Community Health Worker Association of RI

Latinx CHW Support Group
2025-03-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | RI
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.

OHIC Provider Staffing and Expense Survey Q & A Virtual Session
2025-03-10 15:30 - 16:00 | RI
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.

Trans Topic Tuesdays
2025-03-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-02-18 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-02-04 12:30 - 13:00, 2025-01-21 12:30 - 13:00
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.

Register!

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.

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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Certification Application Workshop
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:30, 2025-01-23 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.

Pawtucket & Central Falls CHW Network
2025-02-25 11:30 - 13:00, 2025-01-28 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!

CHW Voices
2025-02-24 11:00 - 12:30 | RI
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]

Autism Thinking (Online)
2025-02-12 09:00 - 10:30 | RI
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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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

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

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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Suicide Prevention (In-Person)
2025-01-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
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 1/31/25 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. Room number, parking pass and campus map will be emailed to registrants 1 day prior to the event. Certificates of completion will be provided to participants.

Please register by Monday January 25th.

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Legal Problem-Solving Community of Practice
2025-01-30 10:00 - 11:30
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?Would you like to hear updates on key law and policy impacting Rhode Islanders?

If you answered “yes” to any of these, please attend the next MLPB Community of Practice meeting on January 30th at 10am. 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.)

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Pawtucket & Central Falls CHW Network
2025-01-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Adams Public Library, 205 Central Street, Central Falls, Rhode Island, 02863, United States
The 1/28/25 session will be on Immigration so bring any questions you may have. As always food will be provided.

These sessions are 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!

CHW Core Competency Training
2025-01-22 17:30 - 20:30
January 22- April 16, 2025Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pmVirtual over Zoom

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 Wednesday evenings, 5:30pm to 8:30pm from January 22, 2025 to April 16. *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.”*

See the Core Competencies of a Community Health Worker here.

Learn about getting your Community Health Worker Certification here.

Apply Here

Application deadline is January 8th, 2025 – get yours in ASAP! Spots are limited! If you have any questions, please email CHWARI’s CHW Communications Outreach Assistant, Dimaura Tavares, at dtavares@ric.edu.

This training is funded by a grant from the Human Resources & Services Administration and implemented by CHWARI, part of the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College.

Free Vaccine Clinics
2025-01-15 18:00 - 20:00 | RI
Conexion Latina and Brown University Health are making it convienent for you to keep your family healthy this season.

HIV Endorsement Training
2025-01-15 09:00 - 12:00 | RI
January 15 – April 2, 2025Wednesdays 9am-12pmVirtual over Zoom

Attendance at all sessions is required.

“I work with HIV positive women. This training made me feel more comfortable with my engagement skills.”- Katie Gonzalez, CCHW, CPRS

This entry level curriculum will provide specialized training for community health workers serving people living with, at risk for, and impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Modules include:

HIV Testing, Antiretroviral Therapy

Client Engagement and Motivational Interviewing

Social Determinants, Special Populations & Stigma

Behavioral Health (mental health, substance use, domestic violence, grief & loss)

Cultural Humility and Advocacy

HIV Public Health Policies

Ethics, Professional Burnout/Stress, Self-Awareness and Self-Care

This 45 hour virtual training takes place over 12 weeks, with 36 hours live class time over zoom and nine hours of homework. This qualifies graduates to apply for RI Certification Board’s Specialty Endorsement in HIV. Applicants must hold a current, valid and in good standing credential through RICB (like a CHW Certification) or a health care practitioner certification/license.

The development of this curriculum was made possible with Co-Exist funding through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (OHHS), Ryan White Division. Deoshore F. Haig, LCSW will be instructing.Certified CHWs (or others who hold RICB credentials) should register here by January 10, 2025 at 5 pm. If you have any questions, please email Kyle Penrod at kpenrod@ric.edu.

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Substance Use Disorder (online)
2025-01-15 09:00 - 10:30
Please join Rhode Island College’s Institute for Education in Healthcare virtually on 1/15/2025 from 9:00am – 10:30AM with our colleagues from the Bradley Learning Exchange.

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.

Please register by Monday January 8th and click the link below to register

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Personal Preparedness 101
2025-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | RI
Tuesday January 14 | 12 to 1 pm Personal Preparedness 101 Presented by Mary Herman, Community Outreach Worker, Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) and Rhode Island Department of Health Learn more | Register

With all of the national disasters that are affecting communities across the country and at home this is a presentation you don’t want to miss. Personal Preparedness 101 is an emergency preparedness workshop for anyone who wants to learn more about becoming personally prepared before a disaster strikes. Join us to learn about emergency-specific tips on how to prepare for an emergency. Resources in Rhode Island will be highlighted including the Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry and the benefits of enrolling family members and friends who may have a disability, access or functional need, or chronic condition.

Latinx CHW Support Group
2025-01-14 12:00 - 13:00 | RI
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 cambió en enero 2025.

Nuevo Enlace Zoom

Si tiene alguna pregunta, envia un correo electronico a chwlatinxgroupri@gmail.com.

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 changed in January 2025. Email chwlatinxgroupri@gmail.com with any questions.

New Zoom Link

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

Trauma Informed Care (In-Person)
2025-01-10 09:00 - 12:00 | Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Street, Providence, RI, 02908, United States
Please join RIC’s Institute for Education in Healthcare for an in-person training on 1/10/2025 with instructors from the Bradley Learning Exchange.

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.

Register ASAP!

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.

Register
