Guidelines for Training Traditional Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care: STEP V: TRAINING THE TRAINERS: A. TYPES OF TRAINERS

Guidelines for Training Traditional Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care
(1995; 86 pages)

Table of Contents

	INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE
	STEP I: PLANNING FOR THE TRAINING
		A. REVIEW EXISTING POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
		B. INVOLVE THPs AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE PLANNING
		C. IDENTIFY THE HEALTH CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITIES
		D. IDENTIFY THE TYPES OF HEALTH PRACTITIONERS THAT EXIST
		E. IDENTIFY SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
		F. USE A STANDARD FORMAT TO DESIGN THE CURRICULUM
	STEP II: DETERMINING THE CONTENT FOR TRAINING
		A. IDENTIFY WHAT TRAINEES NEED TO KNOW
		B. TRAIN TO ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC NEEDS
		C. WRITE SPECIFIC TRAINING OBJECTIVES
		D. DURATION OF TRAINING COURSE
	STEP III: DETERMINING THE TRAINING METHODS
		A. DEVELOP A TRAINING PLAN
		B. CHOOSE APPROPRIATE TRAINING METHODS
	STEP IV: SELECTING TRAINING MATERIALS
		A. REVIEW THE NEEDS FOR AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS
		B. SELECT AV MATERIALS THAT ALREADY EXIST
		C. ADAPT EXISTING MATERIALS
		D. PREPARE YOUR OWN MATERIALS
		E. PRE-TEST MATERIALS BEFORE USING
		F. USE AV MATERIALS EFFECTIVELY
	STEP V: TRAINING THE TRAINERS
		A. TYPES OF TRAINERS
		B. PREPARATION REQUIRED FOR THP TRAINERS
	STEP VI: EVALUATING THE TRAINING
		A. PURPOSE OF EVALUATION IN TRAINING PROGRAMMES
		B. WHO BENEFITS FROM EVALUATION
		C. EVALUATE THE PROGRESS OF A TRAINING PROJECT
		D. METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
		E. ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF TRAINERS
		F. EVALUATE THE OUTCOMES OF A TRAINING PROGRAMME
		G. VALUE OF A PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION
	CONCLUSION
	APPENDICES
	REFERENCES

A. TYPES OF TRAINERS

Training programmes for THPs generally require three different categories of trainers:

1. Primary training staff

This group are the primary training staff who are responsible for designing and teaching the major portions of the PHC curriculum for TBAs, herbalists and other types of healers.

2. Members of medical and public health staff

This category are members of the regular medical and public health staff, such as doctors, nurses, and sanitary inspectors who may conduct specific sessions according to his or her specialty area, such as for nutrition, child-birth, water, or sanitation. This category also includes clinical staff who provide specific on-the-job training and often supervision of THPs in the field.

3. Members of the THP trainee group

These can be experienced and capable members of the trainee group who can be enlisted to assist with the training of specific parts of the class or in the field.