Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

1. Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community Course introduction and objectives

2. Course objectives Participants will gain experience in how to: • identify what influences drug use by consumers • investigate and prioritise community drug use problems • put research methodologies into practice in the field • link research findings to interventions • understand the strengths and weaknesses of different communication channels • combine and best use specific communication channels • pretest materials • network and strengthen advocacy • plan a comprehensive consumer education interventionWith focus on drugs issues related to HIV/AIDS Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

3. Making the course work for you • Modes of working: interactive, participatory, hands on • Language and culture • Changing course staff • Everybody’s expertise is essential Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

4. Course staff MEDUNSA Rob Summers Gail Kruger Monika Zweygarth Hannelie Meyer Beverley Summers International Catherine Hodgkin Anita Hardon Andrew Chetley Ane Haaland Richard Laing Trudie Gerrits Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

5. Gallery of experts • To introduce participants and trainers to each other • To help participants recognise themselves and each other as valuable resources • To begin building a foundation for team development • To provide the trainers with information about their audience. Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

6. Gallery of experts procedure • Choose a partner - someone you don’t know well • Interview your partner for 5 minutes. Find out: name to be known by, family situation, work position, professional goals, social interests, secret ambition • Write up the information on the sheet provided • After the first person is interviewed and the chart complete the pair should change roles • The facilitator will take a polaroid photo of each participant • As the charts are completed stick them on the wall with the photos attached • When the interviews are finished, each person will introduce their partner to the group, one minute for each introduction. Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

7. “Ground rules” • Read the Session Notes beforehand • Start to think about the activities • ……… • ……… • ……… • ……… Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

8. Administration committee Functions: • Give daily information on happenings • At the end of every day ensure that the training hall is neat and everything is in order • Support and help maintain the norms that are agreed upon by the group during the introductory session • See to the welfare of the participants, report ill health or other problems to the liaison trainer. • ……… • ……… Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

9. After hours committee Functions: • Prepare a programme of social activities together with the liaison trainer • Prepare a programme of “non-social” activities at which participants can present information about their projects. Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community

10. Evaluation committee Functions: • Hand out and collect session evaluation forms (provided by the course organizers) at the end of each session • Compile the session evaluations every day in collaboration with course staff • Bring any major problems identified in the evaluation forms to the attention of the trainers. Course introduction and objectives Promoting Rational Drug Use in the Community