Goals
The
goal of this module is to encourage openness
among the child health professional, child,
and family by emphasizing the importance
of tailoring health care to fit the individual
and by developing the skills, knowledge,
and attitudes needed to recognize pertinent
health promotion and illness prevention
issues.
This module will enable learners to:
- Ask effective interview and follow-up
questions.
- Determine relevant health promotion and
illness prevention topics.
- Provide personalized guidance.
- Use family and community resources.
- Identify and overcome barriers to optimal
health care.
Instructional Design
This module consists of three 30-minute
sessions. Each of the sessions can be used
alone or combined into one extended session.
Foundation
Session
Session
1: Identifying
Relevant Health Promotion Topics
Introduces the effective
use of interview and follow-up questions
and presents useful approaches to
providing personalized guidance.
Enrichment Sessions
Session
2: Asking
Questions and Identifying Resources
Reinforces the use of effective
questions and focuses on the identification
and use of family and community
resources.
Session
3: A Reflective
Exercise
Optional session which elaborates
on the information taught in the
previous two sessions.
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Learners
will have opportunities to reflect on and
practice their new skills between the three
sessions.
Teaching Strategies
The
teaching strategies used in this module
are:
These
strategies have been selected to help
learners develop the skills required
to convey meaningful health-promoting
messages and strategies for each health
care encounter with children and their
families. Click on the strategy to quickly
link to this resource.
Evaluation
Learners
will complete a Session Evaluation
Form following each session.
Facilitators are encouraged to complete
a Facilitator Self-Assessment Form prior to and following each teaching experience
(i.e., a single session or an entire module)
in order to assess their performance over
time.
In addition, three optional evaluation forms—a Preceptor
Evaluation Form, a Learner Self-Assessment Form,
and a Family Survey Evaluation Form—are included
at the end of the module. These forms can be used following each
session and/or following the completion of the entire module.
Guiding Questions
Learners
who have completed the entire Health Promotion
module should be able to answer the following
questions:
- How
can I effectively identify relevant
health promotion and illness prevention
topics?
- How
can I ensure that I give personalized
guidance?
- How
can I identify and use family and community
resources to promote health and prevent
illness?
Online Learning: Course Registration
The
content of this module and other Pediatrics
in Practice curriculum materials are
accessible at no charge to registered users
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