Hope: Learning Activities


Hope

 
 
 
Learning Activities
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There are three suggested learning activities that might be used in-class or outside of class setting with students.

Activity 1: Use group discussion method to help students understand ways that hope changes both in nature and in length of future orientation.

Activity 2: Review and discuss the Herth Hope Scale.

Activity 3: Review and discuss the Jalowiec Coping Scale.

 





Activity 1:
Use group discussion method to help students understand ways that hope changes both in nature and in length of future orientation.

  1. Divide the class into small groups of 3 to 5 students.

  2. Ask groups to be responsible for identifying the role of hope at different points in the illness trajectory.

  3. Share the discussion with other groups.

 



Activity 2:
The Herth Hope Scale

  1. Ask the students to complete the Herth Hope Scale.
  2. Ask students to break into groups of 3-5 students. Use the results of Herth Hope Scale to discuss:
  • Their own level of hope
  • The approach taken to measuring hope
  • The adequacy of this approach

Note: The scale is provided in a separate document named "hearth hope scale.doc." It is automatically copied to your hard drive along with the other MS Word documents when the save button is activated for this TEENL-NE activity.

 



Activity 3:
The Jalowiec Coping Scale

  1. Have the students read the information about the Jalowiec Coping Scale.
  2. Ask the students break into groups of 3-5 students. Use the information about the Jalowiec Coping Scale to discuss:
  • Their own coping style
  • Whether they use more than one style
  • Whether they can identify types of situations and coping styles

Note: Information about the scale is provided in a separate document named "Jalowiec coping scale.doc." It is automatically copied to your hard drive along with the other MS Word documents when the save button is activated for this TEENL-NE activity.

 

 

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