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Physical Education and Health Grade 10

Learners Material
First Edition 2015
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Published by the Department of Education

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INTRODUCTION

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Your Engagement in active recreation, sports, physical activities, and

understanding of health concepts will contribute to your sense of social
connectedness and help you assume greater responsibility through a variety of roles
as you participate in a real world situation. The Physical Education and Health
modules are uniquely crafted to explore your greatest potential and promote lifelong
skills through active participation in the different learning experiences. Emphasis is
placed on combining tactical knowledge that you will acquire, and the development
of skills for a better performance and achievement of the expected learning
outcomes.

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This module is designed to provide and equip you with knowledge, skills, and
habits that will enable you to achieve competence in maintaining your health and
physical condition. The domain in Physical Education focuses on the importance of a
healthy lifestyle and physical activity through active recreation such as sports,
fitness, street dance and hip-hop dance, while Health Education emphasizes on the
development of the proper skills of a health-conscious consumer, lifelong
participation in health trends, issues and concerns in health care, and planning for a
health career.

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Each module follows a standard format or pattern with a short overview of the
lesson, content and performance standards, pre-assessment and instructional
activities categorized into four levels: What to Know, What to Process, What to
Understand, and What to Transfer. Every level provides activities that will allow you
to experience meaningful and varied learning. Your involvement in the different tasks
can take many forms, ranging from self-reflection and group tasks to beyond the
classroom learning activities. Like any good material, you will also be assessed and
evaluated to ensure that you will have a thorough grasp of the lesson before tackling
the next activity. Your deeper understanding of the lesson will help you gain more
relevant skills and information, preparing yourself for the challenges of the world.
As you start putting life into this module, you will discover many great
opportunities and learning experiences that will change the way you spend your time.
You need to visualize a better version of yourself and aspire to achieve a holistically
healthy you.
Come on. Lets get started!

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Table of Contents
HEALTH
Unit 4: Planning for a Health Career .................................................................. 301
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 302
Learning Competencies .................................................................................. 302
Pre-Assessment .............................................................................................. 303

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Activity 1: Exploring Careers in the Health Field ................................... 304

Activity 2: My Health Career Plan .......................................................... 307
Activity 3: Health Career Pathways ........................................................ 312
Activity 4: A Health Career Overseas?....................................................... 321
Activity 5: Health Careers in the Country ................................................... 321
Activity 6: Health Career Orientation ...................................................... 323
Activity 7: Crossword ................................................................................. 324
Activity 8: Tic-Tac-Toe ............................................................................. 325
Activity 9: Lets Find Out
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Activity 10: Career Exploration .................................................................. 326
Activity 11: Reflect ..................................................................................... 326
Activity 12: Time to Decide .................................................................... 328
Activity 13: Lets Find Out ........................................................................ 328
Activity 14: Why Pursue a Health Career? .......................................... 329
Activity 15: Group Work ............................................................................. 330
Activity 16: Preliminary Health Career Plan ........................................... 331
Activity 17: Health Career Plan Scrapbook ............................................ 331
Activity 18: Differentiated Instructions .................................................... 332
Summary........................................................................................................ 334
Glossary of Terms ......................................................................................... 335

References ..................................................................................................... 336

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Unit 4: Planning for a Health career

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Number of Sessions: 10
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates
understanding of the concepts in
planning a health career

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner prepares an appropriate plan of
action in pursuing a health career

I. Introduction

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Choosing a career is not an easy thing to do. You dont just look at the pay and
the security it offers you; you also need to consider your primary interests and passion
which can open doors to other careers that you have not considered.

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With lots of professions in healthcare, you might consider getting into a health
career. There is a high demand for workers in the healthcare industry not just locally
but also globally. Health careers are among the most lucrative job options available all
over the world, especially these days, with an aging population and medical advances.
There is a continuous demand for health professionals.

A health career offers a good salary and job security. Educational learning is
widely available in the country with a path for advancement in different specialized
fields of interests. You get to work with people and more importantly make a difference
in the life of others.
This can be a wonderful career waiting for you.

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II. Learning competencies

1. discusses the components and steps in making a personal health career
2. prepares a personal health career following the prescribed components
and steps
3. explores the various health career paths and selects a particular health
career pathway based on personal competence and interest
4. participates in a health career orientation program

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III. Pre-Assessment

Concept Mapping

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A. List as many words associated with the word Health career. Prepare for a
presentation explaining the importance of health career.

