• Pages 4-9 provide a brief summary of this client’s conditions (in this example, Diabetes Mellitus). This demonstrates why it is important to have a good understanding of the client’s condition/disease before beginning a health education activity.
• For your client:
  • Identify the disease/condition that you plan to address in this teaching plan
  • What resource/s will you use to review this disease/condition, in preparation for teaching? (Remember, all resources should be current and evidence-based).
• Pages 9-12 discusses barriers to effective teaching.
• List 3 barriers that healthcare professionals experience:
• List 3 strategies to overcome the barriers you identified:

• Pages 12-13 discusses Patient Centered Diabetes Education.
• What is the difference between DOPE and HOPE?
• How has the role of (diabetes) health educator changed in recent times
• How do we keep our education “patient-centered”?
• What is the benefit of patient-centered education?

• Pages 13-18 discuss the ASSURE mnemonic for teaching.

A: Analyze

• Which elements are important to “Analyze” in our learners?
• What are the 4 basic learning styles discussed in this module?
• How can you assess learning styles in your client?

S: State the Objectives

• Remember, all objectives should be SMART. What does this mean?
• When creating objectives for the learning session, how do you best decide what to teach

S: Select appropriate teaching method

• List 3 examples of teaching methods that can be implemented during health education sessions:

            U: Use effective instructional materials

• List 3 examples of instructional materials that can be used for health education:

R: Require learner performance

• What are the 4 domains of learning?

R: Evaluate the learning

• What are the best methods to utilize to evaluate effectiveness of teaching?
  •  Pages 18-26 discuss various theories and models for change. Use this information to guide your selection of a theory/model for your educational session.

 Pages 30-32 discuss Creating a Lesson Plan. Use this information to guide you as you create a lesson plan for your client.