Assessment

100

Unit I

Ongoing summative

40

·    Assignment

10%

·    Presentation

10%

·    Group work

10%

·    Class test

10%

Session

(hrs)

Topic

Methods of T/L

Remarks

Unit I: Health Promotion

1(3 hrs)

Health and Health Promotion Concepts:

·    Definitions     of     health     and     health promotion.

·    Health Mandela

·    Terminologies used in health  promotion

Lecture

Discussion

Do brainstorming

sessions

Discuss various concepts and definitions of health and health promotion

2(5 hrs)

Key    Historical    Milestones    of    Health

Promotion:

Emergence of health promotion.

Timeline: Beginnings till now.

The    key    strategies    of    various    health promotion Declaration and Charters:

·    Alma-Ata Declaration

·    Ottawa Charter

·    Jakarta Declaration

·    Bangkok Charter

·    Nairobi      Conference      on      health promotion

Lecture Discussion Group works

Exercise: Working on key health promotion

Conferences and

Declarations

3(5 hrs)

Health        Promotion        Models        and

Frameworks: Models:

·  Biomedical model

·  Behaviour change model

·  Educational model

·  Empowerment model

·  Social change model

Health promotion frameworks:

·  Levels of health determinants (upstream, midstream, downstream)

·  Ice-berg model of health determinants

·  Building     a     framework     for     health promotion

Lecture Discussion Group works Assignment

Exercise:

Working on

different models of health promotion

Reframing health promotion

4(5 hrs)

National Health Promotion Strategies:

·    Mission

·    Vision

·    Strategies

Lecture           and

discussion

5(5 hrs)

Understanding the Determinants of Health

·    The determinants of health

·    Biological determinants of health

·    Environmental determinants of health

·    Social determinants of health

·    Recognizing and responding to the social determinants of health

Brainstorming

sessions Lecture Discussion Group work Assignment

Exercise:

Group activities

on how to recognize and address health determinants

6(5 hrs)

Community            Participation            and

Empowerment for Health:

·  The     Concepts     and     Principles     of

Community Participation and involvement

·  Importance     of     community     capacity building and empowerment

·  The      community      development      and mobilization approaches

·  Building alliances and coalition for health development

Lecture Discussion Group works Assignment

Group work on how to empower community and people’s participation

7(6 hrs)

Health Promoting Settings:

·  The concepts, and principles of promoting healthy settings

·  Elements of health promoting settings.

·  Advantages  of  health  promoting  settings approach.

Lecture

Discussion Group works Assignment

8(20 hrs)

Health Education

·  Concepts,  principles  and  scope  of  health education

·  Review learning theories

·  Process of learning

·  Methods of health teaching

·  Development      of      health      education tools/materials and their uses

·  Application     and     process     of     health education

·  Planning and conducting health education session.

·  Practice health teaching

·  Audio-visual aids- types and selection

Lecture Brainstorming sessions Discussion Group works Assignment

Health education

Exercise:

Practicing health

education sessions.

Developing health education plan

Design health education A/V Aids

9(8 hrs)

Health Communication

·  Definition,  concepts,  principles  of  health communication

·  Elements and channels of communication

·  Methods of communication

Lecture

Brainstorming sessions Discussion Group works Assignment

Exercise:

Developing

effective communication in health education

·  Types of communication

·  Barriers of communication

·  Effective   communication   (review   from counseling)

Case studies

10(6 hrs)

Theories Related to behavior change

·  Health belief model;

·  Theories  of  reasoned  action  and  planned behavior;

·  The   transtheoretical   (stage   of   change)

model;

·  Behavior change theories at interpersonal and community level

Lecture

Brainstorming sessions Discussion Group works Assignment Case studies

Case presentation

Exercise:

Working on each

theories for their relevancy in health promotion activity

11(10hrs)

Health Need Assessment

·  Problem definition: Need assessment

·  Gathering data for specific issue

·  Priority setting

·  Design aims and objectives

Lecture

Discussion

Unit II: Counseling

1(6 hrs)

Orientation to health counseling

·  Definition of terms

·  Counseling and health counseling,

·  Different types of counseling

·    Counseling with families

·    Counseling with children

·    Individual and group counseling.

