Milwaukee VA Medical Center

Mini Training Sesions (MTS)

After the initial 8-hour session, we met with our peer leaders on a monthly (then bi-monthly) basis for short training sessions called Mini Training Sessions (MTS). Each session was held in the evening, and was designed to last 1.5 hours, though some of the sessions that covered two topics lasted longer. The monthly “starter” sessions covered a single topic; the bi-monthly sessions covered two topics. For simplicity’s sake, the bi-monthly sessions are presented as separate links (see below). We covered a total of 12 topics in the course of the MTS. Materials for each session were given to the leaders in a 3-hole punched plastic folder, designed to be added to the original training manual. Elements common to all of the MTS—and that appear in the agendas for each—included a Q & A session with one of the POWER team’s MDs; an opportunity to update the POWER team and fellow peer leaders on activities, successes, and challenges at their posts; and a performance report from the coordinator, based on the peer leaders’ completion of Post Scorecard requirements. Please click on the links below for details about the individual Mini Training Sessions.

MTS#: MTS#01:How to Use a Pedometer + Introduction to the Post Scorecard

	00. START HERE! How to Use the MTS
	01. AGENDA 1
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - How to Use a Pedometer
	03. SCRIPT 1 - Pedometer Use
	04. HANDOUT 1.1 - Guide to Using Your Pedometer
	05. HANDOUT 1.2 - Pedometer Log
	06. HANDOUT 1.3 - Step Conversion Chart
	07. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Introduction to the Post Scorecard
	08. WORKSHEET 1.1 - Post Scorecard
	09. WORKSHEET 1.2 - Post Scorecard Bonus Items
	10. MTS 1 Evaluation Form

MTS #02: Reading a Food Label

	01. AGENDA 2
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Reading a Food Label
	03. SCRIPT 2 - Reading a Food Label
	04. HANDOUT 2.1 - Reading Food Labels - Canned Soup
	05. HANDOUT 2.2 - Hidden Calories
	06. HANDOUT 2.3 - Food Diary
	07. WORKSHEET 2.1 - Food Diary Practice
	08. WORKSHEET 2.2 - Food Diary Answer Sheet
	09. MTS 2 Evaluation Form

MTS #03: Preparing for Doctor Visits

	01. AGENDA 3
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Preparing for Doctor Visits
	03. SCRIPT 3 - Preparing for Doctor Visits
	04. HANDOUT 3.1 - You Are Your Doctor's Partner
	05. HANDOUT 3.2 - Be Prepared for Your Doctor Visit!
	06. SLIDES - How to Be Your Doctor's Partner
	08. MTS 3 Evaluation Form

MTS #04: Taking Medications

	00. IMPORTANT NOTICE! About MTS 04-11
	01. AGENDA 4-5
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Taking Medications
	03. SCRIPT 4 - Taking Medications
	04. HANDOUT 4.1 - Tips for Remembering Your Medications
	05. MTS 4-5 Evaluation Form

MTS #05: Dietary Supplements

	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Dietary Supplements
	03. SCRIPT 5 - Dietary Supplements
	04. HANDOUT 5.1 - Herbals, Complementary Medicines, Nutritional Supplements
	05. SLIDES - Dietary Supplements
	06. MTS 4-5 Evaluation Form

MTS #06: Eating Out

	01. AGENDA 6-7
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Eating Out
	03. SCRIPT 6 - Eating Out [optional addendum]
	03. SCRIPT 6 - Eating Out
	04. HANDOUT 6.1 - McDonald's USA Nutrition Facts for Popular Menu Items
	04. HANDOUT 6.2 - Culver's Nutritional Guide
	06. HANDOUT 6.3 - What's for Dinner
	07. HANDOUT 6.4 - Fast Food Alternatives
	08. HANDOUT 6.5 - Restaurant Tips
	09. SLIDES - Portion Distortion
	10. MTS 6-7 Evaluation Form

MTS #07: Exercise Bands

	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Exercise Bands
	03. SCRIPT 7 - Exercise Bands
	04. HANDOUT 7.1 - Exercise Band Instructions
	05. HANDOUT 7.2 - Exercise Examples Using the Bands
	06. MTS 6-7 Evaluation Form

MTS #08: Hypertension Myths

	01. AGENDA 8-9
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Hypertension Myths
	03. SCRIPT 8 - Hypertension Myths
	04. HANDOUT 8.1 - Quiz
	05. HANDOUT 8.2 - Fact or Fiction
	06. MTS 8-9 Evaluation Form

MTS #09: Health Support

	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Health Support
	03. SCRIPT 9 - Health Support
	04. HANDOUT 9.1 - Health Buddy Instructions + Contract
	05. HANDOUT 9.2 - Be a Health Buddy
	06. HANDOUT 9.3 - Health Buddy Activities
	07. HANDOUT 9.4 - Family Support Booklet
	08. SLIDES - Health Support Review
	09. MTS 8-9 Evaluation Form

MTS #10: Stress Management

	01. AGENDA 10-11
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Stress Management
	03. SCRIPT 10 - Stress Management
	04. HANDOUT 10.1 - Zones of Stress Response
	05. MTS 10-11 Evaluation Form

MTS #11: The DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)

	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - DASH Diet
	03. SLIDES - Sodium, Hypertension and the DASH Diet
	04. SCRIPT 11 - The DASH Diet
	05. HANDOUT 11.1 - DASH Exchange + Log
	06. MTS 10-11 Evaluation Form

MTS #12: Get Fit for Life + Project Wrap-Up

	01. AGENDA 12
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Get Fit for Life
	02. TRAINER GUIDELINES - Project Wrap-Up
	03. SCRIPT 12 - Get Fit for Life
	04. HANDOUT 12.1 - Get Fit for Life Booklet
	05. HANDOUT 12.2 - Exercise Planner + Log
	06. WORKSHEET - PRE-POST Skills Inventory [entire program]
	07. WORKSHEET - POWER Evaluation I [How much did YOU benefit]
	08. WORKSHEET - POWER Evaluation II [How much did your POST benefit]
	09. WORKSHEET - The Future of POWER, Part 1
	10. WORKSHEET - The Future of POWER, Part 2
	11. MTS 12 Evaluation Form