the discussion, provides sample language, and offers considerations to promote positive interaction. These example conversations are not condition-specific and can be used with individuals who have a variety of chronic conditions.
Helpful for: Clinicians, training program directors, and trainees
Addressing Emotional Health: A Self-Assessment
These questions will help you evaluate your understanding of emotional health and present example scenarios to help you put learning into practice while caring for patients with chronic conditions and their families. Once complete, compare your answers with the self-assessment key.
Helpful for: Clinicians, training program directors, and trainees