Community Health Worker Association of RI

CHW Law & Policy Community of Practice
2023-09-14 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Are you a CHW dealing with a complex client issue that might benefit from legal problem-solving?”

Are you looking for more information on clients’ rights and legal protections?

Do you need help understanding the latest Medicaid re-enrollment process?If you answered “yes” to any of these, please attend our next MLPB Community of Practice meeting on September 14th. It’s an opportunity for CHWs to get important policy/legal updates and bring “tough questions/cases” for problem-solving (for example, housing, food and income security, utilities, criminal systems involvement, or something else.)

Register Here

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOuvqzooEtJZcHVQ-BtoQRzq9EZQn7Cu#/

CHW Core Competency Training
2023-09-14 18:00 - 20:00
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September 14- December 14, Thursdays 6-8pm

The FREE Community Health Worker Core Competency Training is intended to prepare participants for entry-level CHW positions in community-based social service, healthcare and behavioral health settings. Its 12 modules are each aligned with a set of competencies defined by the Rhode Island Certification Board. Each module includes 2 hours of live zoom training plus 4 hours of training activities, for a total of 72 training hours, fulfilling the 70-hour requirement for RI CHW certification. Applicants must be fluent in English.

See the Core Competencies of a Community Health Worker here.

Learn about getting your Community Health Worker Certification here.

Classes are Thursdays 6-8pm

Apply Here!

Application deadline is Thursday August 31 at midnight. Spots are limited! Apply ASAP! If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s CHW Communications Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

Funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health Implemented by Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare and CHWARI

Capacitación en Competencias Básicas de CHW

14 de Septiembre 2023 – 14 de Diciembre 2023

Jueves de 6:00pm-8:00 pm

La Capacitación de Competencia Básica de Trabajador de Salud Comunitaria es GRATUITA está destinada a preparar a los participantes para puestos de CHW de nivel básico en entornos de servicio social, atención médica y de la salud del comportamiento en la comunidad. Sus 12 módulos están alineados con un conjunto de competencias definidas por la Junta de Certificación de Rhode Island. Cada módulo incluye 2 horas de capacitación por zoom en vivo, más 4 horas de actividades de capacitación, haciendo un total de 72 horas de capacitación, cumpliendo con el requisite de 70 horas para la certificación RI CHW.

Vea las competencias básicas de un trabajador de salud comunitario aquí.

Obtenga información sobre cómo obtener su Certificación de Trabajador de Salud Comunitario aquí. (Este no es el enlace para aplicar para esta capacitación.)

La capacitación se llevará a cabo virtualmente en la plataforma Zoom los Jueves 6pm-8pm. Los aplicantes tienen que hablar un Inglés fluido.

Aplica Hoy!

La fecha límite de hacer su solicitud es el 31 de augusto, 11:59pm.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a Lina Roman: joinchwari@gmail.com Los aplicantes tienen que hablar un Inglés fluido.

Financiado por el Departamento de Salud de Rhode Island. Implementado por el Instituto de Educación en Salud de Rhode Island College y CHWARI

Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training
2023-09-15 08:00 - 16:30 | Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
This training is presented by “Post-partum Support International” and we have posted it here so that our members will see it. See their flyer below! Direct questions to: orrinbanta@postpartum.net

*This training combined with the Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorder Certificate Training will fulfill the pre-requisites required for folks to sit for the exam to get a perinatal mental health certification. That allows professionals, like doulas, to expand their scope to screen for mood disorders, and provide group sessions of therapy as non-licensed clinical providers.*

Summary

PSI’s Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Training is an evidence-based curriculum designed for mental health and psychotherapy providers who have previously completed at least fourteen hours of perinatal mental health training. This advanced training covers differential diagnosis, evidence-based psychotherapeutic approaches, and advanced therapeutic issues. It combines expert presentation with case studies, group discussion, and practical examples of treatment approaches. This course or an equivalent six-hour advanced training course is a pre-requisite for the Perinatal Mental Health Certification, in the mental health/psychotherapy specialty. Registration includes training binder and continuing education credits.

Click for PDF flyer

Admission

$250.00 – Advanced Training Registration Fee

$150.00 – Student Registration Fee

Register Here

Oral Health CHW Training
2023-10-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-25 18:00 - 20:00
October 18th, 6pm-8pm AND October 25, 6pm-8pm*

If you are a CHW and want to support individuals’ health, you NEED to pay attention to ORAL health as well as housing needs, food quality and access, mental health etc. Come hear about this crucial piece of overall health that often gets overlooked. Smile!

