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3416.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM | |||
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| Participatory methods are fun. More important, they work -- in training, research, evaluation, problem-solving and other health and safety activities. That's the "buzz on the street" amongst those using participatory methods, especially popular education -- worker-centered methods designed to move people to action. But, too often, there is no forum for practitioners and those interested in developing or expanding their skills with these activities. Since we are not traditional academics, usually we don't “write up” our activities. Our stories don't “fit” in most academic publications. We rely on informal networks and opportunities to brainstorm, learn and discuss our work. This workshop is designed to start a process that expands opportunities and horizons for those using, or wanting to use, participatory methods, particularly popular education. We will start with a variety of practitioners briefly presenting methods used in their work about: participatory action research (PAR) for user-based needlestick design; taking a hotel workers' PAR project results into a year-long popular education action program; home care workers' blood-borne pathogens training; activities to clarify union and management OHS goals; how to raise workers' expectations of taking action at work after training about workplace violence; participatory ergonomic interventions; mapping tools for local union action to tackle stressors; and using theatre and songs for training and action. Workshop participants will then select a few specific activities to practice, followed by feedback. Finally, we will discuss how to get our stories and feedback beyond the specific projects or sites where we are working. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1) assess a variety of participatory activities presented to them; 2) practice a few of these activities, which they will select; 3) analyze and provide feedback about the activities they used; 4) discuss how "stories" and feedback about these kinds of activities can be disseminated and exchanged in new and/or better ways; and 5) start planning future activities based on the discussion. | |||
| Dorothy Wigmore Tobi Mae Lippin, MEd | |||
| June Fisher, Dr Joseph Zanoni, MILR Leslie A. Nickels Pamela Tau Lee Robyn Robbins Nancy Lessin, BA MS Darryl Alexander Geraldine Stella Luis Vasquez Sharon Simon | |||
| Dorothy Wigmore Tobi Mae Lippin, MEd | |||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| Endorsed by: | Labor Caucus; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus; Vietnam Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA