Guidelines for Training Traditional Health Practitioners in Primary Health Care: REFERENCES

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

Table des matières

	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

REFERENCES

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