Dr. Sam Zwetchkenbaum, Chief of the Oral Health Program at the RI Department of Health will instruct.

Certificate of 6 hours upon completion. *You must attend both sessions.

Register HERE!

Register here!

A note – when you register you will get your own individualized Zoom link. Please do not share that link with colleagues, and rather, have them register separately. Thanks!

This FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

Doula Training
2023-10-19 08:00 - 17:00
When: October 19-22, 2023Where: Providence, RI 02903How: In Person (No Virtual/No Hybrid)Cost: $1200/pp (up to 50% scholarships available)Sign Up: https://bit.ly/octridoulatraining2023

Instructors: Quatia Osorio, CPE

The COPE program uses a culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed curriculum that includes comprehensive perinatal workforce training: doula, childbirth educator, and lactation. Doulas are not medical providers or provide clinical care in any setting. Medical training or background is not relevant or required to become a Certified Doula. This training increases cultural competency, humility, and sensitivity for working with a racially and ethnically intentionally disadvantaged population in perinatal care. The training focuses on increasing the Black & BIPOC Certified Perinatal Doula workforce and expanding doulas for RI perinatal community.

CHW Certification Application Workshop
2023-10-24 12:00 - 13:30
Learn How to Apply for Certification!

Begin preparing your application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board.

October 24, 12-1:30pmVirtual over Zoom

If you have already taken a Community Health Worker training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, this workshop is for you! This free virtual workshop will give advice, clarity and facts about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; that authority resides with the RI Certification Board. In that light, this workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

*This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs or who have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

Have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop ASAP!

Register!

If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s CHW Communications & Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

Asthma CHW Networking Gathering
2023-10-26 12:00 - 13:30
CHW Networking Gathering with RI’s Asthma Control ProgramOctober 26, 12pm -1:30pm

Do you work with clients who suffer from asthma?

Do you suspect that maybe environmental or housing factors are contributing to asthma challenges?

Gather virtually with your fellow CHWs and Ashley Robinette, MPH, the Asthma Program Manager of RI’s Asthma Control Program, to learn more about asthma and how to provide support and resources to clients and families.

After the Q&A there will be time for CHW Networking! Bring links to your resources!

Register

CHW Core Competency Training
2023-10-27 09:30 - 11:30
October 27th, 2023- February 9th, 2024Fridays 9:30am-11:30am

Get the training you need to apply for CHW Certification!

The FREE Community Health Worker Core Competency Training is intended to prepare participants for entry-level CHW positions in community-based social service, healthcare and behavioral health settings. Its 12 modules are each aligned with a set of competencies defined by the Rhode Island Certification Board. Each module includes 2 hours of live zoom training plus 4 hours of training activities, for a total of 72 training hours, fulfilling the 70-hour requirement for RI CHW certification. Applicants must be fluent in English.

See the Core Competencies of a Community Health Worker here.

Learn about getting your Community Health Worker Certification here.

Classes are Fridays 9:30am to 11:30am

Apply Here

Application deadline is Monday, October 23 at midnight. Spots are limited! Apply ASAP! If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s CHW Communications Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

Funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health Implemented by Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare and CHWARI

Federal Disabilities Benefits Training
2023-11-02 13:00 - 14:30
Rhode Island-based community health worker colleagues are invited to join MLPB for this upcoming training opportunity!

At this training you will learn to:

Recognize public policies that support – and sometimes harm – workers with disabilities.

Identify legal protections to keep employment during medical leave and available income supports for those who can no longer work.

Apply role-aligned problem-solving strategies in partnership with those with disabilities that you serve.

Register for the Federal Disability Benefits training here.

Register

Also, learn about the Immigration Status Basics Training on November 28th!

Talk Saves Lives en Español
2023-11-21 12:00 - 13:30
Talk Saves Lives™ (TSL): Para las comunidades latinx e hispanas

Esta presentación cubrirá lo que sabemos sobre la salud mental y el suicidio, la investigación más actualizada sobre la prevención y lo que todos podemos hacer para ayudar a salvar vidas.Los participantes aprenderán sobre los factores de riesgo más comunes y las señales de advertencia en las comunidades latinx e hispanas, así como la forma de mantenernos a nosotros mismos, a nuestros seres queridos y a los de nuestra comunidad a salvo.