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HEALTH CAREER

B. How many allied health professions are you familiar with? List ALL the allied
health professions that you are familiar with.

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Part I: WHAT TO KNOW

In the WHAT TO KNOW phase, you will answer activities

which will assess your prior knowledge. At the end of the
phase, you will be assessed again to check your knowledge
about the concepts and information learned.

Activity 1: EXPLORING CAREERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD

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1. Each group with 3-5 members will list down all the professions associated with
healthcare.

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2. Remember to name not only the different types of doctors and nurses, but also
those related to the health profession, such as the allied health services

medical
and allied
health
profession

3. Each member has to choose and describe one health profession on the list.

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What is a career?
A career is an occupation or profession that requires special training.

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Health careers are designed to familiarize students with the various careers in
the medical profession and allied health services. Students will learn skills necessary
for their career path, which in this case is in healthcare. These include working with
others, communication skills, legal and ethical responsibilities, cultural considerations
in healthcare industry, problem solving, decision making, accepting personal
responsibility, and self-management.

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Health career Planning refers to an individuals plan to make a career choice,

growing in the chosen career or making a career shift. Career planning involves the
very important step of self-assessment.

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Self-assessment is necessary to understand ones capabilities and drawbacks.

The various career options should be explored in detail to find a fit between ones
abilities and the opportunities provided by a career option. It involves continuous
learning and improvement to build and grow in the chosen career path.

Why pursue a health career?

YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN

PEOPLES LIVES
Good salary
Job Security
Do work that interests you
Find a health career that fits your
educational plans
A clear path to advancement
Work with people (or not)

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What are the components and steps in making a health career plan?

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1. Self Assessment
Discover your personal strengths through selfassessments (values, interests, personality, testing,
skills, etc.

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2. Career Exploration
You can explore different careers and work
environments through career fairs, online research,
meetings, internships, alumni connections,
professional resources

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3. Decision Making
Before you decide on taking a career that works
for you, you can evaluate and narrow down your
options through listing the pros and cons, comparing
your personal strengths and interests, and deciding
which career fulfills both current and future goals.

4. Plan of Action
Plan achievalbe goals and develop strategies
to reach your goals, organize your goals into
smaller steps, identify actions for each step,
utilize helpful people and resources, review and
adapt your plan regularly

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Lets Check
Activity 2: MY HEALTH CAREER PLAN


Write your own health career plan using the components and steps.

MY HEALTH CAREER PLAN

Self- Assessment
What are my skills and interests?

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My Career Goal/s:

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Career Exploration
What health careers do I want to explore?
What will I do to explore the different health careers?

Decision- Making
What health career will I choose based on my skills and interests?
What do I need to consider?

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My Plan of Action
What will I do to meet my goal/s?

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HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS

Career pathways are clusters occupations that are grouped because of shared
skills. All pathways include a variety of occupations that require different levels of
education, skills, and training. Selecting a career pathway provides you with an area of
focus, along with flexibility and a variety of ideas to pursue for personal development.

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Makes it easier for you to

identify health career
professions

Assists you in choosing a

health career

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Why Do You Need to

Understand Health Career
Pathways?

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Helps you develop a plan on

how to prepare for your
chosen health career

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What are examples of health career pathways?

1. Disease Prevention and Control
People who specialize in this career path focus on communicable
and non-communicable diseases. Their work includes immunization,
screening of newborns, promotion of breastfeeding, infant diseases
prevention, adolescent healthcare, and life skills.

Sample Careers:
Community Health Work
Education and Research

2. Personal Healthcare
Professionals in this field perform healthcare related tasks in a
personal care level. These include monitoring patients; administering and
assisting in personal care and hygiene; performing housekeeping duties;
and advising clients on related healthcare issues like infant care, hygiene
and nutrition.

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3. Maternal and Child Care

These health workers deal with complex public health issues
that affect women, children and their families. These include providing
information on reproductive health, family planning, healthcare of pregnant
women and their children, and improvement of health delivery system
through advocacy, education and research.

Sample Careers:
Social Work
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry
Guidance Counseling

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Sample Careers:
Midwifery
Community Health Educator
Outreach Specialist

4. Mental HealthCare
These medical professionals specialize in dealing with interpersonal
and intrapersonal relationships and life skills. These include cognitive and
psychosocial development, promotion of healthy self-esteem through
feelings and anger management and identifying warning signs or red flags
of learning disorders, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders, stress, and
bullying.

