The Teach With Stories (TWS) Method™ combines the oral tradition of storytelling with an empowerment-based facilitation process.
We want to promote and support not just the physical but the spiritual, emotional and intellectual health of women and their families.
Six Basic Steps in the TWS Method™.
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Benefits of the TWS Method™
Melida Colindres, MPH Interested in TWS Training?
The TWS Method™ Brings All The Pieces Together...
“Latinas
not only need information but they also need to have a sense of
community and to feel empowered and respected …to feel that people are
truly interested in their well-being. Pamphlets may have accurate information and say do this or that but information dissemination-only approaches leave all the other pieces out of the picture.”
President, Inter-Am English & Spanish Communications
Co-Author, De Madre A Madre Photonovels
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We care about and value the well-being of all women, all families.
*While
we have field-tested the TWS Method with Latinos and our prenatal
education photonovels, the TWS Method could easily be used with other
stories, topics, and populations. Contact us to explore other creative applications and possible opportunities to support you in your work and your community.
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Listening to stories also can be healing. A deep trust of life often emerges when you listen to other people's stories. You realize you're not alone; you're traveling in wonderful company. Ordinary people living ordinary lives often are heroes."
Dean Ornish, M.D.
De Madre A Madre
Prenatal Education Program
A FUN, Effective, Innovative Way to Provide Prenatal Education Groups
Use the TWS Method™ WITH the De Madre A Madre Photonovels
Click here to see a video clip with an Overview on teaching prenatal education using photonovels
(from the NIH Study)
Improve the Quality of Prenatal Care for Hispanics
Included in the Center for Health Care Strategies' Toolkit for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Quality Improvement in Medicaid Managed Care. (2007)
International 'Best Practice' Model
Selected by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for the Sociology of Health and Medicine, University of Vienna as a 'best practice' for incorporating health literacy and health empowerment principles in prenatal education. (2003)
To hear about TWS participants' experiences and feedback
