CTT: Sample Topics

Program Preparation

• Program Structure
• Using pre-prepared lessons
• Survey
• Mapping
• Home Visiting
• Reporting
• World View of Health
• Teaching Methods
• Teaching Stories
• Teaching Songs
• Use of Picture Books
• River Crossing & Development
• And many others

Nutrition

• Menu and 3 Food Groups
• Family Menu with 3 Food Groups
• Breast-Feeding
• Weaning Diet
• Child Malnutrition
• Growth Monitoring
• Child Health Cards
• Practice Using Growth Cards

Agriculture

• Kitchen Gardens - Seedbeds
• Kitchen Gardens - Preparation
• Kitchen Gardens - Planting
• Compost
• Mulching
• Crop Rotation
• Mud Stoves
• Milking
• Feeding Cows
• Caring for Calves
• Breeding Cows
• Zero Grazing Description
• Herbs
• Trees and many others

Scabies

• Cause
• Treatment
• Prevention

First Aid

• Including CPR

Colds

• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Prevention

Malaria

• Cause, Signs
• Treatment and Referral
• Prevention

Moral Values

• Caring for your Neighbor
• Self-Esteem
• Being a Person of Integrity
• Honesty
• Cooperation
• Unity
• Serving Others
• Dependability
• Perseverance
• Obedience
• Taking a Stand
• Forgiving Others
• Responsibility
• Goodness
• Resourcefulness
• Justice
• Trust
• Availability
• Flexibility
• Gentleness
• Peace
• Patience
• Kindness
• Living a Balanced Life

Emotional Care Topics

• Inventory of Your Helping Skills
• Listening
• Foundation for Helping
• Speaking the Truth
• Directing Towards Action
• Caring for Others Emotionally

Emotional Problems

• Anger
• Bitterness
• Depression
• Failure
• Grief
• Guilt
• Fear & Worry
• Low Self-Esteem
• Loneliness

Diarrhea

• Cause, contaminated water
• Dehydration
• Treatment
• Prevention
• Cholera

Sanitation

• Personal Hygiene
• V.I.P. Latrines
• Construction of V.I.P. Latrines
• Dish Racks
• Refuse Pits

Water

• Spring Protection
• Clean Water

Eye Problems

• Infections
• Objects in the Eye

Immunizations

• Why Immunize
• Where and When Given
• How Immunizations Work

Worms

• Identification of Worms
• Pinworms
• Roundworms
• Hookworms
• Tapeworms
• When to Send the Patient to the Hospital
• Prevention

Dental

• Tooth Decay
• Gum Swelling and Infection
• Deposits on Teeth

Pregnancy

• Nutrition
• Labor and Delivery
• Newborn care
• Many others

Leprosy

• Identifying and diagnosing
• Caring for
• Treatment
• Program Management

Adult Education

• Principles
• Literacy Programs

Social Care Topics

• AIDS

  • What is AIDS
  • AIDS Spread
  • Care of AIDS Patients
  • Help for AIDS Patients
  • Counseling the AIDS Patient

• Sexuality

  • You are Unique
  • Men
  • Women
  • Consequences of Premarital Sex
  • What Now

• Addictions

  • Drugs
  • Alcohol
  • Self-Control
  • Smoking

• Family

  • Requirements of Married Partner
  • Disharmony Between Man & Woman
  • Responsibility of Parents
  • Needs & Training of Children
  • Training by Discipline

Microeconomics

• Small business grants
• Balance sheet
• Income generating business
• Developing marketing
• Starting a business
• And many others