Prior communication experience is not required for this institute. Participants learn how to apply the techniques of IMC in the strategic planning of health education and other IEC programs for behavioral results. Each participant works on the design of an integrated marketing communication plan for a specific behavioral goal in a health or other social development field of their choice. Participants in Summer 2000 attended from Mongolia, Yemen, India, Myanamar, Somalia, Namibia, Gambia, Guatemala, and Colombia, as well as from UN and private agencies in the U.S. and Europe. This fee does not include transportation, housing, or meals.
Housing is available for an additional fee.
An NYU Certificate is awarded to all participants who satisfactorily complete the program. The increase in democratization in the Republic of South Africa brought about by the recent change in government and the end of apartheid has led to significant institutional changes that affect the delivery of and access to health care. The seminar looks at the impact of these changes on community health. Major theories of counseling with special emphasis on their applications in rehabilitation counseling. Implication of theory for developing treatment plans and programs in public and private agencies and with different disability groups.