Avian Influenza Media Orientation Workshop - Training Notes
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As part of the U.S. Government’s response to avian influenza, the Academy for Educational Development has been tasked by USAID to work with local and international media to orient them to avian influenza - the science and the practice. Following AED’s work with media in several countries, AED developed Avian Influenza: Media Orientation Training Notes. Based on evidence-based information and tested training notes, this document introduces avian influenza to local media to help them cover the story and understand the complexity of the virus and its impact.
Guide to Diagnostic Role Play - Change Innovation
Authors: The CHANGE Project (Social Change Group)
This guide describes diagnostic role play, a qualitative research method that combines the process of diagnosis, or examination and analysis, with role play. Participants act out the typical attitudes and behaviors of individuals in a given context to extract insight on current behaviors and effective strategies that promote and support healthier behavior. The guide includes an overview of diagnostic role play, staff roles and responsibilities, a guide for note-takers, and a number of role-playing scenarios for parents and students.
HIV/AIDS Hotline Training Manual
Authors: Berengere de Negri, Elizabeth Thomas
This training curriculum is comprised of a trainer's manual and participant handouts for educating telephone hotline counselors about HIV/AIDS-related issues. The materials were initially developed for South Africa and were later adapted and developed for francophone West Africa and Nigeria.
Improving Interpersonal Communications Between Health Care Providers and Clients
Authors: Berengere de Negri, Orlando Hernandez, Julia Rosenbaum
This conceptual framework discusses the importance of interpersonal communications as a tool for improving health care outcomes in developing countries. The document describes techniques for enhancing provider communication skills, and also provides program managers with case studies, a job aid, and several data collection instruments that can be used in various settings.
Interpersonal Communication and Counseling Skills for Reproductive Health Providers
Authors: Lucia Kramer
This curriculum in interpersonal communication and counseling skills development facilitates an interactive four-day training course. It teaches reproductive health service providers vital skills and hands-on practice in interpersonal communication skills, client-provider interaction, the use of health communication materials, and working with special populations.
Learning to Listen to Mothers
Authors: Jane Vella, Valerie Uccellani
This manual provides guidelines and instructions for planning and conducting a two-day Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) workshop. The training is designed for field supervisors and community health workers already skilled in weighing and charting child growth so they can focus on "strengthening communication" aspects of their practice.
The Workplace Guide for Managers: Avian Influenza
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The Guide may be used to support workplace avian influenza efforts in a broad array of formal workplace settings, including, but not limited to: government agencies and facilities, such as schools, hospitals, and public services; nongovernmental organizations; state-owned or -sponsored enterprises; and joint public–private ventures.
Unlocking Health Worker Potential: Some Creative Strategies from the Field
Authors: Barbara Boyd, Willard Shaw
This publication discusses creative strategies used by field projects to strengthen the effectiveness of health workers. These strategies illustrate some innovative and low-cost means of supporting health workers, improving their morale, and providing them with the tools to foster effective interpersonal communication with their clients.
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