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We have taken every care to ensure that drug dosages and related medical advice in this book are accurate. However, drug and disinfectant dosages can change and are updated often, so always double-check dosages and procedures against a reliable, up-to-date formulary and the given drug’s documentation before administering it.

How to lead a Bettercare study group: A facilitator’s guide

First published in 2012 by Bettercare. Updated 25 Feb 2013, 4 Apr 2014, 1 Nov 2014, 16 April 2015. This version produced on 26 February 2025.

Text © Bettercare 2012

ISBN (paperback): 978-1-920218-68-3
ISBN (PDF ebook): 978-1-920218-69-0

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      1. Home
      1. How to use our books
      2. Buy printed books
      3. About Bettercare
      4. FAQs
      5. Contact us
      1. Acknowledgements
      2. Introduction
        1. About Bettercare
        2. Why decentralised learning?
        3. Free Bettercare Online Learning Platform
        4. Learning programmes
        5. Format of the courses
        6. Contributors
        7. Updating the course material
        8. Contact information
        9. Registration
      3. Dear Facilitator
      4. Facilitator’s checklist
        1. Before the first group meeting
        2. At the first group meeting
        3. Before every group meeting
        4. At group meetings
        5. After completing the chapters
      5. 1 Introduction to studying in groups
        1. What is group learning?
        2. Why is it good to learn in a group?
        3. What does the group facilitator do?
        4. What makes a group successful?
      6. 2 Planning a group
        1. Identifying a need
        2. Choosing the right course
        3. Getting stakeholder buy-in
        4. A training budget
        5. Advertising
        6. Participant requirements
        7. Group size
        8. Group location
      7. 3 Starting a group
        1. Group meeting times
        2. How to get the books
        3. Preparing for skills demonstrations
        4. Establishing goals
      8. 4 Running a group
        1. Establishing group rules
        2. How Bettercare learning programmes work
        3. How the books work
        4. Planning for group sessions
        5. Inviting resource people
        6. Preparing for group sessions
        7. Using the multiple-choice quizzes
      9. 5 Tips for successful group work
        1. How do I keep my group members motivated?
        2. How do I keep the course interesting?
        3. Ensuring skills are applied at work
      10. 6 Finishing a course
        1. Completing the course with an exam
        2. Arranging a certificate-handover ceremony
        3. The Bettercare exam process
        4. Photographs
        5. Updating the course material
        6. Your next Bettercare course
      11. 7 Contact details
      12. 8 Templates
        1. Group contact details
        2. Goal-setting
        3. Session plan
        4. Guest speakers
        5. Multiple-choice answer sheet
        6. Pre- and post-quiz scores
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