![]() ![]() When designing health promotion lessons for an intervention, the needs of the adult learner and those of the community help guide the manner of effective transmission of health knowledge. This article will describe the use of ice breakers in a study involving mothers of migrant farmworker children. Observed information on the group’s dynamics can determine if modifications need to be made to the prepared lesson or lesson delivery. Ice breakers also help the leader become acquainted with the participants and group interpersonal interactions. They are helpful to encourage participants to bond, form a new team, get to know people from different backgrounds, and become involved with learning about new subject matter ( Health Outreach Partners, 2011 Mind Tools, 2011). Ice breakers are used when a group comes together for a specific mutual purpose. ![]() “Ice breakers” can be an effective method in research to begin a group intervention session and to engage participants in the objectives of the intervention. While much thought is usually given to the design and objectives of health promotion interventions, how intervention sessions are started may be less well thought when conducting research. ![]()
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