Trans Topic Tuesdays
2025-02-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-02-18 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-03-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-03-18 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-04-01 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Trans Topic Tuesdays are a short, informal, weekly learning session dedicated to illuminating complex concepts related to LGBTQIA+ Life, Health, and Culture. Sessions frequently explore experiences, terms, needs, treatments, concepts that are missed in professional education surrounding LGBTQIA+ populations. Target audiences include but are not limited to: healthcare providers and healthcare support staff, behavioural healthcare providers and their support staff, education professionals, government service persons, human services professionals, funders, LGBTQIA+ people and their loved ones, and more.

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Self Care (Online)
2025-02-05 09:00 - 10:30
Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare presents this FREE self-care training, led by instructors from the Bradley Hospital Learning Exchange.

This interactive 90 minute presentation will explore the five domains of self-care and the benefits of implementing self-care strategies within our daily routine. Diving deeper into the concept of self-compassion, participants gain a better understanding of their personal self-compassion skills by completing an evidence-based assessment. Participants engage in several self-care and mindfulness techniques which can be used throughout the day across multiple settings.

Please join us on 2/5/25 from 9:00am – 10:30 am on Zoom as we join with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this online training.Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 1 day prior to the event. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

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Asthma Training Program
2025-02-05 09:30 - 2025-02-06 14:00 | Care Transformation Collaborative RI, 235 Promenade St, Providence, Rhode Island, 02908
Full Info

Call for Applications:2025 Community Health Worker (CHW) or Medical Assistant Asthma Training Program

Introduction:The Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island (CTC-RI), in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), is excited to offer up to 15 Community Health Workers the opportunity to participate in the Asthma Basics Training Program. This comprehensive program spans two days in person, totaling 9 hours with a virtual assessment via zoom (to be scheduled on the last day of class). It is designed to enhance participants’ skills in asthma education, empowering them to better support patients and help reduce emergency department and hospital visits. Please note that completion of this training is a prerequisite for the upcoming Asthma Home Visiting Training, which will be available in Spring 2025.

Goal:The goal of the Asthma Basics Training Program is to prepare entry-level community health workers (CHW) or Medical Assistants to effectively provide basic asthma management education.

Who can apply:

Community health workers

Patient care navigators

Family specialists

Medical assistants

Applicants can be working within primary care practices, community based organizations, managed care organizations or be working independently.

Specific Aims:

Ensure community health workers receive a consistent high-quality curriculum by using an effective, nationally recognized asthma training program in Rhode Island (with program costs covered by the Rhode Island Department of Health)

Facilitate community health worker’s communication with clinical mentors for professional development.

Format:

Training course will take place on over the course of two days in person on Feb 5, 2025 and Feb 6, 2025 with a snow date of Feb 13, 2025 at CTC-RI at 235 Promenade St Providence, RI 02908.

Applications due: January 17, 2024

Full Info

Apply here

Latinx CHW Support Group
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-25 12:00 - 13:00
EL GRUPO DE APOYO PARA TRABAJADORES DE LA SALUD LATINOS

Si! Llego a RI, ahora tendremos la oportunidad de que nuestras voces sean oidas, podamos expresarnos con libertad y lo mas importante, recibir el apoyo que necesitamos.

Este es el Grupo de Apoyo para Trabajadores Latinos que se reúnen vía zoom para compartir sus retos, experiencias, recursos y escuchamos y entendemos tus problemas en tu propio idioma.

Obtén todo el apoyo que necesitas para hacer mejor tu Trabajo!

El enlace para la reunión cambiará en enero.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, envia un correo electronico a Wiston Delgado.

La continuidad de este grupo es posible gracias a una generosa subvención de Juanita Sánchez Community Fund a través de Rhode Island Foundation.

Latinx CHW Support Group

This support group for Spanish speaking CHWs meets over zoom. CHWs share their challenges in their own language, listen compassionately, and share resources. Get the support you need to do the difficult work you do!

Facilitated by Wiston Delgado, CCHW and Lina Roman, CCHW.

The zoom link will change in January 2025. Email a Wiston Delgado for updates.

The continuation of this group is possible through a generous grant from the RI Foundation’s Juanita Sánchez Community Fund.

No Cost Energy Efficiency programs
2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00
Tuesday February 11 | 12 to 1 pm

Save Money and Breathe Cleaner Air with No Cost Energy Efficiency Programs

Presented by

Carinel LeGrand, MPA, Income Eligible Energy Efficiency Program Manager Rhode Island Energy

and

Kate Felder, Energy Efficiency Consumer Advocate Rhode Island Energy

Learn more | Register

Autism Thinking (Online)
2025-02-12 09:00 - 10:30
Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare presents this FREE autism-thinking training, led by instructors from the Bradley Hospital Learning Exchange.

