HUG
Your Baby wanted feedback from professionals who had registered for the
Certified HUG Teacher course but had not yet completed it. I sent a survey to
these professionals, hoping to identify and address any barriers to completing
this program. Of course, many on our list of “New Certified HUG Teacher
Trainees” have recently registered, and I would expect them to still be in
process.
Here
is a summary of the survey results:
“I
have not completed the Certified HUG Teacher course for the following reasons.”
Professionals
could choose more than one answer to the following questions.
57% “I
am too busy.”
38% “No
barriers. I intend to complete the CHT program.”
19% “The
timeline to finish the course has run out.”
16% “The
need to document visits with patients is a barrier for me.”
12% “The
requirement to write a blog is a barrier for me.”
Additional
individual responses included job changes, personal or family illness, and the
need to complete another training program first.
“What
TWO changes to the CHT requirement would help you most in completing this
program?” Half of the professionals responded to this question.
Several
needed help with the online format.
Several
did not want to record their parent visits.
A
number did not feel the need for any change in the requirements.
“Please
write other comments here.”
The
vast majority said they intend to complete the program. A few are struggling
with the online format; their computer skills or Internet access are limiting
factors for them. Several added here that they do not use (and do not want to
join) Facebook as a way to connect and to learn more about HUG Your Baby.
I
HAVE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS!
. . . and have made the following changes in the program:
- Blog:
Because some of you worry about your writing skills, I made the publishing
of your blog OPTIONAL. You will still need to write up a paragraph or two
about your experiences using The HUG. But, just let me know if you want
your story shared on the Give The HUG Blog, or not.
- Revised
PowerPoint: As some requested, we
have revised the HUG PowerPoint and Script with YOUR IDEAS in mind. Go to THIS LINK to access these 2014 HUG
Resources. (Malaysian professionals use THIS LINK for the PowerPoint with more
Malaysian families.)
- Study
Guide: In order to help you distill
the most important information from the Required Readings, we have written
concise questions to guide you through those articles and blogs. Go to THIS LINK to access this new Study
Guide.
- Facebook
Avoidance: Connecting with HUG Your Baby
on Facebook is OPTIONAL, not required.
- Extending
time: Email me if your time to
complete this course has expired, and I will get you going again!
- Online
challenges: The online company I use,
Digital Chalk, currently works with Internet Explorer (Version 6 and
greater), Firefox (Version 2.0 and greater), Safari, and Chrome. Email
me if you have misplaced your password or are having difficulty accessing
your course. Forgetting one's password is by far the most common problem that people have in working with the online format. I can help you with that!
Parent
Visits: I
know that some of you would prefer not to document your parent visits. However,
I have been teaching The HUG long enough to know that there is often a gap
between what a professional knows and understands and how
successful they are in communicating those ideas to parents. I call
this documentation “eye-ball exercises.” The act of documenting your parent
visit and writing your blog (published or not) will cause you to LOOK more
closely at the baby and at your encounter with her parents.