RUNNING HEAD: FLY AWAY HOME

Fly Away Home: A Teaching Plan for Homelessness and

Available Resources.

By Robert Brigando & Tara Pospeschil

For Valerie Palarski
Nursing Health Promotions
Fall 2015

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Fly Away Home: A Teaching Plan for Homelessness and Available Resources.
Learning Theory Utilized
In this teaching plan, we decided to utilize the Humanism learning theory. This learning
theory appeals to two learning domains: cognitive and affective. Humanistic learning theory
focuses on both the cognitive and affective qualities of the learner. Prominent members of this
school of thought include Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. According to humanistic theory,
learning is believed to be self-motivated, self-initiated, and self-evaluated. Each individual is
viewed as a unique composite of biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors.
Learning focuses on self-development and achieving full potential; it is best when it is relevant
to the learner. Autonomy and self-determination are important; the learner identifies the learning
needs and takes the initiative to meet these needs. The learner is an active participant and takes
responsibility for meeting individual learning needs. Using humanistic learning theory, the nurse
focuses on the feelings and attitudes of learners, on the importance of the individual in
identifying learning needs and in taking responsibility for them, and on the self-motivation of the
learners to work toward self-reliance and independence. We do have some skills that we would
like for the learner to master by the end of the learning session.
Learning Outcomes
-Cognitive Domain: List three locations that he can get a nutritious meal for himself and his son,
and to list at least one shelter in the area where he will be able to sleep and shower in a safe
environment for himself and his son.
-Affective Domain: Will participate in finding low income housing utilizing public services if
necessary and

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-Psychomotor Domain: Will demonstrate the ability to sign up for public assistance by
completing the public assistance forms at the conclusion of our learning session.
Teaching Methods & Strategies
As our group worked to develop learning outcomes, a conclusion was made that viewing
a video to appeal to the affective learning domain would catch the learners interest. This video
would teach the learner that homelessness happens more frequently and to many more people
than he may be aware of. Thus, this would demonstrate that he is not alone in facing
homelessness. Furthermore, information was provided to the learner about nutritious meals and
housing to assist him in moving out of the airport and out of homelessness. After providing
information to the learner, it is up to the individuals self-motivation to correct the problem.
Additionally, a skills demonstration was provided to increase the learners self confidence in his
ability to find consistent housing and food. Following the teaching session, the learner was asked
to provide information about the resources in order to ensure that the concepts taught were
understood.
Rationale for Learning Domains
Learning outcomes that were selected incorporated all three learning domains: cognitive,
affective, and psychomotor. These were chosen due to the fact that, Nurses should include each
of Blooms three domains in client teaching plans. (Berman & Kozier, 2008, p. 494) For the
cognitive domain, the learner was asked to list three locations to access shelter and three
locations that provide a nutritious meal. With the affective domain, the learner was encouraged to
participate in locating low income housing. Lastly, incorporating the psychomotor domain meant
the learner would demonstrate the ability to complete forms necessary to receive public

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assistance. As a final point, it is our desire to teach the learner and bolster their confidence in
their ability to conquer the problem of homelessness.
Intended Audience
For this teaching assignment, the intended audience is an adult, male father who is
currently homeless. This learning module however, is not limited to only homeless fathers, it
would also benefit the entire homeless adult population who have a desire to end homelessness.
The information presented in this learning module is more specific to the residents living in
Wausau Wisconsin. However, teaching should be tailored to individual learning needs of each
person because everyone learns in a different way and has different life experiences.

Culturally Responsive Education & Barriers to Learning

Culture is the thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and
institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups (Berman & Kozier, 2008, p. 316).
Wausau Wisconsin has a large Hmong population and Caucasian population. For this reason,
cultural beliefs must be integrated into teaching plans to prevent barriers with learning.
Examples of culturally responsive nursing care for the Hmong population includes; intermittent
eye contact, take time to explain information to build trust, avoid handshaking with women and
respect personal space. On the other hand, this teaching module involved of a Caucasian male as
well as his cultural considerations. For instance, cultural responsive nursing care for the
Caucasian population includes; eye contact, take time to explain information to build trust, give a
firm handshake, and respect personal space. Accordingly, these cultural differences were taken
into consideration in the teaching module to prevent barriers and enhance patient learning.

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Reflection
Tara:
Without a doubt, this project certainly opened my eyes to the fact that there are very
limited resources available to the homeless population. In addition to this, I realized that it would
be very difficult to access these resources as a homeless person. Simply due to the fact that they
would need to have the following; mailing address, internet access, access to a phone or
transportation to the local library decreases their likelihood of obtaining needed resources.
Consequently, it is obvious that there are many barriers preventing homeless people from gaining
access to resources and help they need. As a matter of fact, the perspective of many websites are
not directed towards the homeless person. Numerous websites are available for donating or
volunteering, but then again not as many for homeless people to access to receive these resources
or at least they are more difficult to find. After gathering information, it was obvious that
communities need to provide these resources at homeless shelters to help get people back on
their feet. This way information would be easily accessible and homeless people would not have
to search for information on their own.
After teaching this project, I realized that rehearsal before an interview would be
beneficial. This is due to the fact that, it is difficult sometimes to think of ask questions to ask on
the spot or how to word phrases appropriately and professionally without practice. Moreover, I
found that creating an outline or notecards would be beneficial to stay on topic and stay on track
with presenting information in a timely manner. In addition, I thought that it would be beneficial
to go to a local homeless shelter and listen to personal stories and perspectives about access to
resources. As a result, this opportunity would provide a better perspective from people who have
tried to access resources and how difficult it actually may be. As a final point, I concluded that

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homelessness is not an individual problem, but a lack of access to resources to help that
individual. It is the responsibility of not only our government, but everyone to work together to
make resources more readily available to the homeless to help resolve and prevent homelessness
together.

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Content Outline
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II
III

Show video: Rethink Homelessness

a https://youtu.be/jLbP-SpXAps
PowerPoint:
a Facts about homelessness
b Resources for food and shelter
Discussion
a Which food shelters resources are available to the homeless in Wausau
Wisconsin?
i CAP Services, United Way (Salvation Army, womens community, and the

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community warming center).

b Are there programs available for permanent housing in Wisconsin?
i U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
c Are there local food programs available in Wausau Wisconsin?
i The Neighbors Place Food Pantry
d Which programs are available for food assistance?
i Food Share Wisconsin
Provide handouts from United Way and Food Share Wisconsin.
a https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/f1/f16019b.pdf
b http://www.unitedwaymc.org/PDFs/211/HFHT_MC.pdf

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Echominnesota.org. (n.d.). hmong culture - at a glance mong Culture - at a glance.

Retrieved November 15, 2015, from
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References Continued
Rethink Homeless. (2015, February 9). Human | Rethink Homelessness [Video file].
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/jLbP-SpXAps
Stevens Point Housing Authority. (n.d.). Stevens Point, WI - Official Website - Housing
Authority. Retrieved November 10, 2015, from http://stevenspoint.com/index.aspx?
NID=150

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United way of Marathon County. (2015, November 10). The Road Home a 10 year plan to
end homelessness. Retrieved November 12, 2015, from
http://www.unitedwaymc.org/PDFs/CommunityImpact/HHC-10YrPlan2015.pdf
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