Faculty: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: This module will assist those interested in becoming a trainer of Community Health workers develop the necessary skills to facilitate meaningful sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop effective presentation skills
- Recognize the importance of health literacy in the training process
- Develop effective time management processes
Faculty: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: This module will assist those interested in becoming a trainer of Community Health workers develop the necessary skills to facilitate meaningful sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Define adult learning principles
- Learn best practices of adult learning principles
- Deliver instructional teaching that meets the specified learning objectives
Faculty: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: This module will assist those interested in becoming a trainer of Community Health workers develop the necessary skills to facilitate meaningful sessions.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn foundational methods for facilitating within instructional situations
- Develop effective moderation and facilitation skills
- Apply course facilitation skills to engage learners and transfer knowledge
Faculty: Susan Hulse, PA-C, Physician Assistant, University of Rochester, Division of Infectious Disease
Description: HIV basics for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the current state of HIV
- Define basic information about HIV and the terminology used when talking about HIV
- Discuss HIV treatment options
- Describe prevention efforts
- Identify what can be done to educate and help populations most impacted by HIV
Faculty: Sara Engel, MS, CHES, Rochester Institute of Technology
Narrator: Steve Wood, BS, Senior Education and Advocacy Coordinator, HealthHIV
Description: STI basics for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the current state of STI (STD) infections
- Identify the reasons for rising rates of STIs
- Recognize patient risks and basic clinical facts associated with reportable STIs
- Describe how sexually transmitted infections are related to an increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV
Faculty: Leo C. Sheridan, MLS, CCHW, Capacity Building Assistance Manager, HealthHIV
Description: Viral hepatitis A, B, and C basics for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize risks and basic clinical facts associated with strains of hepatitis A, B, & C
- Explain the function of the liver and how hepatitis impacts it
- Describe the effects and symptoms of hepatitis A, B, & C
- Recognize key terminology related to hepatitis A, B, & C
Faculty: Erin Halligan-Avery, PhD, President & CEO, ConcernCenter
Description: Mental Health, bias, and values for Community Health Workers in Maryland.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe key mental health concerns for working with people experiencing adverse health diagnoses
- Recognize appropriate techniques to processing difficult news
- Utilize Mental Health First Aid techniques for harmful behavior