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5. Community Healthcare
Specialists in this area focus on the maintenance, protection, and
improvement of the health of all community members.
Sample Careers:
Barangay/Community Health Work
Rural Sanitary Inspection

6. Environmental Healthcare Management

These health workers try to establish the correlation between and
among the physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors
in the surrounding environment. These include monitoring the quality of
environment and impact of human activities on ecosystems, and developing
strategies for restoring ecosystems.
Sample Careers:
Air quality monitoring
Soil science analysis
Hazardous and solid waste management
Environmental noise control
Radiological assessment
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7. Drug Prevention and Control

People whose careers revolve around this area seek to reduce
community and individual problems related to alcohol and drug abuse
through evidence-based programs and policy advocacy.
Sample Careers:
Drug Enforcement
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

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Sample Careers:
Clinical Dietetics
Food and Nutrition Management
Public Health Nutrition
Education and Research

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8. Nutrition
Specialists in this area find ways to balance individuals food and
nutrition and their impact on patients health. These include meal planning,
food preparation and economics.

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9. Health Education
Those who work in this field are tasked with promotion of healthcare
and training of health workers on managing change in healthcare. Their
work involves assessing individual and community needs, planning,
implementing and evaluating health programs, promoting the understanding
of various health-related bahaviors plus coordinating health education
services.
Sample Careers:
Education and Research
Community Health Work

10. Dental Health

Dental health workers deal with various oral conditions which include
chronic mouth and facial pain, oral sores, periodontal (gum) disease,
tooth decay and tooth loss, other diseases and disorders that affect the
oral cavity, and risk factors for oral diseases which include unhealthy diet,
tobacco use, harmful alcohol use, and poor oral hygiene.
Sample Careers:
Dental Hygiene
Dental Nursing
Dental health support
11. Occupational Safety
Careers in this path are related to the safety, health and welfare of
people engaged in work or employment. These include protecting workers
from sickness, disease, and injury arising from possible hazards of their
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employment and workplace.

Sample Careers:
Occupational Health and Safety Technician
Health Inspector
Industrial Hygienist

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12. Emergency Medical Services

People assigned in this work specialize in out-of-hospital medical
care. Their skills include first-aid procedures, emergency medical treatment
and transport of patients, rapid emergency medical response and immediate
medical attention.

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Sample Careers:
Emergency Medical Aid
Paramedic
Lets Check

Activity 3: HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS

A. List 3 examples of health career provided/ available in your school/ community/

country for each health career pathways. Use the table below for your answers.
Health Career

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Health Career Pathways

B. Based on Activity 3, answer these questions:

1. What health careers are commonly available in your school, community
and country?
2. What type of health career/s do you think is needed in our country? Explain
why?
3. Which health career pathways do you think our government should give
priority? Choose five (5).
4. Why is it important to understand the different career pathways in health?

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Medical and Allied Health Professions

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MEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION

Along with medical professions, there are hundreds of allied health professions
which complete the workforce in contributing to the whole-person care of patients,
support to healthcare professionals, and the efficient operation of healthcare
organizations.

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The medical profession is a group of

individuals qualified to practice medicine. Allied
health professions, on the other hand, are lines
of work that still deal with healthcare, but are
distinct from medicine.

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They have distinct and specialized

knowledge and skills that actively work with
people accessing health and disability that are
offered services across a range of settings.
These professions include clinical laboratory
or medical technology, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, dietetic services, medical
record personnel, radiologic services, speechlanguage pathology and audiology, and
respiratory therapy.

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Who are the medical and allied health professionals?

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Allied health professionals are healthcare practitioners with formal education
and clinical training credentials through certification, registration and/or licensure.
They collaborate with physicians and
other members of the healthcare
team to deliver high quality patient
Health Care Provider- a person
care services for the identification,
who helps identify, prevent, or treat an
prevention, and treatment of diseases,
illness or disability
disabilities, and disorders.
Health
Care
Practitioner/
These professions may be
Provider- an independent healthcare
categorized into either technicians or
provider who is licensed to practice on
Therapists/Technologists. Technicians
and provide general and/or specialized
are those who undergo training to
care to a specific area of the body.
perform specific procedures. They are
Allied Health Professionals- a
required to work under the supervision
trained
healthcare provider practicing
of technologists or therapists. This
under
supervision
of a physician or
category includes physical therapy
healthcare practitioner. They include
assistants,
medical
laboratory
pharmacists,
dental
hygienists,
technicians, radiological technicians,
physical
therapists
and
nurses.
occupational
therapy
assistants,
recreation therapy assistants and
respiratory therapy technicians.

