Chapter 6
Health Promotion
with Groups
© John Hubley & June Copeman 2013
Important Groups for Health
Promotion
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Teaching/learning groups
Self-help groups
Problem-solving groups and teams
Community-based groups
Effective group functioning
depends on group dynamics
• The characteristics of the group including
size and membership
• The nature of the tasks undertaken
• The decision-making processes
• The roles of members
• Group processes
• Pattern of leadership
Small-group teaching
Groups are an ideal way for people to learn.
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Active learning
Be clear
Make it meaningful
Encourage participation
Ensure mastery
Give feedback
A good
visual aid
Types of Learning in Group
Facilitation
• Facts
• Decision-making skills
• Communication skills
• Practical/manual skills (Psychomotor skills)
• Attitudes and values (feelings)
Overall approach to
assertiveness training
• Listening to what the other person has to say
• Saying no
• Broken record
• Fog
Participatory Learning Methods
• Role Play
• Board games
• Discussion posters
• Trigger videos
Board games
Checklist - planning a group
learning session
What specific kinds of learning do I want to
promote?
• Factual knowledge
• Decision-making or problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Psychomotor (manual) skills
• Attitudes
Checklist - planning a group
learning session
? How many people should I
involve in the group?
? How will I present the
information?
? How can I make the
presentation interactive to
avoid it seeming like a
lecture?
? How will I trigger
discussion and
participation?
? How will I structure the
time in the session?
? How much time should I
leave for questions and
summarizing main points?
Checklist - planning a
group learning session
? How will I split up the
group into smaller
groups?
? How will I manage the
feedback from the group
sessions?
? What kind of follow-up?
? How can I evaluate it?
? What questions or
activities could I include
that would tell me what
people have learned from
the session?