Aligning Your Curriculum to Meet the SOPHE School Health Teacher Education Standards and HESPA II 2020 Competencies
Recorded On: 03/05/2021
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Aligning Your Curriculum to Meet the SOPHE School Health Teacher Education Standards and HESPA II 2020 Competencies
Speakers: Kathleen Allison PhD, MPH, MCHES and Susan Goekler, RMCHES
Many health education/health sciences programs in higher education institutions prepare students for careers in both public/community health and school health. Although all health educators are eligible to apply to become CHES, there are slightly different professional standards for those preparing to work in schools. Quality preparation programs usually want to be professionally accredited and to prepare their graduates as professionals. The newly approved Health Educator Teacher Preparation Standards developed by SOPHE and recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) align with the HESPA II 2020 Areas of Responsibility and Competencies, but must meet criteria set by CAEP. This webinar will present both sets of standards and show how they align – and suggest ways to accommodate both types of students in a health education course of study.
Kathleen Allison, PhD, MPH, MCHES®
Dr. Kathleen Allison is Professor of Community & Public Health Education in the Department of Health Science at Lock Haven University. She serves as the Coordinator of the Division Board of Certified Health Education Specialists (DBCHES) and on the NCHEC’s Board of Commissioners. She served on the Technical Advisory Group for the Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis (HESPA) 2020. Dr. Allison is very interested in professional preparation and development, health literacy, and social justice.
Susan F. Goekler
PhD, RMCHES
As CEO of two professional associations, the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) and the American School Health Association (ASHA), Susan Goekler (aka Susan Wooley) oversaw operations and represented the association, its members and the field. She has co-authored/co-edited several school health-relevant publications that include book chapters, encyclopedia articles, peer reviewed journal articles, and books, including Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs. She has worked in academia, schools, hospitals, non-profit agencies, associations, and government. She is currently living in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and enjoying retirement from full time work while taking on projects of interest. One such project was co-chairing the Health Education Teacher Preparation Standards Writing Group for SOPHE and now serving as a part time consultant. She has served as a folio reviewer for NCATE and then CAEP since 1989, has chaired the AAHE NCATE Committee, trained other reviewers, and co-authored the 2008 iteration of the Health Education Teacher Preparation Standards. She received her bachelor’s degree with honors in biology from Case Western Reserve University, a master’s degree in health education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a Ph.D. in health education from Temple University. She is a Retired Master Certified Health Education Specialist (RMCHES).
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