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Therapists or technologists
have more intensive training, which includes acquiring procedural skills. They evaluate
patients, diagnose conditions, develop treatment plans, and understand the rationale
behind various treatments in order to judge their appropriateness and potential side
effects. They also assess patients responses to therapy and make appropriate
decisions about continued treatment or modification of treatment plans. Furthermore,
they are licensed to perform these tasks.

Allied health professionals provide services and engage in activities which
include:
a. prevention - keep illness or injury from happening
b. assessment/evaluation - appraisal of the condition based on the
patients subjective report
c. identification/diagnosis - analysis based on signs, symptoms, and
laboratory findings
d. treatment - management and care of a patient or the combating of
disease or disorder
e. rehabilitation/habilitation - treatment designed to recover from injury,
illness, or disease towards a normal condition as possible
f. advocacy - a method by which patients, their families, attorneys,
health professionals, and citizens groups can work together to develop
programs that ensure the availability of high-quality healthcare for a
community
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g. promotion of health and well-being - the process of enabling people

to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby
improving their health
h. education - the process of sharing and gaining knowledge
i. research - the diligent inquiry or examination of data, reports, and
observations in a search for facts or principles
What are the allied health professions that we presently have in the Philippines?


These are the common allied health professionals practicing in the country with
available education and professional training.

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1. Audiologist identifies and rehabilitates hearing impairments and related

disorders
2. Chiropractor - diagnoses and treats neuromuscular disorders, with
emphasis on treatment throughmanual adjustment and/or manipulation of
the spine.
3. Clinical psychologist - assesses, diagnoses, treats and helps prevent
mental disorders
4. Dietitian/Nutritionist - promotes good health through proper diet and
treatment of diseases
5. Emergency Medical Technician also known as ambulance technician;
responds quickly to any emergency and life-threatening situation to
immediately treat serious injuries, physical or mental trauma to increase a
patients chances of survival
6. Guidance Counselor - assists students with personal, family, education,
and career decisions and concerns; also helps them develop job-finding
skills and other life skills needed to prevent and deal with problems
7. Health Educator - specializes in health education and promotes the
development of health knowledge, life skills, and positive attitudes toward
the health and well-being of students
8. Massage Therapist - performs the scientific manipulation of the soft
tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues; uses
manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure on
affected parts of the body
9. Medical assistant performs, under the direction of a physician, various
routine administrative and nontechnical clinical tasks in hospitals, clinics,
and other similar facilities
10. Medical technologist performs a variety of tasks on body fluids, from
simple blood tests to more complex tests to uncover abnormalities in the
body, and underlying causes of illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and
cancer which are not easily detected through physical examination
11. Midwife - professionals with the expertise and skills in helping women
maintain healthy pregnancies, assist in or perform childbirth delivery, and
help in womens recovery process through the postpartum period
12. Nurse - trained to provide care for people who are sick or injured;
monitors patients health and records symptoms, assists physicians during
examinations and treatment, and administers medications.
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13. Occupational therapist - uses purposeful activity and interventions to

maximize the independence and health of any client who is limited by
physical injury or illness, cognitive impairment, psychosocial dysfunction,
mental illness, or learning disability
14. Orthotist/Prosthetist makes and fits prosthetics or artificial parts for the
human body
15. Paramedic - gives emergency medical treatment or assists medical
professionals in emergency situations
16. Pharmacist - prepares and dispenses medication prescribed by licensed
health professionals; also provides information to patients regarding
drugs, and consults with healthcare professionals on advances in drugs or
medicine
17. Radiologic Technologist/Radiographer - healthcare professionals
who perform imaging procedures, such as x-ray examinations, Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans and Computed Tomography (CT) scans
(health careers.org)
18. Physical Therapist - examines, evaluates, and treats physical impairments
through use of special exercise, application of heat or cold, and other
physical modalities
19. Speech Language Pathologist - diagnoses and treats patients with
functional and organic speech defects and disorders
20. Phlebotomist - professionals with special training in phlebotomy or drawing
blood from patients
21. Radiation therapist - administers radiation therapy services to patients
and observes patients during treatment; other duties may include tumor
localization, patient follow-up, patient education, and record keeping
22. Respiratory therapist - specializes in the promotion of optimum
cardiopulmonary function and health; regularly deals with various chronic
respiratory diseases, such as asthma and emphysema
23. Social Worker - investigates, treats, and gives aid to people with social
problems and helps people with mental illness, serious health conditions,
financial difficulties, substance abuse problems, domestic or child abuse,
unwanted pregnancy and other social problems

