HEALTH Flashcards
A ___ ____ ___ is an individual action or initiative in making career
choice, in growing in chosen career or in making a career shift which involves a very
important discernment.
Health Career Plan
Similarly, Career planning involves four important steps which include: ___, ____, ___, and ____.
Self-Assessment,
Career Exploration,
Decision Making, and \
Plan of Action.
This is the first step in
knowing the health career that suits you. This step requires
an honest evaluation of yourself. It is necessary for you to
know yourself. You need to understand your capabilities and
shortcomings.
weaknesses, interests, hobbies, personal experiences, family
income, skills, and competencies.
Self-Assessment
Exploring health career
options through different ways or methods is an essential step
to choosing a particular health career path to take. You can
do this through reading articles, browsing the net, attending
fora, and meetings. This stage is about knowing where to look
and what to look for. It refers to searching different careers
and work environments that suit you.
listing down of health career options,
conducting informational interview, job shadowing (on-the-job learning), job temping
(short term job), attending internship, and volunteering.
Step 2. Career Exploration.
Once you have assessed
yourself and explored the health career that you are interested
to pursue, you are now ready to make decisions. In this step,
you need to consider both current and future goals in life by
narrowing down your choices.
listing of pros and cons, comparing
your personal strengths and interests, choosing a specific
health career to pursue, considering suggestion of family, andfinally deciding a health career to take.
Step 3. Decision Making.
Now that you have chosen a
health career, you are now ready to make a career plan. At
this point, you will design your action plan or identify and
organize the necessary steps to achieve your desired goals.
designing a plan to reach health
career goals, identifying short-term and long-term goals,
identifying education and training requirements, developing job search strategies, and creating road map considering
possible problems that may arise along the way.
Step 4. Plan of Action.
There are ways to come-up with your Personal Health Career Plan. These are
____, ____, and _____.
textual,
tabular, and
graphical forms.
In preparing a meaningful personal health career, make it _____.
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Time-Bound
SMART
the plan must be clear, concise, and tangible
Specific
the plan must be quantifiable by means of indicators
Measurable
the plan must be achievable
Attainable
the plan should not simply be a wish
Realistic
the plan must have a clear schedule or time frame to do a task
Time-Bound