Los participantes serán capaces de:

Describir el alcance del problema del suicidio en las comunidades latinx e hispanas

Describir el riesgo de suicidio y los factores de protección específicos de lascomunidades latinx e hispanas

Describir las señales de advertencia del suicidio

Explicar cómo obtener ayuda para uno mismo o para alguien en una crisis suicida

Explicar cómo buscar y ofrecer apoyo para uno mismo o para otros.

Regístrate

Talk Saves Lives for Hispanic /Latinx Communities

Talk Saves Lives is AFSP‘s introduction to suicide prevention program that covers the scope of this leading cause of death, what the research has found to be the warning signs and risk factors of suicide, and the strategies that prevent it.

This presentation will cover what we know about mental health and suicide, the most up-to-date research on prevention, and what we can all do to help save lives.Participants will learn common risk factors and warning signs in Latinx and Hispanic communities, as well as how to keep ourselves, our loved ones and those in our community safe.

This module focuses on Latinx and Hispanic populations. This training will be presented in Spanish. We are looking into an English translation during the Zoom but that is only a tenative option. If you would like to attend Talk Saves Lives in English, go to www.afsp.org/rhodeisland to choose a date and register.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the scope of the problem of suicide within Latinx and Hispanic Communities

Describe suicide risk and protective factors specific to Latinx and Hispanic Communities

Describe warning signs of suicide

Explain how to get help for yourself or someone in a suicidal crisis

Explain how to seek and offer support for yourself or others

Register

Immigration Status Basics
2023-11-28 12:00 - 13:30
Rhode Island-based community health worker colleagues are invited to join MLPB for this upcoming training opportunity! Immigration Status Basics will be held on November 28, 2023 from 12:00PM to 1:30PM. During this training, you will learn to:

Recognize different types of immigration status.

Identify public policies, systems, and decisionmakers that impact the health and well-being of immigrant and mixed-status households.

Apply role-aligned immigration status problem-solving strategies in partnership with those you serve.

Register

Substance Exposed Newborn Conference
2023-12-12 09:00 - 14:00 | Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
Tuesday, December 12, 9 AM to 2 PMCrowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick or Online$20

There’s still time to register for the sixth annual Substance Exposed Newborn (SEN) Conference! This conference brings together clinical, research, and community content experts to raise awareness of evidence and emerging best practices and policy information as well as statewide resources to support pregnant and postpartum people and their babies and families affected by prenatal substance exposure.

Register Now

Navigating Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
2023-12-12 12:00 - 13:00
Lifespan Community Health Ambassadors Virtual Lecture

Navigating Treatment for Substance Use Disorders

Presented by Dr. Cecilia Fix, Director of the Division of Addiction Medicine at Lifespan

This presentation will address how opioid addiction has come to be more deadly than ever before. The discussion will include information about the different types of addiction treatment available and how to access these treatments. Join us prepared with your questions and inquiries!

Certification Application Workshop
2023-12-20 12:00 - 13:30
Learn How to Apply for Certification!

Begin preparing your application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board.

December 20, 12:00-1:30pmVirtual over Zoom

If you have already taken a Community Health Worker training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, this workshop is for you! This free virtual workshop will give advice, clarity and facts about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; that authority resides with the RI Certification Board. In that light, this workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs or who have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

Have completed 1000 hours of CHW work in recent years

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop ASAP!

Register!

If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s Project Certification Specialist, Daniel Dodd, ddodd@ric.edu. Alternatively, CHW Communications & Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

Older Adults CHW Training
2024-01-04 17:30 - 18:00
January 4, 2024 through February 29, 2024Thursday evenings 5:30-8:30pm

*This training has been rescheduled from the training that would have started in November. If you applied to that training, you do not need to re-apply, but please review these new dates to ensure you could still attend if accepted. If the dates don’t work, we would appreciate knowing that and we will take you off the applicant list; please inform Lina Roman at lroman@ric.edu.

“Building Holistic Partnerships with Older Adults: A Community Health Work, Person-Centered & Social Determinants of Health Approach” Training for certification in the Specialty of Older Adults.

The virtual Older Adults Training will run over Zoom on Thursdays, from 5:30pm – 8:30pm, from January 4, 2024 to February 29, 2024. Attendance is required at all class sessions.