There are also allied medical professions whose specialized training is available in
other countries.
1. Cardiovascular technologist - uses imaging technology to help physicians
diagnose patients with cardiac (heart) and peripheral vascular (blood
vessel) ailments
2. Clinical officer - performs general medical duties such as the diagnosis
and treatment of disease and injury, recommendation and interpretation
of medical tests, performance of routine medical and surgical procedures,
and referral of patients to other practitioners
3. Dental hygienist - specializes in the removal of calcaneous deposits and
stains from patients and provides additional services and information on
prevention of oral diseases

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4. Diagnostic medical sonographist - uses ultrasonic imaging devices

to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of patients
anatomy
5. Kinesiotherapist - develops and monitors exercise programs to help
people regain muscle strength and function lost due to injury or disease
6. Neurophysiologist - specializes in the diagnosis of conditions affecting
the nervous system such as neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, and nerve
entrapments
7. Medical dosimetrist - designs treatment plans for patients by means
of computer and/or manual computation to determine a treatment field
technique that will deliver the prescribed radiation dose while taking into
consideration the dose-limiting structures
8. Medical radiation scientist - performs complex diagnostic imaging studies
on patients and plans and administers radiation treatments
9. Music therapist - uses music within a therapeutic relationship to address
a clients needs, such as facilitating movement and physical rehabilitation,
motivating the client to cope with treatment, providing emotional support,
such as an outlet for expressing their feelings through music
10. Nuclear medicine technologist - performs imaging procedures using
radioactive drugs and materials to make diagnostic evaluations of the
anatomic or physiologic conditions of the patients body, and facilitates
therapy with the use of unsealed radioactive sources
11. Orthoptist - investigates, diagnoses and treats defects of binocular vision
and abnormalities related to eye movement; involves seeing patients of all
ages from infants to the elderly
12. Pedorthist - are foot orthotic and orthopedic footwear experts trained in
the assessment of lower limb anatomy and muscle and joint function
13. Perfusionist - assists in performing procedures that involve extracorporeal
circulation, such as during open-heart surgery or hypothermia
14. Surgical technologist - a member of the surgical team who serves as a
scrub technician or as a circulator

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PRACTITIONERs PERSPECTIVE
NAME: JENNIFER A. ROMBO
POSITION: GUIDANCE SERVICE SPECIALIST 1
DEGREE/INSTITUTION: BS PSYCHOLOGY/
PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Implements Guidance Program which includes:
1. Counseling
2. Testing
3. Placement
4. Information Services (conducts orientation)

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MAJOR: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

WHAT I LIKE MOST OF MY JOB:

It is fulfilling because I am able to help other people and I have interaction
with students.

WHAT I LIKE LEAST ABOUT MY JOB:

It is emotionally draining; sometimes I cant help but be affected by my
students concerns.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE PREPARING TO BE A COUNSELOR...

Develop genuine care for people.

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NAME: ED HERPERT D. BRIONES

CURRENT POSITION/TITLE: Unit Head /
Guidance Service Specialist 1
EMPLOYER: Philippine Science High School
Main Campus
DEGREE/ INSTITUTION: Bachelor of Arts; Master of
Arts / University of the Philippines - Diliman

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MAJOR(s): Psychology; Educational Psychology

MINOR(s): None

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises and oversees the implementation and operation of the units
programs
Coordinates and oversees inter/intra-office activities
Performs guidance services and counseling to students
Prepares intervention programs and reports
Conducts career learning programs and orientations
Administers, scores, and interprets psychological tests to personnel and
faculty applicants
Administers, scores, and interprets aptitude tests and personality tests to
students
Administers diagnostic exams to freshmen students
Administers admission tests to incoming freshmen

WHAT I LIKE MOST OF MY JOB:

My everyday interaction with the students is one of the things I like about
our job as Guidance Counselors. The conversations with the students provide
learning experiences that are not actually discussed inside the classrooms. Through
counseling, the students are able to share their concerns, heart aches, struggles,
failures, joys, successes, and achievements. If I am able to help them in one way
or the other, I become a part of their triumphs and its very fulfilling. Consequently, I
believe that I have contributed in the holistic development, maturity, and character
formation of my students through the guidance programs, counseling sessions and
group dynamics.
WHAT I LIKE LEAST ABOUT MY JOB:

