Facilitator Guide
Part Four - Issues in Care
for the Beginning of Life
VIDEO SEGMENT, 9:43 MINUTES
Facilitator Role:
- Welcomes participants to the session; asks participants to introduce themselves
- Distributes any handout materials
- Invites all to join in the opening prayer
- Reminds participants that reading the ERDs in advance is helpful.
- Introduces and plays the video Part Four
- Dr. Ron Hamel – Introductory Comments
- Voices from Catholic Health Care
- Dr. Ron Hamel – Summary and Concluding Comments
- Debriefs by asking: What is your strongest impression of the thoughts expressed in the video? Do you have other observations or questions?
Case Studies:
#1 Pre-Term Premature Rupture of Membranes
#2 Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Diagnosis
#3 Tubal Ligation for Medical Reasons
- Chooses one or more of the case studies for discussion, assigning them to the whole group or sub-groups. Asks participants to consider these questions
as they discuss the case studies:
- What ethical issues do you see here?
- Which Directive(s) apply to the case?
- How might the Directive(s) help address
the case?
- Debriefs the discussions, inviting participants to report their observations and insights.
- Asks: Please give some examples of how the Directives in Part Four guide the delivery of care in our organization.
Summary and Conclusion