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POWER Program: Leader Training Manual

Welcome to the POWER Program - Posts Working for Veterans' Health! This training manual walk-through covers objectives, peer leader role, informed consent process, administrative forms, and research activities. Learn to be a project representative, encourage member activity, share information, handle materials, engage in research, and support post activities. Training and support are provided for effective leadership. Sign the informed consent and complete administrative forms to get started!

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POWER Program: Leader Training Manual

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  1. WELCOME! • Breakfast • Introductions • POWER Program = Posts Working for Veterans Health • Training Manual walk-through • Put name and phone number on the binder • Review today’s OBJECTIVES

  2. PROJECT OVERVIEW • Objectives • Review the peer leader role • Complete informed consent • Fill out administrative forms

  3. Group Leader Role • Be the Project Representative • Encourage Participation • Learn and Share Information • Nuts & Bolts • Research Activities

  4. A. Be the Project Representative • Encourage post member activity • Keep in contact with study staff • Relay questions from post members • Ask for information on topics that your post members may suggest • Keep the post officers up-to-date • Organize meeting activities

  5. B. Encourage Participation • Focus on opinion leaders • Congratulate active members • Use the newsletter • Invite members’ family and friends • Consider phantom members

  6. C. Learn and Share Information • Today is an example • You don’t have to become a blood pressure expert! • Some post or auxiliary members know more • Post members’ physicians know more • People know themselves better than you do • You can lead by example: If a post member brings information, support them

  7. D. Nuts & Bolts • Handle equipment and materials • BP monitors, pedometers, scales • Get on the agenda • Ask for our help if you get resistance • If possible, make health Q&A an item • Keep the Health Corner stocked • Share project “products” with us • Put us on your mailing list for newsletters, flyers, etc.

  8. E. Research Activities • Be positive about evaluation • If we don’t prove it helps, it will stop • If we can’t do this, we won’t be able to do other projects with VSOs • Explain the study • Goals of the study • Answer questions, or make us aware • Provide feedback about process

  9. Support for Leaders • Training in how to reach goals • Blood pressure basics • How to help adults change behavior • Help conducting presentations • Educational materials • One or more of us will come to a post meeting during the project • Access to clinical expertise

  10. Support for the Post • POWER Program pays $200 annually to participating posts • No strings attached • May be used for POWER activities • Access to YOU! • We hope you learn some useful things • You can get “back-up” from POWER staff • Equipment and educational materials • BP monitors, pedometers and scales • Brochures, pamphlets, handouts, etc.

  11. Informed Consent • Why a new informed consent? • Important new information for your new role • Change in responsibility • Change in incentives • Same privacy concerns • Any questions from post members?

  12. Signing Consent Now • We review document highlights • You sign off on the form: • Initials in corner • Your signature • Witness signature • Person obtaining consent signs • THEN REPEAT!!!

  13. Administrative Forms • Stipend form • Mileage reimbursement • Photo consent

  14. BREAK

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