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Who makes the best Community HEalth Workers?

Preferred CHW Attributes

 When selecting candidates to enter a Community Health Worker training program look for the natural leaders in a community who are already doing the work. Look for people who have the trust of their community, have a deep cultural and linguistic knowledge of the community to be served, are intrinsically compassionate and non judgmental. These intrinsic aspects of a person  are very hard, if not impossible to teach in a classroom setting. 


Paving a Path to Advance the CHW Workforce 


Preferred CHW Attributes (P 15)


Connected to the Community

  • Community member OR have a close understanding of the community they serve
  • Shared life experiences
  • Desires to help the community

Persistent, Creative and Resourceful

  • Determined
  • Imaginative
  • Ingenious

Mature 

  • Courageous
  • Prudent
  • Temperate
  • Wise

Empathetic, Caring, Compassionate 

  • Kind
  • Gentle
  • Considerate
  • Sensitive

Open Minded/ Non Judgmental/ Relativistic/Non-Dualistic

  • Unbiased
  • Flexible
  • Tolerant

Honest, Respectful, Patient

  • Sincere
  • Candid
  • Polite
  • Courteous

Dependable, Responsible, Reliable 

  • Trustworthy
  • Loyal
  • Motivated      and capable of self directed work
  • Committed      and dedicated

Friendly, Outgoing, Sociable 

  • Gracious
  • Pleasant
  • Responsive
  • Welcoming

CHW Core Consensus Project (C3)

CHW Roles and Competencies

 

Core CHW Roles 

  1. Cultural Mediation Among Individuals, Communities, and Health and Social Service Systems
  2. Providing Culturally Appropriate Health Education and Information
  3. Care Coordination, Case Management, and System Navigation
  4. Providing Coaching and Social Support
  5. Advocating for Individuals and Communities
  6. Building Individual and Community Capacity
  7. Providing Direct Service
  8. Implementing Individual and Community Assessments
  9. Conducting Outreach
  10. Participating in Evaluation and Research


CHW Competencies ( Able to use skills in their work)
Core CHW Skills ( Can be taught in trainings)


  1. Communication Skills
  2. Interpersonal and Relationship-Building Skills
  3. Service Coordination and Navigation Skills
  4. Capacity Building Skills
  5. Advocacy Skills
  6. Education and Facilitation Skills
  7. Individual and Community Assessment Skills
  8. Outreach Skills
  9. Professional Skills and Conduct
  10. Evaluation and Research Skills
  11. Knowledge Base


Core CHW Qualities ( select for in candidates)

  1. Compassionate
  2. Friendly
  3. Patient
  4. Respectful
  5. Non judgmental
  6. Motivated 
  7. Persistent
  8. Tenacious
  9. Self directed 
  10. Dependable
  11. Dedicated




C3 Goals

C3 defines comprehensive CHW roles, skills, qualities.


C3 establishes national consensus.

C3 provides guidance for improving CHW practice and policy. 


RESOURCES

The National Health Advisor Study

Summary 1998

 

Community Health Advisors (CHA) help people take greater control over their health and their lives. They promote healthy living by educating about how to prevent disease and injury as well as how to access health and human service systems. The National Community Health Advisory Study identified steps to strengthen outreach services of CHAs across the country. The study was funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.


Download full report PDF 

Table of Contents

1. Overview (pp. 1-7)

2. Methodology & Study Participants (pp. 8-10)

3. Core Roles and Competencies of Community Health Advisors (pp. 11-17)
Study Chapter written by Noel Wiggins, MSPH (Assisted by Angelina Borbon, PHN)

4. Evaluating CHA Services (pp. 18-24)
Study Chapter written by J. Nell Brownstein, PhD (Assisted by E. Lee Rosenthal, MPH)

5. Community Health Advisors - A Career in Development (pp. 25-33)
Study Chapter written by E. Lee Rosenthal, MPH
Study Youth Supplement written by Roberta Rael, et al.

6. Community Health Advisors in the Changing Health System (pp. 34-41)
Study Chapter written by Sarah Johnson, MSW, MPH

7. Conclusion (pp. 42-44)
Study Chapter written by E. Lee Rosenthal, MPH

Summary of Core Recommendations - Reference Page (pp. 45-46)


Capacity building is like shinning a rough cut diamond

Adult Learning

Community Health Workers come to their work with a passion resulting from lived experience  of some of the same challenges faced by those they serve. It is important to recognize and value this source of knowledge.

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Journal of Community Practice

Preparing Community Health Workers for Their Role as Agents of Social Change

 

Preparing Community Health Workers for Their Role as Agents of Social Change: Experience of the Community Capacitation Center


 Current efforts to better integrate Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the health and social service systems are promising, but may be less effective if they fail to support the role of CHWs as social change agents. The way CHWs are trained influences the roles they play. In this article, we review the literature on CHW training and summarize lessons learned to date. We describe how the Community Capacitation Center in Oregon uses a combination of content, methodology, and values to prepare CHWs to make an optimal contribution to health. Recommendations for CHW training programs and policy makers are provided. 


KEYWORDS Community organizing, community capacity building, grassroots leadership, social change, social justice, community building 






Journal of Community Practice

 

  • July 2013
  • Journal of Community Practice
  •  21(3):186-202
  • 19 Pages

DOI:10.1080/10705422.2013.811622Authors:

Noelle Wiggins

  • Wiggins Health Consulting, Portland, Oregon

Samantha KaanTeresa Rios-CamposRujuta Gaonka 


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Primary Characteristics and Values of Promotores

Vision Y Compromiso

  

The Promotor Model-A Model for Building Healthy Communities; A Framing Paper March 29, 2011 ( 47 pages of great information- here is a little taste! see link below to read the whole paper) http://www.visionycompromiso.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/TCE_Promotores-Framing-Paper.pdf


Primary Characteristics and Values of Promotores


  1. Promotores create and cultivate egalitarian relationships based on mutual trust,      understanding and respect.
  2. Promotores are committed to sharing information and resources.
  3. Promotores approach the community with empathy, love and compassion.
  4. Promotores are accessible and trusted members of the community where they live.
  5. Promotores share similar life experiences as the community.
  6. Promotores have a profound desire to serve the community, are tireless in their      service, and limitless in their generosity of spirit.
  7. Promotores communicate in the language of the people and are knowledgeable about the community’s cultural traditions.
  8. Promotores are a two-way bridge connecting the community to resources and ensuring that institutions respond to community needs.
  9. Promotores are natural advocates who are committed to social justice.
  10. Promotores are effective role models for community change.


REPORT:  A Survey of Promotores Training Programs in California A SUMMARY OF SURVEY FINDINGS 2012–2013  ( 44pages) 


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