Health 10 - Components and Steps in Preparing a Health Career

Components and Steps in Preparing a Health Career

Who Am I Challenge

  • Guess the Health Career based on the clues given.
    • Example:
      • Clue 1: I work in hospitals
      • Clue 2: I assist doctor
      • Clue 3: I give injections
      • Answer: NURSE
Radiologist
  • I examine X-rays and MRI scans
  • I help detect fractures and internal issues
  • I work in hospitals or diagnostic center
Paramedic
  • I provide emergency medical care
  • I ride an ambulance
  • I perform CPR and first aid
Pharmacist
  • I prepare and dispense medicine
  • You’ll find me in a pharmacy or hospital.
  • I advise people on how to take medication
Surgeon
  • I perform operations to treat diseases or injuries
  • I wear gloves, a mask, and a surgical gown
  • You’ll find me in the operating room.
Physical Therapist
  • I help people recover from injuries through exercises
  • I teach patients how to regain their strength and mobility
  • You might see me working in rehabilitation centers

Planning for a Health Career

  • Planning for a career is an important stage.
  • Health careers offer:
    • Good salary
    • Job security
    • Opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives
  • There are many health careers to consider.
  • Knowing the components of a health career plan and preparing one is beneficial.
  • A health career plan has four steps, each leading to a suitable health career.

4 Important Steps

  • Step 1: Self Assessment
  • Step 2: Career Exploration
  • Step 3: Decision Making
  • Step 4: Plan of Action

Self-Assessment

  • Requires an honest evaluation of yourself.
  • It is necessary to know yourself.
  • Understand your capabilities and shortcomings.
Components:
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Interests
  • Hobbies
  • Personal experiences
  • Family income
  • Skills
  • Competencies.

Career Exploration

  • Knowing where to look and what to look for.
  • Searching different careers and work environments that suit you.
  • Reading articles, browsing net, attending forums, and meetings.
Steps:
  • Listing health career options
  • Conducting informational interviews
  • Job shadowing (on-the-job learning)
  • Job temping (short term job)
  • Attending internships
  • Volunteering

Decision Making

  • Consider both current and future goals in life by narrowing down your choices.
Steps:
  • Listing of pros and cons
  • Comparing your personal strengths and interests
  • Choosing a specific health career to pursue
  • Considering suggestions from family
  • Deciding on a health career to take

Plan of Action

  • Design your action plan or identify and organize the necessary steps to achieve your desired goals
Steps:
  • Designing a plan to reach health career goals
  • Identifying short-term and long-term goals
  • Identifying education and training requirements
  • Developing job search strategies
  • Creating road map considering possible problems that may arise along the way.

Health Career Plan Formats

Textual Format
  • Writing a detailed narrative of your career goals, aspirations, and the steps required to achieve them.
  • Include sections on:
    • Educational background
    • Relevant experiences
    • Skills you wish to develop.
Tabular Format
  • Organize information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Create a table outlining short-term and long-term goals, actions, timelines, and resources required.
Graphical Format
  • Using diagrams or flowcharts to visually illustrate your career path.
  • Effectively represent the interconnections between various career options, required qualifications, and potential professional outcomes

SWOT Analysis

  • SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) or sometimes called situational analysis, is a tool that enables you to delve deep into the external and internal elements that affect your business or project.
  • It's used in research, planning, evaluation, and decision-making.
    • Strengths: Internal features that enable success
    • Weaknesses: Internal features that need improvement
    • Opportunities: External factors that work to your advantage
    • Threats: External factors that pose as obstacles

Read and Reflect: Diego’s Dilemma

  • Diego, a grade 10 student, is facing a problem regarding what career to pursue.
  • Help Diego by discussing the components and steps in making his health career plan.

Organizing Components

  • Organize the words by placing them in the appropriate step in making a health career plan:
    • Road Map
    • Strengths
    • Job Shadowing
    • Pros and cons
    • Internship
    • Phobia
    • Short-term goals
    • Skills
    • Interview
    • Reason to pursue health career
    • Job Temping
    • Health Career Options
    • Strategies
    • Volunteering
    • Abilities

Final Performance Task: Career Talk - Your Path, Your Advocacy

  • Each student will showcase their chosen health career:
    • Dressed in their health career attire
    • Pose or perform a signature gesture related to their health career in 10-30 seconds (e.g., holding a stethoscope, miming CPR).
    • Deliver a 30-1min impactful introduction and 2-3 minutes advocacy and 1 min short reflection on why you chose that health career.
  • Example: I am [Name], a future physical therapist. I chose this path because I want to help people regain their strength and independence. Through dedication and compassion, I will empower lives—one step at a time.
Grading Criteria:
  • Attire or Props
  • Presence/Confidence
  • Introduction/Advocacy
  • Clarity & Voice
  • Creativity & Originality