Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

Ask participants to change roles within the groups and conduct a second role play, as
indicated in the instructions above. Give the (new) woman of each group a new role
(the same role play situation to be used by all groups).
Give the groups 10 minutes to conduct their role plays
Stop the role plays and give the groups 2 minutes to share feedback within their groups
(beginning with the mediator, followed by the woman and then the observer).
Participants use the flip chart/participant document Role Play Discussion Questions as
the basis for giving feedback.
Discuss in the large group participants’ observations, what they learned from applying
communication skills in the role play, and any observations they have about how best to
apply these skills in their communities (8 minutes).
Ask participants to change roles within the groups and conduct a third role play, as
indicated in the instructions above. Give the (new) woman of each group a new role
(the same role play situation to be used by all groups).
Give the groups 10 minutes to conduct their role plays
Stop the role plays and give the groups 2 minutes to share feedback within their
groups (beginning with the mediator, followed by the woman and then the observer).
Participants use the flip chart/participant document Role Play Discussion Questions
as the basis for giving feedback.
Discuss in the large group participants’ observations, what they learned from
applying communication skills in the role play, and any observations they have about
how best to apply these skills in their communities (8 minutes).
Suggest to the group that the Role Play Discussion Questions can be used to continue to
monitor the application of one’s communication skills to discussions of reproductive health.
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RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Session 14: Interpersonal Communication