MAPEH 10 - Fourth Quarter
Planning a
Health Career
Health Education
Most Essential Learning
Competencies
Fourth Quarter - Health Education
• Discusses the components
and steps in making a
personal health career
plan
• Prepares a personal health
career following the
prescribed components
and steps
Most Essential Learning
Competencies
Fourth Quarter - Health Education
• Explores the various health
career paths and selects a
particular health career
pathway based on
personal competence and
interest
• Participates in a health
career oriented program
Introduction
Choosing a career is not an
easy thing to do. You don't just
look at the pay and the security
it offers you; you also need to
consider your primary interests
and passion which can open
doors to other careers that you
have not considered.
With lots of professions in healthcare,
you might consider getting into a
health career. There is a high
demand for workers 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.
A health career offers a good salary and job security.
Educational learning 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.
This can be a wonderful career waiting for you.
Dear students, what time is it?
Concept Mapping Time!
Instruction:
A. Group the class into three
groups, list as many words
associated with the word
"Health career". Prepare for a
presentation explaining the
importance of health career.
HEALTH
CAREER
Instruction:
B. How many allied health professions are you
familiar with? List ALL the allied health
professions that you are familiar with.
What is a career?
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.
Why pursue a health career?
You’ll make a difference in people’s lives
Good salary
Job security
Do work that interests you
Find a job that fits your plans
A clear path to advancement
Work with people (or not)
Health Career Plan Components and Steps
What are the components and steps in making a health career plan?
Self Career Decision Plan of
Assessment Exploration Making Action
• 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
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 achievalbe goals and develop strategies
to reach your goals, organize your goals into
smaller steps, identify actions for each step,
utilize helpful people and resources, review and
adapt your plan regularly
MY HEALTH CAREER PLAN
Instruction:
Write your own health career plan
using the components and steps
MY HEALTH CAREER PLAN
My Career Goal/s:
What are my skills What health careers What health career What will I do to
and interests? do I want to will I choose based meet my goal/s?
explore? on my skills and
What will I do to interests?
explore the different
What do I need to
health careers
consider?
GOODBYE EVERYONE!
See you next meeting class