Sometimes, listening and absorbing too many concerns and stresses of the
students and parents cause compassion fatigue thus, making us helpless at times.
RECOMMENDATIONS for those PREPARING to be a GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR:

Any person who aspires to become a Guidance Counselor should possess a
compassionate and caring attitude.
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NAME: LORRAINE G. DE GUZMAN

POSITION:CTM Operations Pharmacist/
Zuellig Pharma
DEGREE/INSTITUTION: M. S. Pharmacy
(36units) /University of Santo Tomas
MAJOR: Pharmacy

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
In-charge of the day to day operation of Clinical Trial Material Business
Unit
Back-up personnel for CTM Operations Supervisor
communicates with the principals, local and overseas
communicates with the internal clients
ensures that all depot project instructions are followed per principal and
per protocol
ensures confidentiality of every transaction
participates in teleconferences
supervises receipt of inbound shipments
ensures smooth dispatch and delivery of clinical trial materials from depot
to site
especially those under cold chain
spearheads investigations if deviations from outbound shipments occur
makes weekly report for assigned principals
ensures all orders are processed within the timeline
WHAT I LIKE MOST OF MY JOB:

compensations and benefits; working environment

WHAT I LIKE LEAST ABOUT MY JOB:

working hours since overtime work happens almost everyday
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE PREPARING TO BE A PHARMACIST...

Pharmacy is a good pre-med course if you are planning to pursue medicine. If

not, you can choose other fields but not limited to community, hospital, manufacturing/
industrial, academe, pharmacovigilance, clinical trialist. clinical research associate
and safety data analyst.

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Lets Check
Activity 4: A HEALTH CAREER OVERSEAS?

PY

Answer these questions

1. What do you think of health professionals who practice their field of
specialization outside the country?
2. Do you have relatives working overseas as a medical or allied health
professional? What are the reasons for them to work in other countries?
3. Are you familiar with the doctors to the Barrio program of the Department of
Health? Why are these professionals important to society?

Activity 5: HEALTH CAREERS IN THE COUNTRY

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Answer these questions.

1. Select five medical and allied professions that very much needed in our
country
2. With the growing global demand on allied health professions, how does it
affect our country?
3. Do you think we have enough allied health professionals in our country?
What made you say so?

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A Health Career Orientation is an

activity based career exploration
to broaden your knowledge about
careers in the health field. Health
career orientation helps you to:

Are you interested to know what

causes illnesses? Would you like to
help people get and stay healthy in any
aspect of health?

evaluate and assess such factors

as personal needs, interests and
skills

provide an opportunity to identify

and explore health careers

learn about the duties and responsibilities of health professionals

acquire an awareness of a wide

variety of educational training and
resources for both academic and
vocational fields

pursue health career pathways for

future education/ training

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Medical research, scientific research

,and technical breakthroughs have made
the health science industry one of the
most exciting and personally rewarding
fields to explore. And the most popular
jobs in this cluster include those of:
doctors, dentists, nurses, chiropractors,
pharmacists, radiology technicians, and
physical and occupational therapists.

PY

HEALTH CAREER ORIENTATION

PROGRAM

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Activity 6: HEALTH CAREER ORIENTATION

A. Participate in a Health career Orientation program in your school/community.
Listen to all the guest speakers, take note and complete the table.
Questions

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

What is this persons career?

Where did the person study?

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Who introduced the person to

this career?

Where did the person find

information about the career?

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Write down the qualities that

made them successful in their
chosen career.
Indicate in which one of the
two peoples careers you are
interested in and why.

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What were the requirements for

the career?

Name two interests and two

abilities which can be seen

What have you learned?

B. Write a one page summary about the Health career Orientation program
(comments, suggestion/ insights).

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Activity 7: CROSSWORD:

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PY

Can you identify the allied health professionals? Listen to the descriptions given by
your teacher. Write your answers in your notebook.

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Activity 8: TIC-TAC-TOE
Identify the word that matches the description in each number. Use the Tic-Tac-Toe
frame to write your answers.

3.

5.

6.

8.

9.

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4.

2.

1.

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1. It is the process of sharing and gaining knowledge.

