This video is for aspiring midwives, student midwives and preceptors alike.
Subjects covered:
*My own experiences on my path in midwifery (a little background).
*The Midwifery Model of Training Midwives and what it involves.
*Qualities of a Good Preceptor.
*Preceptor Rights and Responsibilities.
*Learning Styles.
*Principles of Adult Learning.
*Tips for success.
Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlG0WCG_bT4
Via Vita Midwifery Foundation
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
The Apprenticeship Model of Midwifery Education
This is the newly revised version of "The Apprenticeship Model of Midwifery Education." Outdated information regarding NARM PEP application requirements has been updated. Please refer to the NARM website at www.narm.org for the complete list of application requirements. Some of the slides have changed in this version.
http://youtu.be/1B6IAL3a7Wo
http://youtu.be/1B6IAL3a7Wo
The Making of New Midwives: Midwifery Education
This is the newly revised version of "The Making of New Midwives: Midwifery Education." Outdated information regarding NARM PEP application requirements has been updated. Please refer to the NARM website at www.narm.org for the complete list of application requirements. Some of the slides have changed in this version.
http://youtu.be/qD1k4a4W_hU
http://youtu.be/qD1k4a4W_hU
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Midwifery Education
The first of several PowerPoint presentations is currently being turned into a storyboard utube presentation entitled The Making of New Midwives: Midwifery Education. Links will be posted on the website and Facebook, as well.
Subjects covered:
*Midwifery education in America
*A brief history of the various routes of entry
*Self-taught midwives
*The Grassroots Midwifery Movement
*History of MANA, NARM, MEAC
*Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery
*Via Vita Midwifery Foundation
Subjects covered:
*Midwifery education in America
*A brief history of the various routes of entry
*Self-taught midwives
*The Grassroots Midwifery Movement
*History of MANA, NARM, MEAC
*Practical Skills Guide for Midwifery
*Via Vita Midwifery Foundation
Friday, June 29, 2012
Cultural Competence for Health Care Professionals
The new module Cultural Competence for Health Care Professionals is complete. After studying three books, I decided upon the following required textbook:
The textbook is available on amazon.com. This text will be replaced by the new 8th. edition after it is available. It is connected to a website that provides the study assignments for each chapter, including quizzes, which have been incorporated into the Via Vita module along with other assignments and preceptor skills verification, to meet NARM requirements.
The other books that I have studied, and which I do recommend are:
The above two textbooks cover a large number of cultural heritages, which can be very beneficial if one is practicing midwifery in a community with a multitude of cultures represented, or plans to travel to different parts of the world.
Here is the beginning of some interesting links to explore:
Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness, 7th. edition, by Rachel E. Spector
The textbook is available on amazon.com. This text will be replaced by the new 8th. edition after it is available. It is connected to a website that provides the study assignments for each chapter, including quizzes, which have been incorporated into the Via Vita module along with other assignments and preceptor skills verification, to meet NARM requirements.
The other books that I have studied, and which I do recommend are:
*Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care, 2nd. edition, by Larry D. Purnell, and
*Transcultural Health Care, A Culturally Competent Approach, 3rd. edition, by Larry D. Purnell and Betty J. Paulanka
The above two textbooks cover a large number of cultural heritages, which can be very beneficial if one is practicing midwifery in a community with a multitude of cultures represented, or plans to travel to different parts of the world.
Here is the beginning of some interesting links to explore:
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