Overview and Preparation Professor Raymond Weston Community Health Service HNS 58.1

Overview and Preparation

Professor Raymond WestonCommunity Health Service

HNS 58.1

Goals of the Lecture

• Objective• Distribution of syllabus• Requirements of class• Review potential placements• Review placement process• Discuss status of resumes• Placement Checklist• Role play interview skills

Question

Why is this course required?

Course Objectives

• To experience the expectations of health professionals in work settings

• To apply classroom lessons to in vivo setting

• To demonstrate an understanding of overall goals and objectives of their placement agency

Endpoints of Course

• The mission, vision, and value of their placement agency

• The methods and services of their placement agency • The effective use of supervision• Ethics and legal issues in health settings• The importance of documentation• Safety issues

Question

How will we achieve these objectives?

Course Format

• Practicum placement– Research– Service– Program evaluation

• Classwork– Review of key issues– Dissemination of information

• Structured

• Unstructured

Questions

• What can I expect from this course?

Syllabus

• Contact information

• Course objectives

• Requirements

• Expectations

• Blackboard account

• Reading list

• Class schedule

Question

What is BlackBoard?

Blackboard Brooklyn College’s Online Teaching Application

• Announcements

• Course Information– Overview

– Syllabus

– Grading policies

• Staff Information– Contact information

• Course Documents– Course lectures

• Assignments– Specific assignment

– Formatting

– Criteria for evaluation

• Course Tools– E-mail

– Virtual classroom

• Assessment– Gradebook

Blackboard Brooklyn College’s Online Teaching Application

• Registration– Go to http://blackboard.brooklyn.cuny.edu – Click on Create Account

• BC vs. personal e-mail address

– Follow instructions• ONLY THE ITEMS WITH A RED DOT ARE

MANDATORY

– Send me an e-mail to admit you to class

Question

• How is the final grade derived?

Grading

• Attendance and Participation at site– Fifty percent of final grade

• Journal– Twenty percent of final grade

• Participation in class– Fifteen percent of final grade

• Presentation– Fifteen percent of final grade

Question

• Why is the site evaluation weighted so heavily?

Placement Site

• Core component of course

• Hands-on-experience

• Opportunity to develop/test interests

Site EvaluationFifty (50) Percent of Final Grade

• Attendance record

• Rapport with professional staff

• Rapport with service population

• Initiative and enthusiasm

• Attitude towards criticism

• Ability to utilize suggestions

• Aids the function of the agency

Site EvaluationFifty (50) Percent of Final Grade

• Perceives and appropriately acts on problem situations

• Acceptance and fulfillment of responsibility• Ability to complete work assigned • Imagination and creativity • Personal appearance • Potential to be an effective worker in a

setting similar to yours

Question

• How do you grade class participation?

Class ParticipationFifteen (15) Percent of Final Grade

• Discussion– Unstructured– Structured

• Modified Fish Bowl• Role Play

Question

• Why is a PowerPoint Presentation necessary?

PresentationTwenty (20) Percent of Grade

• Opportunity to provide your thoughts and concerns

• Employer’s expectations– Oral presentations– Visual aides

• Class on presentation– Structure a presentation– Develop PowerPoint slides

Factors Evaluated for PresentationOrganization (25%)

Content (25%) Knowledge of Topic (25%)

Public Speaking Skills (25%)

Format Introduced site by name

Understanding Clear/Coherent voice

Content appropriate to section

Mission/Vision/ Value Statements

Provided sufficient information

Voice level

Clarity of purpose Job Description/ Supervisor

Use of examples Slide-to-slide transition

Visuals On Site Experience/ Written examples of work

Summarized key issues

Body gestures

Time Summary/ Positive vs Negative

Realistic Recommendations

Eye contact

Recommendations Clear answers Audience interaction

Question

What is the purpose of a journal?

JournalFifteen (15) Percent of Total Grade

• Record of experiences

• Vehicle for Reflection

• Vehicle for Assessment– Self– Site

• Vehicle for sharing experience with class

• Submitted weekly

Factors Evaluated for Journal

Grammar (10%) Content (80%) Clarity (10%)

Spelling Appropriate to site Legible

Sentence Structure Logic of learning points Use of examples

Punctuation Thorough

Correct word usage Literature Review

Parsimony Format

Format for Journal

• Date• Arrival and Departure• Activities• Special occurrences• Issues to discuss with supervisor• Issues to discuss with class/instructor• Supervision• Learning Points

Question

Where do we begin?

Potential Placements

Grant funded initiatives

Research Intern

Exposure to all aspects

of school life Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

TBDPublic/Mental Health Intern

Therapeutic exercise

Physical Therapy Aide

ProjectsTypeAgency/Institution


Public and patient education

Educational/ Research

Health education curricula

Harm Reduction Support Groups

Buddy Services Program

Advocacy and Support

Health Education and Outreach

Utilization Management



Community needs assessment survey

Evaluation/ Research

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Evaluation/ Research

Direct service & marketing


Commercial establishments on Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan

Community health center


Research Assistant


Photo-therapy Project


Program Evaluation


Male Awareness Program (MAP)


Research


Assist elementary school students in core academic areas


Program Evaluation


Monitor

Saturday Liberation Academy

Develop evaluation protocols

ParentAdvocacy Training

Student classroom test-taking


Multiple programs from school-based to group counseling

Program Evaluation



Church-based HIV/ AIDS

Minority Asthma Coalition

Smoking Cessation through Barbershops

Breast Cancer Control in Beauty Salons

Community Health Empowerment



Preventive health care education and counseling to adolescents

Health Education



Direct service

Dependent on department

Skilled nursing facility

Volunteer Service



Direct service

Direct service

Physical Therapy

Skilled nursing facility


Question

How do I secure a practicum placement

Placement Process

• Identify areas of interest• Review potential placements• Schedule interview• Interview

– Resume required

– Schedule of availability

• Report results• Sign agreement forms

Questions Regarding Resume

• Do you have a resume

• Is it updated

• Do you know how to develop resume

• What assistance is available

Role Play of Interview

• You have just arrived at Harlem Hospital

• You are meeting with the Associate Director of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

• He begins the interview by asking, “Did you have problems getting here?

Assignments for Next Class

• Complete Practicum Selection Checklist

• Complete first draft of resume

• Read– Baird: Chapter 1