Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title CHW 1100: Health Communication, Teaching and Capacity Building

Catalog Description

Credits 3
Hours/Week 3
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) None
Other requirements None
MnTC Goals (if any) NA

Course Description

This course will introduce concepts of verbal and non-verbal communication required for the Community Health Worker (CHW) to interact effectively with clients, their families, agencies and healthcare providers of various backgrounds. Students apply skills such as active listening and motivational interviewing. This course also focuses on the CHW's role as a teacher to increase the capability of the community and the client to access the health care and social services systems. Course materials will emphasize empowering clients to become self-sufficient in achieving personal health goals within the role of the CHW.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

March, 2021

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Communication and listening skills and their impact within different cultural contexts
  2. Conflict resolution
  3. Teaching techniques
  4. Developing action plans
  5. Key community cultures and subcultures
  6. Teamwork to achieve the mission and goals of diverse teams
  7. Interviewing and data collection techniques to determine client baseline

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Construct an action plan with clients that uses goals to promote health.
  2. Demonstrate a variety of teaching techniques with client to foster healthy behavioral changes.
  3. Explain the use of health promotion and preventive health activities to build capacity in the community.
  4. Demonstrate effective and culturally appropriate communication skills when collaborating with clients and members of the health care team.
  5. Identify and apply conflict resolution strategies when necessary
  6. Identify client health and cultural beliefs, traditions and values, how these influence health and incorporate this information into a client action plan.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

NA

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Communication
Students will communicate appropriately for their respective audiences.
Global Awareness and Diversity
Students will demonstrate an understanding of and respect for human diversity through their words and actions.

Special Information (if any)

None