2. It is the management and care of a patient or the combating of disease or
disorder
3. The appraisal of the condition based on the patients report.
4. Treatment designed to recover from injury, illness, or disease towards a
normal condition as possible
5. Analysis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings
6. Examination of data, reports, and observations in a search for facts or
principles
7. A method by which patients, their families, attorneys, health professionals,
and citizen groups can work together to develop programs that ensure the
availability of high-quality healthcare for a community
8. The process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its
determinants, thereby improving their health
9. Keep illness or injury from happening

7.

Activity 9: LETS FIND OUT

1. What medical and allied health professions do you think are most needed
in your school, community, and our country? List down three and explain
why.
2. What medical and allied health professionals are provided in your
community?
3. Choose five countries that you think have high demand on allied health
professionals. For each country, list down five allied health professions
they need most and explain why.
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Part II: WHAT TO PROCESS

In the WHAT TO PROCESS phase, you will answer and

perform activities which will help you process and improve
your understanding. At the end of the phase, you will be
assessed again to check your processing skills about the
concepts and information learned.
Activity 10: CAREER EXPLORATION

Activity 11: REFLECT

after Senior High

School

after college

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today

A. How do you see yourself

C
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PY

1. Each group will bring these materials for the activity: manila paper, coloring
materials, newspaper/magazines and glue.
2. Brainstorm ideas of interesting jobs related to health career paths
3. For your class presentation, create a graphic organizer that will show your
ideas in class.
4. Make sure to have a clear and creative graphic organizer for the presentation.

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B. Complete these charts.

Personal qualities that

describe me

School subjects that I

like

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PY

Career path I am
interested to do

C. Based on your answer in the chart, answer these questions.

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1. What health career do you think would suit you best based on your interests
and skills?
2. Can your personal qualities help you perform and excel in the health career
path you want to venture?
3. Are you learning enough from your previous subjects to help you achieve
your health career path? Why or why not?
4. Do you think you are ready to take a health career path? What are your
strengths and weaknesses?

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Activity 12: TIME TO DECIDE

List down three health careers that interest you the most. Identify the pros and
cons of each career.
What are the PROS?

What are the CONS?

PY

Health career that

interests me

Activity 13: LETS FIND OUT

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D. Answer these questions.

1. Which health career is best aligned with your values, interests and skills?
Are there any risks? Are you willing to take them? Why?
2. Which health career fulfills both your current and future goals?
3. What health career will you choose that will help you create the life you
want to live doing the work you will love to do?

Make a research compilation about the health career of your choice. Follow

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the format for your research.

Introduction
Job Title
Nature of Work (what do you do?)
Duties and responsibilities
Working Conditions (office, outdoors, team, alone)
Employment (Where are the jobs?)
Training: Qualifications, and Advancement
Job Outlook
Earnings
Related Occupations
Source used

1. Each of you will create a brochure that will show your preferred health
career choice.
2. Prepare for a short presentation of your brochure in the class, and explain
the career you would enjoy doing and why.

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Part III: WHAT TO REFLECT AND UNDERSTAND

In the WHAT TO REFLECT AND UNDERSTAND phase,
you will do activities which will assess your deeper knowledge
and understanding of the topics learned. At the end of the
phase, you will be assessed again to check your reflection
and understanding about the concepts and information
learned.

PY

Activity 14: WHY PURSUE A HEALTH CAREER?

Choose one activity you want to do from the following:

Write a newspaper/ magazine article about the need to

pursue/ choose a health career.

Compose a song on how health career make a difference in

people lives.

Create a poster that will encourage people to choose a

health career.

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Activity 15: GROUP WORK

C
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PY

A. RESEARCH
1. Interview a person in their selected healthcare field outside of class. Use
the following interview guide questions to gather your data.
Describe the activities in a typical day in your job.
How many hours do you work in a typical week?
Tell me about your background, including education and
experience.
What kind of people do you work with? Who do you serve?
Who are your colleagues?
Why are you interested in this particular field?
What do you enjoy most about your job?
What skillssuch as communication and problem solving
are most important in your field? Describe a situation in
which you use these skills.
Describe a challenging situation youve had in your job.
Describe your relationship with your patients or clients.
If I were interested in pursuing your career, what classes
do you think I should be taking in high school? What
extracurricular activities should I pursue?
What other healthcare professionals do you work with?