Counseling as a process

Psycho-    social    education    as    a    health counseling process

Lecture, Role play,

groups discussions

2(6 hrs)

Behaviors and theories of counseling

Understanding behavior

Changes in behaviour

·  Natural change

·  Planned change

·  Readiness to change

Helping people to lead healthier lives.

·    Using force

·    Giving information

·    discussion/Participating

Theories      of      counseling      (theoretical

Approaches to counseling)

·    Psychoanalytic theory Freud        Neo.

Freudian

·    Self theory (Carl Rogers)

·    Trait theory (Williamson)

·    Field theory (Gestalt )

·    Behaviouristic learning theory

Lecture, discussions,

guest speakers, self study

·    Current approach

·   Developmental counseling

·   Reality counseling

·   Rational emotive therapy

3(6

hrs.)

Values and attitudes of counseling

Counselor values and attitudes.

Thoughts and feelings

·    Knowledge,

·    Beliefs,

·    Attitudes

·    Values

People who are important to us.

Resources

·    Time

·    Money

·    Culture

Kinds   of   questions   counsellors   may   ask themselves.

Requirements of a good counselor. Feel secure and at ease

Focus the discussion

Important    values    and    attitude    of    a counselor

·  Maintenance of confidentiality

·  Positive regard

·  Acceptance

·  Empathy

·  Self determination

·  Understanding grief,

·  Mobilizing of resources

Culture & Tradition

·    Culturally sensitive counselor

·    Cultural attitudes towards Illness

·    Cultural attitude towards health

·    Culturally determined  rituals  for  death  +

cultural sources for healing.

·    Cultural attitude towards prevention.

Social   norms   and   Practices   influencing sexuality and Infections.

Lecture, Role Plays,

discussions

4(6 hrs)

Effective counseling skills and techniques

Qualities of a good counselor

·    Positive regard/ respect for people

·    Open,    non    judgmental/high    level    of acceptance

·    Carrying/empathetic

·    Self awareness/discipline

Lecture, guest speaker,

field visits to VCT and

HISC,

·    Knowledge/informed

·    Actually sensitive

·    Patient/good listener

·    Confidentiality maintenance.

·    Objective/clarity.

Different kinds of techniques and barriers of successful counseling

Effective feedback

Verbal skills

Non-verbal skills R-relax, O-open and approachable,  L-Learn  towards  client,  E- eye contact, S-smile

·    Active attending or listening

·    Reflection of feeling

·    Questioning

·    Para-phrasing

·    Interpretation

·    Repeating

·    Summarising

·    Confrontation

·    Respecting

·    Role plays and skills to be practice

·    Active listening

·    Reflection of feelings

·    Questioning

·    Paraphrasing and interpretation

5(10 hrs)

Guidelines on talking about sensitive topics

·    Ask direct question

·    Explain clearly

·    Establish reasons

·    Anticipate      a      certain      degree      of embarrassment

What makes people change behaviours

·    The physical element

·    The emotional element

·    The rational element

·    Effect of family community and nation

Lecture and guest

speaker

Laboratory

6(10 hrs)

Pre and Post counseling

Lecture, role plays,

discussions

7(6 hrs)

Problem solving counseling

·  Problem solving approach–its advantages.

·  What the counselor has to do.

·  What problem recognitions – varied ways.

Crisis counseling

Lecture, role plays,

discussions

8(6 hrs)

Application  of  counseling  to  clients  with

health problems:

·    STIs/HIV

·    Chronic Illnesses/problems

·    Injuries

·    Gender based violence

Case study

9(20hrs)

Practicum

Hospital and VCTC

centers , case study presentations