Autism Thinking: Understanding the Core Challenges of ASD and How to Support an Individual Across the Day

“Autism Thinking” is designed to inform participants of the neurodevelopmental characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Topics include, but are not limited to: Executive Functioning, Context Blindness, Theory of Mind, Central Coherence, Joint Attention, and One-Channel Processing. An understanding of these characteristics and challenges arms participants with the knowledge required to support individuals with ASD in their daily lives (in the classroom, in the home, or in the community). This presentation ends with a discussion of the methods used to support individuals with ASD. These practical tools and strategies will help participants be proactive and confident in their efforts to support individuals with autism in a variety of settings. Zoom link will be sent 1 day before the class.

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CHW Voices
2025-02-24 11:00 - 12:30
For Leadership and Advocacy

“Storytelling” Focus, with CHW Conference & Capitol Hill Visit Planning

Slide Presentation.pptx

Storytelling Resources:

Envision Storytelling Worksheet PDF

BMSG Message Development Worksheet

Hoja de ejercicios desarrollo de mensajes

Public Narrative Training APHA 1_15_2025

Zoom Link

This link was updated on 9/19/24

Email questions here.

This zoom link will be the same for each month’s session:https://ctc-ri.zoom.us/j/99461656622?pwd=[REDACTED]

Pawtucket & Central Falls CHW Network
2025-02-25 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-03-25 11:30 - 13:00 | Adams Public Library, 205 Central Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, 02863, United States
Open to Community Health Workers and those in similar roles serving the communities of Pawtucket and Central Falls.

Monthly in-person network meetings for training, resource sharing and professional development.

Access to professional network of like-minded, local change-makers.

To be held at the Pawtucket Family YMCA the mostly on the last Tuesday of every month.

Lead by Cristy Romero, CHW

Contact Cristy at romerocr@familyserviceri.org for more information and to register!

Certification Application Workshop
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:30
(See other dates here.)

Learn How to Apply for Certification!

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

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. This workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

“Getting my CHW Certification helped me get promoted. It also helped me push forward with getting a bachelor’s degree. 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)

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!

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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.

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

Trauma Informed Care (In-Person)
2025-02-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare presents this FREE trauma-informed care training, led by instructors from the Bradley Hospital Learning Exchange.

This class caps at 20 attendees. Room number, parking pass and campus map will be emailed to registrants 2 business days prior to the event. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

Please join us on 2/28/2025 from 9:00am – 12pm at Rhode Island College as we join with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this in-person training.

This training explores the consequences that exposure to trauma and adverse childhood experiences have on the lives of individuals and families. The presentation focuses on identifying different types of trauma/adversities; understanding common reactions to trauma; learning about the impact of trauma on brain development; and the influence of culture on trauma. Helpful strategies to utilize when working with and interacting with individuals who have been impacted by trauma will be explored. Attention will also be given to the importance of self-care for professionals.

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HEZ Learning Community
2025-03-03 08:30 - 16:00 | Crowne Plaza Providence Airport/ Warwick, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
Save the date for this HEZ learning community!

TTAP organizes HEZ Learning Communities, the HEZ initiative’s primary shared learning forum. These quarterly, conference-style events are planned and led in partnership with HEZ community leaders. Learning Communities bring HEZs and stakeholders together across sectors to address inequities and cultivate collective impact.

If you know of any large gatherings or events that may conflict with any Learning Community dates, please email morgan.duffney@health.ri.gov or Deb.Golding@health.ri.gov.

OHIC Provider Staffing and Expense Survey Q & A Virtual Session
2025-03-10 15:30 - 16:00
Reserve your spot now!

OHIC Provider Staffing and Expense Survey Q & A Virtual Session:

A Platform for Statewide Rate Review of CHW Services

Virtual Meeting: March 10, 2025

from 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BAE6OZWXRbiwczqV77t_0g

In January, many of you might have received the Provider Staffing and Expense Survey. This information collected in the survey will be used to support the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner (OHIC) Social and Human Service Programs Review and will help inform the Medicaid reimbursement rate recommendations included in this review.

To assist you in completing the survey, OHIC, in collaboration with Milliman, is inviting CHW providers to a question-and-answer session to respond to provider questions specific to completing the survey. In preparation for this meeting please review the following materials prior to joining the meeting:

The “Instructions” worksheet in the Provider Staffing and Expense Survey. This serves as the first point of instructional content in completing the survey.

Pop-out boxes on input cells in the survey. The survey has more specific pop-up instruction boxes when you select various input and header cells within the survey that are included to clarify instructions for the specific cell in question.

The instructional video linked here: Rhode Island Staffing and Expense Survey Training [vimeo.com]. This video was prepared to illustrate how to navigate the survey and assist in completing the survey.

Please review these resources prior to joining the meeting and attend with any remaining questions. Also, feel free to email questions to RI_OHIC_rate_program_review@milliman.com and they will respond as quickly as possible to your questions.

