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Health 10
Quarter 4 – Weeks 1 - 2
Planning for a Health Career
Health Grade 10
Learning Activity Sheet
Title: Planning for a Health Career
Quarter 4 - Weeks 1 - 2

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 I. What I Need to Know?
At the end of this Learning Activity Sheet, you are expected to:
1. discuss the components and steps in making a personal health career health
plan. (H10PC-Iva-b-1/ Weeks 1-2)

2. prepare a personal health career following the prescribed components and

steps. (H10PC-Iva-b-2/ Weeks 1-2)

II. What I Know?

Activity 1: Bubble Map

Directions: Write words associated with the word "Health Career" in the
bubbles drawn below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Health
Careers

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 Lesson
1 Planning for a Health Career

Nowadays choosing a career is very difficult. You don't just look at the salary
and the security assurance it offers you; you must also consider your primary interests
and your passion which can open doors of opportunities to other careers that you have
not considered. With lots of professionals in healthcare, you might consider getting
into a health career. We know that there is a high demand for professionals in the
healthcare industry not just locally but also globally. Health careers are among the
most lucrative job options available all over the world, especially these days, with an
aging population and medical advances. There is a continuous demand for health
professionals.

Health careers are getting important nowadays because of the abundance of

health care-related works and their roles in responding to this public health
emergency, and the continuing challenges the agency and the medical profession face
as it continues to evolve in this time of crisis who have risked their own health to serve
their patients. As we move forward, we know that the pandemic continues to evolve
and therefore, health care community must continue to deliver high-quality care to all
patients.

A health career can offer a good salary and job security. Educational learning
opportunities is widely available in the country with a path for advancement in different
specialized fields of interests. You get to work with people and more importantly make
a difference in the life of others.

III. What’s In?

Activity 2: Complete a Graphic Organizer

Directions: Complete the table below to show how many medical and allied health
professionals you are familiar with. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Medical Health Professionals Allied Health Professionals

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

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IV. What’s New?

Activity 3: Fill Me

Directions: List down three professions associated with health care and give a description
of each profession. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

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V. What is it?

What is a career?

A career is an occupation or profession that requires special training.

Health careers are designed to familiarize students with the various careers in the medical
profession and allied health services. Students will learn skills necessary for their career path,
which in this case is in healthcare. These include working with others, communication skills, legal
and ethical responsibilities, cultural considerations in healthcare industry, problem solving,
decision making, accepting personal responsibility, and self-management.

Health career Planning refers to an individual's plan to make a career choice, growing in
the chosen career or making a career shift. Career planning involves the very important step of
self-assessment.

Self-assessment is necessary to understand one's capabilities and drawbacks. The

various career options should be explored in detail to find a fit between one's abilities and the
opportunities provided by a career option. It involves continuous learning and improvement to
build and grow in the chosen career path.

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 You'll make a difference in people's lives
Why pursue a health career?
> Good Salary
> Job Security
> Do work that interests you
> Find a health career that fits your educational plans
> A clear path to advancement
> Work with people (or not)

What are the components and steps in making a health career plan?

Health career planning is very important as it guides you towards your chosen health
profession. With this, there are four (4) main components/steps that you need to consider as you
push through your career path. Please take note of the following:

1. Self-Assessment
Discover your personal strengths through self-assessments (values, interests,
personality, testing, skills, etc.)

2. Career Exploration
You can explore different careers and work environments through career fairs,
online research, meetings, internships, alumni connections, professional resources.

3. Decision Making
Before you decide on taking a career that works for you, you can evaluate and
narrow down your options through listing the pros and cons, comparing your personal
strengths and interests, and deciding which career fulfills both current and future
goals.

4. Plan of Action
Plan achievable goals and develop strategies to reach your goals, organize your
goals into smaller step, utilize helpful people and resources, review and adapt your
plan regularly

Many people believe the career planning process is only for recent college grads who are
trying to land their first job, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. The career planning process
is a useful tool you can apply throughout your career as you redefine yourself and your
occupational interests, and as your goals evolve.

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VI. What’s More?

Activity 4: Decision-Making Chart

Directions: Read each statement on each box below carefully and decide on an appropriate
health career path. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Reasons For: My Question: Reasons

competence and What health career could best Against:
interest suit my personsonal
competence and interest?

My Decision:

VII. What I Have Learned?

Activity 5

Directions: Now that you have learned more about health career planning, are you still
interested in pursuing it yourself? Why? Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
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VIII. What I can do?

Activity 6: My Health Career Plan

Directions: Write your own health career plan using the components and steps. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Self-Assessment

What are my skills and interests?

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Career Exploration

What health careers do I want to explore?

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What will I do to explore the different health careers?

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Decision Making

What health career will I choose based on my skills and interests?

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What do I need to consider?

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My Plan of Action

What will I do to meet my goals/s?

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 IX. Assessment

Acttvity 7: True or False

Directions: Write “TRUE” if the statement is correct and write “FALSE” if the statement is
incorrect. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

_________1. Each health career requires different skill sets and personality traits.

_________2. Healthcare field changes constantly with the development of new technology,
advanced procedures, emerging treatments, and even new diseases.

_________3. Health career orientation will help you identify and explore health careers.

_________4. To start a career in health, you must not go through several years of formal
education instead directly proceed to an extensive clinical training.

_________5. The medical profession comprises a group of qualified and dedicated individuals
whose vision is to ensure that every person is healthy, free from any form
of illness or disease.

_________6. There’s always a guarantee that your career will turn out exactly as you planned.

_________7. A career in health will give you the opportunity to make a difference in people’s
lives.

_________8. Focusing on money alone can lead to a happy career experience and job
satisfaction.

_________9. In planning you need to expose yourself to the different available careers, and
decide on a career that works for you and your plan of action.

________10. Career planning is important because it can help you leverage your strengths and
build confidence.

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 Answer Key

Answers may vary. Answers may vary. Answers may vary.

What I know? What’s More? What’s In?

Answers may vary. Answers may vary.

10.True
What’s New? What I can Do? 9. True
8. False
7. True
6. False
5. True
4. False
3. True
2. True
1. True

Assessment

References

Books

Learner’s Material for P.E and Health Grade 10, pages 301-307

The 21st Century MAPEH in Action Grade 10, pages 340-353

Websites

https://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/health/healthsmartva/gr10/gr10-hc-3-health
careers-exploration.pdf

https://www.academia.edu/31772367/Unit_4_Planning_for_a_Health_career

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