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2. After you have completed the interview, write a two page summary of your
findings. This should include general information about the profession,
personal anecdotes, and the characteristics necessary to work in that
health field.
3. Choose one from these strategies on how you will present your research.
- Talk Show
Video Presentation

Role-playing

Documentary

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Activity 16: PRELIMINARY HEALTH CAREER PLAN

Write your preliminary health career plan using the guidelines below.

Guidelines to Help you Plan and develop your Health Career Plan

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PY

C
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What are my short-term and long-term education and career goals?

Why did I choose these goals?
What education/training is required for me to achieve my goals?
What institutions or facilities provide this training? Which institution or facility is most
appropriate to my interests, lifestyle, and preferences? Why?
What courses will I take during grades 11 and 12 to prepare me for my education or
training?
What co-curricular, volunteer, or community experiences will help me achieve my
goals?
What do I have to do to achieve my goals?
(e.g., save money, get work experience)
What are the potential challenges I may face in the achievement of my goals?
What will I do to meet these challenges?
What is my timeline (e.g., 2 years, 5 years, 10 years) for achieving my goals?
How will I monitor my success as I work to achieve my goals over the next _____ years?

Seek advice from at least one person (e.g., a parent, another student, a
counsellor, a mentor).

Activity 17: HEALTH CAREER PLAN SCRAPBOOK

Create a 5-10 page scrapbook about your health career plan following the
given components and steps.

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Part IV: WHAT TO TRANSFER

Activity 18: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONS

C
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Choose one activity

PY

In the WHAT TO TRANSFER phase, you will apply what you

have learned through a performance or by producing a product.
At the end of the phase, you will be assessed again to check
your knowledge, skills, and attitudes learned.

Create a poster that will promote medical and allied

health professionals as needed in our country

Make a video presentation about the different health

career pathways

Compose a song about choosing a health career

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Write an article about the need of medical and allied

professionals in our country

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ASSESSMENT
Complete these statements

I understand

I will choose a

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I learned that

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I will plan my

I will promote

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SUMMARY
A career in health will give you the opportunity to make a difference in peoples
lives. A wide range of healthcare career pathways will provide you with what area you
want to focus on, flexibility, and a variety of ideas and opportunities to pursue your
personal development.
You need to identify your interests and skills, expose yourself to the different
available careers, and decide on a career that works for you and your plan of action.

PY

The medical profession comprises a group of qualified and dedicated individuals

whose vision is to ensure that every person is healthy, free from any form of illness
or disease. They may be physicians with their own specialized field, or allied health
professionals who complement them, such as nurses, physical therapists, medical
technologists, among others. To start a career in health, you must go through several
years of formal education, an extensive clinical training, and finally, certification to be
officially recognized and duly licensed to practice as a health professional.

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Health career orientation will help you identify and explore health careers, and
acquire awareness of a wide variety of educational training and resources for both
academic and vocational that motivate you to pursue a career in health.

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GLOSSARY
healthcare professions that complement
the medical profession, such as nursing,
pharmacy, medical technology, physical
therapy

Career

an occupation or profession, especially one

requiring a special training followed as ones
lifework

Career pathways

clusters of careers and occupations that are

grouped because of shared skills

Health careers

designed into familiarizing students with

various careers in the medical professions

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PY

Allied health professions

an individual planning in making a career

choice, growing in the chosen career or
making a career shift. Career planning
involves a very important step of selfassessment.

Health career Planning

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Health career Orientation

body of individuals qualified to practice

medicine

Medical profession

an activity-based career exploration to

broaden your knowledge about careers in
the health field

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Print Materials:
Anspaugh, David J. and Gene Ezel. Teaching Todays Health (7th Ed.) San
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Department of Education (DepEd). K to 12 Curriculum Guide: Health
Education. Pasig City, Philippines. 2012.

PY

Meeks, L., P. Heit & R. Page. Comprehensive School Health Education (2nd
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UNACOM, Social and Human Sciences Committee. The Health Education in
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Volume 2. UNESCO: National Commission of the Philippines. 2009.

C
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Online materials:

http://www.who.int/nha/country/phl/en/
http://kidshealth.org

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/

http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/338.html

http://explorehealth careers.org/en/Career/49/Maternal_and_Child_Health

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http://www.michigan.gov/documents/pathways_8310_7.html
https://www.michigan.gov/health careers/0,4590,7-221-39454---,00.html
http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/issues/news/Article/178/Top_10_Reasons_
to_Pursue_a_Health_Career_Now
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http://www.educationplanner.org/

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