The FREE training will provide CHWs with knowledge of the following:

CHWs, Aging & the Workforce

Sociological Contexts of Aging: Obstacles & Opportunities

Practice Perspective: Building Partnerships that Empower

Social Determinants of Health & Aging: Obstacles & Opportunities

Threats to Health Aging: Behavioral Health Challenges & Dementia

Healthy Aging

Empowering Partnerships & Resource Navigation

Training will be comprised of weekly scheduled Zoom sessions, Thursdays from 5:30pm-8:30pm, and assignments and activities requiring about 1-2 hours of additional time weekly.

Eligibility:

Rhode Island CHW Certification (or currently in process of applying for)

Experience working or volunteering with the older adult population

This training fulfills the RI Certification Board’s requirements for the CCHW Specialty in Older Adults endorsement. Read more about applying for the endorsement here. This is NOT the application for this training.

The deadline to apply has been extended to Dec 22, 2023 at 5pm. Please contact Bilingual Program Coordinator, Lina Roman, with any questions lroman@ric.edu.

Apply Here

Identifying and Responding to Bullying
2024-01-09 12:00 - 13:00
Lifespan Community Health Ambassadors Virtual Lecture

Identifying and Responding to Bullying

Presented by Aleia Gardner, Prevention CoordinatorMarly Holloway, Training and Outreach CoordinatorDay One RI

This presentation will explain the different types of bullying (including cyber) and how to identify the signs. Join us to learn how to recognize when a child is making a disclosure, and how to respond effectively to promote their wellbeing. This program will provide prevention strategies, resources for community members and professionals, and information on mandated reporting.

Objectives:

Provide information on identifying different types of bullying.

Discuss strategies to respond to bullying.

Discuss bystander intervention.

Identify resources for those affected by bullying.

Location:

This lecture will be provided through Zoom. The link and sign in information will be provided prior to the lecture.

Intro to Transgender Allyship
2024-01-10 09:00 - 11:00
This session focuses on the background information needed for Health and Human Services professionals to become working allies to the Transgender and Gender Diverse community. Topics include respectful language, implicit bias and identity, health disparities, and supportive resources for trans and nonbinary clients.

At the conclusion of this session, participants should have a better understanding of the experience of trans and nonbinary persons and be familiar with respectful and inclusive language appropriate for use in work settings.

A certificate of completion will be provided to all participants that complete the session from BHHP . The certificate can be used to apply for CEUs for various disciples such as social work, peer certification and more.

Trainer: Quinten Foster, MS (he/they) is the Director of Transgender Whole Healthcare at East Bay Community Action Program. They are a self-described “neurospicy” transmasculine nonbinary person with personal and professional experience in the mental health and DEIB fields. They combine their lived experience and formal education in Health Psychology to create engaging, meaningful learning experiences focused on the power of story telling and human connection. Their favorite topics to facilitate include neuro-inclusive workspaces, gender affirming practices, and intersectional identity.

Justice Involved Families-CHW Networking Gathering
2024-01-17 12:00 - 13:30
Calling all CHWs who work with judicially-involved clients! Learn about tools and how to attain resources that can benefit those you serve!

From DHCS.CA.gov, “Justice-involved or judicially-involved persons are people who are now, or have spent time, in jails, youth correctional facilities, or prisons. They are at higher risk for injury and death than the general public. They face disproportionate risk of violence, overdose and suicide.” Join CHWARI for this presentation explaining how CHWs can help support clients and familes of this vulnerable population.

Topics and resources

SDOH (how are they affected in reentry, and with current involvement)

Resources

Trauma Informed Care

Strength based treatment

The presenter will be Koren Carbuccia (She/Her/Ella) CPD,CPE,CCHWS,CPRSS, Founder/Owner of WildLife Doula.

About Koren:

In her words, “I provide supportive services that are needed to help BIPOC People with a history of incarceration, and eliminate disparities in Perinatal Postpartum and Community Health Care. As a BIPOC Woman with lived experience like the population I serve, I know what it looks like to go through an ineffective community re entry process, with no individual tailored support. I began this journey in 2005 and the same needs for judicially-involved women are not met to this day.

Why she started WildLife Doula:

With 15+ years of experience, and working for great organizations that molded me to this point, I decided it was time to take my tools and education to create the environment for people who need Perinatal, Postpartum and Community Health Services. My goal is to support a more prosperous future for them, and their children.

It really does take a village!

