Paid Opportunity to Train CHWs on Lupus
The American College of Rheumatology is excited to bring a PAID Lupus Training opportunity to RI. They have been able to bring this project to over 10 CHW organizations around the country over the past few years. Organizations who employ or work with CHWs who facilitate this training will be compensated $4,000 for training 20 CHWs.
Here is some information about the project:
This program aims to increase CHWs (1) knowledge about the signs and symptoms of lupus, lupus health disparities, lupus clinical trials and clinical trial disparities; and (2) skills to increase lupus awareness and support clients with potential and diagnosed lupus.
- The entire length of the program is no more than 6 hours
- This can be completed all at once, or broken into 5 sessions
- The training can be implemented in-person or virtually (based on how the organization is conducting other trainings)
- Each site should reach at least 10 CHWs (who take the pre-test and post-test, which is done via online links that are already set up)
- Sites that successfully implement the program with 20 CHWs (who take the pre-test and post-test) will receive a $4,000 stipend
- Sites that successfully implement the program with 10 CHWs will receive a $2000 stipend, and a $3,000 stipend for implementing with 11 – 19 CHWs.
- The facilitator should be someone within the organization who trains CHWs on other topics
- There will be an orientation call prior to the scheduled sessions to go over any questions the facilitator might have
- The sessions will be facilitated in English
- Activity sheets for participants to use during the training are also in English
- Handouts for CHWs to share with clients/patients and community members are available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Karen, Somali, Marshallese, and Mixteco.
Reach out to Jasmine Thomas, CAPM (she/her) jthomas@rheumatology.org with interest and questions.