Term:
Health and social support for students
Definition:
Health and Social Support includes all personnel employed in education systems who provide health and social support services to students. It includes the following types of personnel: health professionals such as doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists, optometrists, hygienists, nurses, and diagnosticians; psychiatrists and psychologists; speech pathologists and audiologists; occupational therapists; and social workers
Domain:
Education
Source:
2001 Data Collection on Education Systems: Definitions, Explanations and Instructions, UNESCO, OECD, Eurostat, page 46