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BUILDING LGU’s RESILIENCE FOR THE NEW NORMAL:

Embracing the COVID-19

Contact Tracing Work






About the Course Course Objectives Target Participants



As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to The primary objective of the training program is to LGU’s Contact Tracing Team - congruent to
creep around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has enhance the competencies of the Contact Tracing the composition as articulated in the DILG
urged countries to scale up the testing, isolation and contact tracing Teams in managing and implementing contact Memorandum Circular No. 2020-073:
of COVID-19 patients in order to combat the pandemic. Health tracing work in their localities. At the end of the
experts noted that successful case investigation and contact tracing learning activity, the participants are expected to: • Local Chief Executive
for COVID-19 is dependent on a robust and well-trained workforce. • City/Municipal Health Officer
It argues that contract tracing is a specialized competency, requiring Participants will:
basic knowledge on key medical concepts and sufficient skill on • Identify LGU contact tracing roles to support • Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief of
effective communication, and must have an empathic attitude in the broader response of the government Police;
dealing with a case or a contact.
to the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up • City/Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction
This course will be provided for free by the Local Government functional governance system and promote and Management Officers (LDRRMO)
Academy (LGA) of the Department of the Interior and Local public safety;
Government (DILG) in collaboration with the Philippine Public Safety • Define critical information on COVID-19, • Staff from PNP City/Municipal Police
College (PPSC) through the LGA-Program for Newly Elected Officials including its origins, clinical signs and Station
(NEO) Online Platform. In this course, the participants will learn symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis,
with the basic foundation and core principles of contact tracing from transmission, and infectious period which is • Staff from City/Municipal Health Office
knowing the risks of COVID-19 pandemic, fundamentals of contact vital in the contact tracing work; • Staff from Bureau of Fire Protection
tracing and skills for effective communication in contact tracing (BFP)
process. Considerably, this course will provide the contact tracers • Examine the process and use of public health
with the tools to effectively investigate and trace COVID-19 cases tools such as contact tracing, quarantine, • Barangay Health Worker
and contacts which are extremely vital to combat the pandemic. isolation, digital support and health data
management to mitigate the pandemic; • Barangay Health Emergency Response
The course will be delivered in Virtual instructor-led training (VILT) Team Member
and Facilitated e-Learning modalities. These both can be accessed • Integrate coaching tools such as
through the LGA-Program for Newly Elected Officials (NEO) online building successful team and effective • Barangay Public Safety Officer
platform while the Virtual-LiveTalk will be delivered via Zoom. communication to build trust and rapport
Participants will learn from readings, instructional videos, virtual-live with COVID-19 case and contact thus • LGU Volunteers (i.e. Students with ROTC
lectures from experts, discussions with other participants through ensuring cooperation throughout the Background; CSO community worker)
the discussion forum and meaningful group exercises, quizzes and contact tracing process while fostering
short assignments. Certification will be awarded for those who will contact tracing team effectiveness.
complete all the requirements of the course.
Changing Mindsets. Influencing Behavior.

Course Modality




MODALITY 1:
VIRTUAL INSTRUCTOR-LED TRAINING
4 STAGES VILT:
In this course format, the participants are required to interact with content, ACTION ITEMS
learning exercises, assessments, and/or facilitators and co-participants
at a specific time. The instructor/speaker will deliver the instructions or
learning inputs through LiveTalk in a virtual classroom via Zoom. After Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
the live interaction, participants will then return to the NEO online
learning platform to undertake other activities such as interaction with
co-participants in the discussion forum; taking the exam/assessment and • Register online • Review the • Register in • Read
completion of required readings and viewing learning videos. Participants thru LGA Course Info Zoom Webinar additional
are required to take 4-stage learning actions in 1-month duration. See Website or and Syllabus – 2 parts reading
Social Media
materials
illustration below: Account • Pre-Learning • Take part
Work : in lecture • Participate
• Once accepted, Advance discussions in the
receive, Reading and discussion
notification Web tools • Participate forum –
and user ID exercises on group respond to
and password discussion reflection
through the • Take part in board using questions
registered email the discussion Jamboard;
address forum chat forum • Take the Final
and polling Assessment
• Start navigate question
the platform exercises • Claim your
Certificate
• Update profile; • Plenary Q & A
Send greetings
to co-participant
• Fill-up and
submit Pre-
Evaluation Form














Changing Mindsets. Influencing Behavior.