Understanding Medicaid Redeterminations for Families with Children
2024-01-19 11:00 - 12:00
Are you a community health worker, a professional, or anyone who helps families navigate health care needs? Learn what restarting the Medicaid redetermination process means and how you can be prepared.

In this VIRTUAL session, RIPIN and the RI Medicaid staff will provide detailed information about the resumption of annual Medicaid determinations.

Presenters will share:

An overview of the renewal timeline, including how families can prepare for recertification.

Guidance on how the Medicaid recertification process works for families who are still eligible.

An explanation of coverage options for families losing Medicaid.

Sources of specialized assistance for completing recertifications.

Help detecting and escalating individual and systemic problems.

Looking for more information? Visit the Be Ready. Stay Covered site.

Lecture: Certified Perinatal Workforce: Strong and Growing!
2024-02-13 12:00 - 13:00
Lifespan Community Health AmbassadorsVirtual LectureTuesday February 13, 2024 | 12:00 to 1:00 pm

The Certified Perinatal Workforce: Strong and Growing!

Presented by:

Quatia Osorio, BS-HSM, BSBA, SPM, CCHW, CLC,MCHS, CMCHW, CPE, CHC

Join LCHI to learn about the local certified perinatal workforce, how it is expanding, and the innovative work forces that are seeking to provide complementary and sustaining support to the struggling maternal health care arena in Rhode Island. The discussion will include the certified perinatal doula services, doula referral hotline, lactation programs services, postpartum support initiatives, and information about the new Certified Professional Midwifery Equity Initiative.

Objectives:

Provide the definition of a doula and their scope of practice

Review and highlight the community efforts to improve maternal health outcomes

Describe innovations in community practice, programs, and policies to assist in eliminating maternal health disparities

Identify current proposed initiatives to reduce maternal health disparities

Location: This lecture will be provided through Zoom. The link and sign in information will be provided prior to the lecture.

envision: Sustaining and Training CHW Work in Addressing Chronic Disease as Underlying Risk Factors
2024-02-22 13:30 - 15:00
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Sustaining and Training CHW Work in Addressing Chronic Disease as Underlying Risk Factors

Apoyo y capacitación para los CHW en su labor de abordar las afecciones crónicas como factores de riesgo subyacentes

Thursday, February 22, 20241:30pm EST

The pandemic limited access to preventive care and exacerbated chronic health conditions leading to worse health outcomes. Community Health Workers are recognized for their skills in addressing the underlying risk factors that worsened the impact of COVID-19.

In this webinar we are sharing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported trainings available to CHWs to address chronic health conditions in their communities. We will also be exploring mechanisms to support this work fiscally.This webinar is open to all. We especially encourage CCR-2109 recipients (CHWs, CHW allies, CHW program staff, etc.) and their partners to attend.Spanish interpretation services will be provided in real-time and a recording of the webinar will be made available after the session for those unable to attend the live webinar.

Read more here.

Oral Health CHW Training
2024-02-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-06 18:00 - 20:00
February 28 AND March 6, 2024 from 6-8pm*

If you are a CHW and want to support individuals’ health, you NEED to pay attention to ORAL health as well as housing needs, food quality and access, mental health etc. Come hear about this crucial piece of overall health that often gets overlooked. Smile!

Dr. Sam Zwetchkenbaum, Chief of the Oral Health Program at the RI Department of Health will instruct.

Certificate of 6 hours upon completion. *You must attend both sessions.

Register HERE!

Register here!

A note – when you register you will get your own individualized Zoom link. Please do not share that link with colleagues, and rather, have them register separately. Thanks!

This FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by

Food & Income Security Training
2024-02-29 09:00 - 10:30
Join MLPB and your RI community health worker colleagues for a training on supporting individuals with Food & Income Security on February 29th from 9:00AM to 10:30AM. During this training, you will learn to:

Recognize public policies, systems, and decision-makers that drive food and income security.

Identify key benefits and legal protections that bolster access to food and income.

Apply role-aligned food and income security problem-solving strategies in partnership with those you serve.

This training will be hosted via Zoom – please register using the link below:

Register

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdu2spzIvG9yRFmqJ0mFfGqnGgh3VBkuf#/registration

Have you seen…

The MLPB Digital Digest is an open-access tool to help workforce colleagues navigate ongoing law and policy changes. It is intended to provide guidance and problem-solving strategies to address a range of key HRSN needs. Check it out!

