Health Sciences 2250A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Peer Education
29 Apr 2018
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Chapter 10: Identification and Allocation of Resources – Exam Outcomes
1. What are the three options regarding resources for community organization?
I. Internal Resources
II. External Resources
III. Speaker Bureaus
2. Briefly describe internal resources, external resources, and speaker bureaus.
A. Internal Resources
→ Ex. Peer education
→ No power differential which allows people to feel more comfortable and trust their peer
educator more
B. External Resources
→ Can be from volunteer organization, can be costly, but cost effective
→ This is because its costly short-term, but in the long-term they will be more successful
→ External consultants have the perception of being worth more than an internal resource
→ If you bring someone in from afar, the psychology is that they have more to offer
C. Speaker Bureaus
→ Symbiotic relationship (exposure traded for expertise – mutually beneficial)
→ Ex. Crocodile gets cleaning of teeth and birds get to eat food
3. What are the three options that program planners have for curricula & instructional
resources? Describe them.
A. Develop own (in-house)
B. Get “canned” materials
- Something that comes in packages and has instructional books for what they need to do and
how to teach it, as well as physical structures to create the program
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→ No power differential which allows people to feel more comfortable and trust their
→ Can be from volunteer organization, can be
→ This is because its costly short
→ External consultants have the perception of being worth more than an internal
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“canned”
how to teach it, as well as physical structures to create the program
C. Combination
- Advantages & disadvantages
4. What determines space, equipment and supplies, and financial resources?
- Purpose, magnitude, & support of program determines how these will be handled
- Helps identify what resources are needed to make this happen
5. What should planners focus on regarding personnel?
Planners should focus on tasks that needed to be completed by the personnel of the program.
6. What are Internal Personnel?
Can be hired specifically for the program, or existing employees who are trained.
Through peer education, individuals w/ specific knowledge, understanding, and skills
regarding a concept help to educate their peers.
7. What are the advantages of Internal Personnel?
- Reduced costs
- Internal arrangements can be made to free them from their work schedules
- More control over who is involved
8. What are the disadvantages of Internal Personnel?
- Limited by the interest/abilities of those on staff
- May have to train personnel or be limited by their expertise
- Might spend more time developing program than implementing it, reaching fewer people
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9. What are External Personnel?
Brought in when there is a gap between what must be provided to accomplish the program
goals/objectives and what can be provided internally.
10. What are the (7) advantages of External Personnel?
- Known expertise
- The responsibility of conducting the program goes to someone else
- Can request product guarantees
- May be more respected for being from the outside
- Bring global knowledge to the program
- Have resources for sophisticated tools/programs
- Can reach a geographically dispersed PP
11. What are the disadvantages of External Personnel?
- More costly than internal personnel
- Subject to limitations of the vendor
- Sometimes less control over the program
12. What is the benefit to using a combination of internal and external personnel?
Most common because it allows planners to use advantages of both options while avoiding
many disadvantages.
13. What is technical assistance, why is it used, and what must those who are technically
assisting demonstrate?
- There are enough people able to handle tasks, but may not have the knowledge and skills
needed to complete the task more effectively, requiring technical assistance
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Document Summary
Chapter 10: identification and allocation of resources exam outcomes: what are the three options regarding resources for community organization, internal resources. Speaker bureaus: briefly describe internal resources, external resources, and speaker bureaus, internal resources. No power differential which allows people to feel more comfortable and trust their peer educator more: external resources. Can be from volunteer organization, can be costly, but cost effective. This is because its costly short-term, but in the long-term they will be more successful. External consultants have the perception of being worth more than an internal resource. If you bring someone in from afar, the psychology is that they have more to offer: speaker bureaus. Symbiotic relationship (exposure traded for expertise mutually beneficial) Describe them: develop own (in-house, get canned materials. Purpose, magnitude, & support of program determines how these will be handled. Can be hired specifically for the program, or existing employees who are trained.
