I’ve always wanted to be a designer, a
fashion designer, but I wasn’t blessed with the skill. Lucky for me, our
activity was to design an instructional plan that we will be teaching to our
clients. Technically, it’s still designing, right?
I know what a lesson plan is but an
instructional design, I’ve never even heard of it before. We had to
“self-study” the module on how to do an instructional design and it wasn’t easy
especially for me since I’m more of a lecture-experience learner. Basically,
the contents of a lesson plan and ID are similar: the objectives, content,
different strategies, sequence, assessment & evaluation. I am very thankful
for the professors around us who were very helpful in giving feedback on how to
improve our instructional design because I have no idea if I was doing it
right! I had to change my objectives a couple of times just for it to be
appropriate for my case, which is pediatrics. Truly, being an educator is one
tough job.
The activity made me realize that successful
therapists are invariably good planners and thinkers because making an
instructional design requires commitment and practice. Planning how your
therapy session will be is a fundamental skill all therapists should develop
and hone. We always have to begin with something and this all starts with the
goals we have in mind for our clients. Having an ID will help you maintain
focus and keep you on the right track. It gives you clarity on the decisions on
the strategies and methods you will employ to help clients move systematically
towards the goals.
Take home message: having an instructional
design will have a positive impact on both the therapist and the client. I
quote Miguel de Cervantes, “Forewarned,
forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.”
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