Envision: CHW Affinity Community of Practice
2024-02-29 13:30 - 15:00
RI CCR CHWs are invited to join the next Community Health Worker (CHW) only Community of Practice (CoP) session on Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:30 PM-3:00 PM! The CHW CoP is designed to support connections, relationship-building and peer-to-peer learning for CHWs. The goal of the CHW CoP is to provide a space for CHWs to share ideas, best practices and build individual and collective capacity for strengthening the CHW workforce in a way that lifts up and honors the lived and professional experiences of CHWs. For the purposes of this CoP, we are defining CHWs as an inclusive term. The CoP is designed for community health representatives, community health workers and promotores, who are frontline public health professionals that share life experience, trust, compassion, cultural and value alignment with the communities where they live and serve.This 90 minute Community of Practice session will be held on 2/29/2024 @ 1:30 EST. Please use the following link to register:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kde6qqDwqG9DALMXBvd6xTYCj60ZeDDyF [uwmadison.zoom.us]

Taller de Solicitud de Certificación como CHW en Español
2024-03-21 18:00 - 19:30
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¡Obtén tu Certificación como CHW!

Comienza a preparar tu solicitud, incluye el portafolio, para tu presentación a la Junta de Certificación de RI

Marzo 21, 2024 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Esta presentacion sera via Zoom

Si ya ha tomado una capacitación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios y desea orientación sobre cómo solicitar la certificación de CHW en RI, en Español ¡Este taller es para usted! (There is a workshop in English on February 22, 2024.) Este taller virtual es gratuito te dará consejos, preparar tu portafolio. Tenga en cuenta: CHWARI no proporciona la certificación en sí; esa autoridad reside en la Junta de Certificación de RI. Este taller te brindara una orientación básica, pero lo remitirá al RICB para preguntas más complejas.

“Obtener mi certificación CHW me ayudó a conseguir un ascenso en mi trabajo. También me ayudó a seguir adelante con la obtención de una Licenciatura en Ciencias del Comportamiento. Convertirse en una CCHW puede abrir tantas oportunidades, que vale la pena el tiempo y el esfuerzo para obtener la Certificación.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

La certificación (o un plan con su empleador para obtenerla) esta certificaciion es necesaria para obtener el reembolso de Medicaid por sus servicios de CHW, ¡Así que regístrese hoy!

*Este taller está abierto a aquellos que:

Han completado 70 horas de Capacitación como CHW de Competencia Básica, o que actualmente están inscritos en un programa de capacitación que resultará en el cumplimiento de ese requisito (haber solicitado dicha capacitación no cuenta, pero tendremos otros talleres en el futuro)

Si están empleados como TCS deberan completar las 1000 horas de trabajo en los proximos dos meses, sino tienen ya las horas requeridas.

Si han completado (o cerca de) 50 horas de supervisión trabajando como CHW

Si aún no ha completado la Capacitación de TCS de Competencia Básica, únase a la Asociación de Trabajadores de Salud Comunitarios de RI aquí para conocer las próximas oportunidades de capacitación.

Regístrate para este taller antes de Marzo 21, 2024 Envía un correo electrónico a la Cordinadora Bilingue del Programa de CHWARI, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu con cualquier pregunta.

Registrarse

Comparte el volante PDF

Esta Capacitacion gratuita esta financiada por el Departamento de Salud del Rhode Island y esta sera dirigida por La Asociación de Trabajadores Comunitarios de las Salud de RI en el Instituto de Educacion en cuidado de la Salud en Rhode Island College.

Learn How to Apply for CHW Certification!

CHW Certification Application Workshop en Español

Begin preparing your application, including portfolio, for submission to the RI Certification Board

March 21st, 2024, 6pm-7:30pm

Virtual over Zoom

If you have already taken a Community Health Worker core competency training and want guidance on applying for CHW certification in RI, in Spanish, this workshop is for you! (There is a workshop in English on February 22, 2024.) These free virtual workshops will give advice about preparing your portfolio. Please note: CHWARI does not provide the certification itself; the RI Certification Board does. This workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

Testimonial:

“Getting my CHW Certification helped me get promoted. It also helped me push forward with getting a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science. Becoming a CCHW can open so many opportunities, that it’s worth the time and effort to get certified.”

