Training Course

Syllabus for the 160 hour Certification Training Course for Promotores/Community Health Worker

Instructor:

Venus Ginés, MA, CHWI
713-277-5444

MOTIVATE

Communication Skills

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an understanding on the importance of listening; ability to read and write well enough to document; using language confidently and appropriately with respect to Health Literacy;

Interpersonal Skills

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an understanding on the role of counseling, relationship-building, ability to work as a team, especially as it relates to Cultural Competence

INFORM

Capacity Building Skills

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an ability to identify problems and resources to help clients solve problems themselves; leadership; ability to strategize; ability to motivate as it relates to Emergency Preparedness and Pain Management

EDUCATE

Teaching Skills

A Promotor (a) /Community Health Worker will have an ability to share information one-on-one; ability to master information, plan and lead classes, and collect and use information from community people, as it relates to Community Profile & Social Determinants of Health.

Organizational Skills

A Promotor (a) /Community Health Worker will have an ability to set goals, juggle priorities and manage time. Plan and effect a cultural intervention project, such as a Health Fiesta and use SWOT analysis

Knowledge Base

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an understanding of characteristics of populations, how disease effects populations, how to promote health and wellness, especially as it relates to diabetes, viruses, hypertension, cancer, HIV/STD, heart disease, mental/behavioral health

MOTIVATE

Communication Skills

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an understanding on the importance of listening; ability to read and write well enough to document; using language confidently and appropriately with respect to Health Literacy;

Interpersonal Skills

A Promotor(a) /Community Health Worker will have an understanding on the role of counseling, relationship-building, ability to work as a team, especially as it relates to Cultural Competence