Substance Use Disorder (Online)
2025-03-12 09:00 - 10:30
March 12, 2025

9am-10:30am

Please join the Institute for Education in Healthcare and our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this online training.

This training is designed to provide participants with a brief introduction to the complexities of substance use and overuse. Participants will review concepts such as addiction, dependence, and general signs and symptoms of substance use. Learners will have the opportunity to review the four most frequently misused substances, signs of overdose and useful evidence-based interventions. This training will conclude with sharing information with participants on the stigma and barriers associated with substance use.

Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

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Mental Health First Aid (In-Person)
2025-03-14 08:00 - 16:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Please join the Institute for Education in Healthcare on 3/14/2025 from 8:00am – 4:00 pm on the RIC campus as we join with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this in-person training.

Mental Health First Aid for Adults is an eight-hour course that gives people the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it does build mental health literacy, helping the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness. Trainees are taught how to apply the five-step action plan in a variety of situations such as helping someone through a panic attack, engaging with someone who may be suicidal, or assisting an individual who has overdosed. An important component of the mental health first aid course is the opportunity to practice the intervention strategy rather than to just learn about it. This simple experience can make it easier to actually apply the knowledge in a real-life situation.

Certificates of completion will be provided to participants after the training.

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Certification Application Workshop In Spanish
2025-03-20 13:00 - 14:30
¡Obtén tu Certificación como CHW! O tu endoso de especialidad como HIV or Adultos Mayores.

TALLER DE SOLICITUD DE CERTIFICACIÓN COMO CHW EN ESPAÑOL

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

Marzo 20, 2025 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Lina Roman, CCHW

Esta presentacion sera via Zoom con Lina Roman, CCHW

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! 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. 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.

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Certification Application Workshop
2025-03-27 12:00 - 13:30
(See other dates here.)

Learn How to Apply for Certification!

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

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. This workshop will provide basic guidance but will refer you to the RICB for more complex questions.

“Getting my CHW Certification helped me get promoted. It also helped me push forward with getting a bachelor’s degree. 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)

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!

Registration link coming soon

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.

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

Suicide Prevention (In-Person)
2025-03-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Suicide: Screening, Prevention and Response Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale Screen Version

Every 11 minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide. Suicide is a preventable public health problem and prevention depends in large part on appropriate screening and response. In order for school districts to meet the guidelines set forth within the Nathan Bruno and Jason Flatt Act, The Bradley Learning Exchange has developed the Suicide: Prevention, Screening and Response training specifically geared to-wards educational settings for individuals who do not have a background in behavioral health.

Please join the Institute for Education in Healthcare on 3/28/2025 from 9am – 12pm on the RIC campus as we join with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this in-person training.

This class caps at 20 trainees though the form may accept more reponses. Room number, parking pass and campus map will be emailed to the first 20 registrants 1 day prior to the event. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

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CHW Voices
2025-03-31 11:00 - 12:30
For Leadership and Advocacy

Housing Focus!

The March 31, 2025 session will focus on housing. We will explore advocacy opportunities, discuss upcoming housing developments, and engage with housing partners to understand how they are addressing housing challenges. Additionally, we will identify ways to collaborate when new housing units become available. If you are interested in receiving a certificate of attendance, please follow up with Swanette or Geraldine.

Zoom Link

This link was updated on 9/19/24

CHW Voices participants can always expect to:

Meet other CHWs

Contribute to policy discussions

Strengthen community connections

Join networking groups

Keep up to date on CHW news

Did you participate in the 2023 RI CHW Conference – or wish you had?Join other CHWs to share your ideas and play a part in planning for the next CHW Conference in 2024. Email questions here.

This zoom link will be the same for each month’s session:https://ctc-ri.zoom.us/j/99461656622?pwd=[REDACTED]

Self-Care (Online)
2025-04-02 09:00 - 10:30
Please join Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare on 4/2/25 from 9:00am – 10:30 am with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange for this online training.

This interactive 90 minute presentation will explore the five domains of self-care and the benefits of implementing self-care strategies within our daily routine. Diving deeper into the concept of self-compassion, participants gain a better understanding of their personal self-compassion skills by completing an evidence-based assessment. Participants engage in several self-care and mindfulness techniques which can be used throughout the day across multiple settings.

Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 1 day prior to the event. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

Register

CHW Strategy Summit
2025-04-02 11:00 - 15:00
The CHW Strategy Summit will be on April 2, 2025, at District Hall in Providence, where we’ll celebrate the progress of the CHW Roadmap and sustaining CHWs in Rhode Island. RIDOH’s implementation teams will share updates on the key components of the Roadmap: CHW Role, Agency, and Leadership; Payment and Sustainability; Person, Place-based Coordination; and Workforce Development for Supervisors and CHWs.

To enquire about participating in this event, contact Michelle Mooney at mmooney@ctc-ri.org

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2025-04-04 08:00 - 17:00