Course Content Structure Schedule


MODALITY 2: FACILITATOR-LED TRAINING ACTIVITY MONTH

In this format, participants will undertake self-study of the course contents – grouped by module and chunked per · ONLINE ENROLMENT THRU THE LGA June 18-July 9
lessons in a weekly timeframe. Facilitator will be assigned to provide guidance to the participants on the study NEO ONLINE PLATFORM
requirements and assignments in a weekly basis. However, participants are given a window of time and are free
to schedule their study session but they have to conform with deadlines. The instructor and/or facilitator will also · INTRODUCTION, ONLINE GREETINGS June 18-July 9
actively engage participants in the discussion forum and provide prompt response to course/content inquiries if TO CO-PARTICIPANTS AND
PRE-TRAINING EVALUATION
needed. Facilitator will also monitor the participant’s participation and administer assessment.
· PRE-WORK: WEB TOOL EXERCISES June 18-July 9
Module 1: Module 2: Module 3: Module 4: AND READING OF MATERIALS

OVERVIEW OF HEALTH DESCRIBING THE ANALYZING CONTACT COACHING CONTACT · LIVE-WEBINAR LECTURE – July 9;8:30-12:00 NN
EMERGENCY STRATEGIC ELEMENTS AND TRACING TOOLS TRACING TEAM MODULES 1 & 2
RESPONSE: Situating ASSOCIATED RISKS PROCESSES
Contact Tracing Work to Local OF COVID-19: · LIVE-WEBINAR LECTURE –
Governance and Public Safety MODULES 3 & 4 July 10; 8:30-12:00 NN

Discuss the current policies and Provide practical Present public health tools Provides coaching · REFLECTION ACTIVITY: July 13-17
initiatives of the government information on used to stop the spread of tools such as building DISCUSSION FORUM
in responding the public health COVID-19, including COVID-19 such as contact successful team and
emergency. its origins, signs and tracing, isolation, and effective communication · FINAL ASSESSMENT – QUIZ July 13-17
symptoms and infectious quarantine and digital tools. to ensure contacting
Explore how the contact period. tracing effectiveness.
tracing work supports to Present LGU cases and · POST-TRAINING EVALUATION July 13-17
the improvement of health Describe how the virus models on public health tools
governance and public safety at is transmitted from to respond the pandemic.
the local level. one person to another
and when someone is
infectious.
KEY LESSONS KEY LESSONS KEY LESSONS KEY LESSONS
Certificate of Participation will be awarded to those participants
· National Government Health · What is COVID-19 virus? · Introducing Public Health Tools · Building Successful Team: who have completed the following activities and tasks of the
Emergency Response to COVID-19: Signs and Symptoms & – Contact Tracing, Isolation Promoting Contact Tracing training course:
Situating Contact Tracing Infectious Period and and Quarantine Effectiveness
Diagnosis • Enrollment in the NEO online platform;
· Setting Up COVID-19 Contact Trac- · Contact Tracing Process & · Effective Communication
ing System: Functional Local Gov- · Why Stopping the Trans- Steps Tools: Active Listening; • Fill out the pre and post-training evaluation;
ernance to Respond the Pandemic mission is Important & Asking Right Questions;
Calculating Infectious · Contact Tracing Technology & Emphatic Interviewing • Post learning insights or comment with co-participant’s
· Situating Contact Tracing Work: Period Data Management postings on the discussion forum;
Promotion of Public Safety · Conducting Interview and
· Confidentiality and Ethics of Feedback Giving • Attend all the webinar sessions – live lectures thru Zoom
Contact Tracing platform;

• Participate in the group work exercises and polling quiz and;
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
• Complete and submit the quiz for final assessment.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACADEMY- DILG 9th Floor, Agustin I, Bldg., F. Ortigas Jr. Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City
LOCAL GOVERNANCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION (LGTDD) 02- 634-1912 [email protected]