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Trainer's Guide for Cancer Education
    Posted: 11/06/2002



How to Use the Trainer's Guide






Adult Learning Principles






Plan






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Summary and Conclusion






Reference List






Appendix A






Appendix B



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Summary and Conclusion

Comparison of Training Elements for Three Audiences

For each training you conduct, you will need to plan Assessment, Goals/Objectives, Training Strategies, Use of Training Media, Icebreakers, Energizers, Evaluation, and a Closing Activity. The chart below summarizes much of the information contained in this guide, and how it applies to running trainings for different audiences.

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Patients/Survivors

General Community

(People not already involved in cancer as a patient or family member)

Health Professionals

Assessment

  • Focus group

  • Phone or in-person interviews

  • Focus group

  • In-person interviews (e.g.,intercept interviews at malls)

  • E-mail survey

  • Fax-back survey

  • Phone or in-person interviews with key people

Objectives

All seven types may be appropriate according to training goals

Training Strategies

  • Role plays

  • Small group discussions

  • Creative strategies

  • Case studies

  • Demonstrations

  • Lecturettes

  • Role plays

  • Small group discussions

  • Creative strategies

  • Case studies

  • Demonstrations

  • Lecturettes

  • Lectures

  • Case study

  • Demonstrations

  • Small group discussions

Note: Role plays and other creative endeavors might be appropriate for certain topics

Use of
Training Media

  • Flipchart

  • Overhead

  • Video

  • Flipchart

  • Overhead

  • Video

  • PowerPoint

  • Slides

  • Video

Icebreakers

  • Exercises that encourage sharing

  • Exercises that introduce the workshop topic

  • Brief introductions

  • Focused on topic of workshop

Energizers

  • Fun

  • Fun

  • Focused on stretching, but not activities that may be perceived as "silly"

Evaluation

  • Qualitative tools

  • Quantitative and qualitative combined for lower-literacy tools may be appropriate

  • Qualitative tools

  • Quantitative and qualitative combined for lower-literacy tools may be appropriate

  • Likert, quantitative tools

  • Qualitative tools

Closing Activity

  • What I appreciate about others

  • What I learned

  • What I'll do differently as a result of this workshop

  • What I appreciate about others

  • What I learned

  • Action plan

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