– Wendy Sanchez, CCHW, Resident Services Manager, ONE Neighborhood Builders

Certification (or a plan with your employer to get it) is necessary for getting Medicaid reimbursement for your CHW services, so register today!

*This workshop is open to those who:

Have completed 70 hours of Core Competency CHW Training, or who are currently enrolled in a training program that will result in meeting that requirement (having applied for such a training does not count, but we will have other workshops in the future)

Are employed as CHWs

Will fulfill the 1000 CHW work hours required within the next two months

If you have not yet completed Core Competency CHW Training, join the Community Health Worker Association of RI here to learn about upcoming training opportunities.

Register for this workshop here ASAP!

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If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s Bilingual Program Coordinator, Lina Roman, lroman@ric.edu.

This FREE training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is delivered by the Community Health Worker Association of RI housed at the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

CHW Supervisor Training
2024-04-15 18:00 - 20:00
CHW Supervisor Training(Created by Community Health Workers for Community Health Workers)

Advanced, 30 hour training for CHWs currently in the supervisor role or preparing for it

April 15th- July 1st, 2024Weekly, Monday 6-8pmVirtual in ZoomPlus weekly self-paced assignments

Are you currently supervising Community Health Workers or are you preparing for that role? This FREE, virtual, 30 hour training delivered by former CHWs/CHW Supervisors is for YOU!The training gives you the tools you need to maximize your effectiveness. Experience in or deep familiarity with CHW work is necessary.

Must be fluent in English.

Topics include:

Foundation for CHW Supervision

Supervision Practices

Restorative Practices and Conflict Resolution

Hiring and Onboarding CHWs

Building Community Partnerships

Keeping CHWs Safe

Quality Improvement &Community Health Worker Ethics

Sustaining Excellent Supervision

Addressing Systemic Racism in Supervision

Requirements: Rhode Island CCHW certified (or applying), employed in RI, currently supervising CHWs or employer plans for you to do so, reference information from a CHW with whom you have worked, and reference information from your current employer.

Schedule: Zoom classes are weekly on Mondays evenings from 6-8pm from April 15th through July 1st. Attendance is required at all sessions. Participants will also turn in weekly assignments of 1-2 hours/week, for a training total of 30 hours.

Apply by April 9th at 5pm. If you have any questions about your appropriateness for this training, please email Dimaura Tavares at dtavares@ric.edu

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CHW Core Competency Training
2024-04-19 09:30 - 12:30
Get the training you need to apply for CHW Certification!

CHWARI’s FREE virtual Community Health Worker Core Competency Training is intended to prepare participants for entry-level CHW positions in community-based social service, healthcare and behavioral health settings. Its 12 modules are each aligned with a set of competencies defined by the Rhode Island Certification Board. Each module includes 3 hours of live zoom training plus 3 hours of training activities, for a total of 72 training hours, fulfilling the 70-hour requirement for RI CHW certification. Applicants must be fluent in English.

This CHW Core Training will run over ZOOM on Friday mornings, 9:30am (ET) to 12:30pm (ET), from April 19 through July 12, 2024. *Please note that this training has different weekly hours than our past core trainings. This is 3 hours each week of zoom class and 3 hours a week of “homework.”*

This is a great time to apply for this training as participants will be encouraged to apply to our CHW Apprenticeship Program. This is an opportunity for new CHWs seeking certification to receive extra guidance, training, and monetary stipends. See here for Apprenticeship Program Requirements.

See the Core Competencies of a Community Health Worker here.

Learn about getting your Community Health Worker Certification here.

Apply Here

Application deadline is April 10 at 5pm. Spots are limited! Apply ASAP! If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s CHW Communications Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

This training is funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health and implemented by CHWARI, part of the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

Immigration & Benefits Eligibility
2024-04-22 10:00 - 11:30
Our Rhode Island-based community health worker colleagues are invited to join MLPB for a training on Immigration & Benefits Eligibility on April 22nd from 10:00AM – 11:30AM. This training was offered in early 2023, and is being reprised on request from CHWs across the state. While much of the material will be similar, the training will cover changes that have occurred in the last year. By the end of this session, you will have learned to:

Recognize the history of and recent changes to the public charge rule impacting immigrant and mixed-status households.

Identify the food security, disability, and health insurance benefits landscape for immigrant and mixed-status households.

Apply role-aligned benefits problem-solving strategies in partnership with immigrant and mixed-status households

This training will be hosted via Zoom — please register here.

Register!
