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Exploring Health Care Providers, Families and Educators' Perceptions of an Online Self-Paced F-Words for Child

Kassidy Canlas1,2, Arpit Chahil1,3, Rachel Teplicky1

  • 1CanChild Centre for Childhood-Onset Disability Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Child: Care, Health and Development
|April 17, 2026
PubMed

Insights

The F-words Foundations Course effectively teaches the F-words for Child Development approach. This free online training is accessible, valuable, and improves understanding for families and professionals.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Rehabilitation

Background:

  • The F-words for Child Development framework offers a holistic, strengths-based, and family-centered approach.
  • Growing interest necessitates accessible training for families, healthcare providers, educators, and researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, usability, and utility of a co-developed online F-words Foundations Course.

Main Methods:

  • A self-paced, five-module online course was co-developed by stakeholders.
  • An online survey with Likert-scaled and open-ended questions assessed participant experiences.
  • Quantitative and qualitative data analyses were performed.

Main Results:

  • Participants found the course useful (85%), accessible (91%), and valuable for learning goals (85%).
  • Multimedia elements, especially lived experience videos, were highly valued.
  • Suggestions included increased interactivity and content refinement.

Conclusions:

  • The F-words Foundations Course is a free, accessible online tool that enhances knowledge and application of the F-words.
  • Future directions include expanding offerings for youth and exploring facilitated formats.
Abstract

Keywords:
F‐words for child developmentICFchildhood disabilityfamily‐centred careknowledge translationonline learningself‐paced course

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