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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CHW 151L | Title:
OUTREACH EXPERIENCE |
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| Full Title:
Outreach Experience |
| Last Reviewed:2/26/2018 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | .50 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 8.75 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 8 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 7.50 | | Contact DHR | 131.25 |
| | Contact Total | 8.00 | | Contact Total | 140.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 17.50 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
CHW 51L
Catalog Description:
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Community Health Worker (CHW) students meet eight times during the semester for an hour-long seminar with their instructor, and spend at least 7.5 hours a week (total 120 hours) in supervised outreach activities in a Sonoma County health-related agency, organization, health center or program and the community it serves, practicing skills learned in Outreach Techniques and Strategies, CHW 151.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in CHW 151
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Community Health Worker (CHW) students meet eight times during the semester for an hour-long seminar with their instructor, and spend at least 7.5 hours a week (total 120 hours) in supervised outreach activities in a Sonoma County health-related agency, organization, health center or program and the community it serves, practicing skills learned in Outreach Techniques and Strategies, CHW 151.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in CHW 151
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate appropriate standards of CHW practice.
2. Conduct effective interviews with community members.
3. Make referrals to appropriate health-related resource.
4. Practice cultural self-awareness and humility in all aspects of community health outreach experience.
5. Describe traditional health beliefs and practices, and their relationship to effective community outreach work.
6. Analyze and discuss CHW encounters, focusing on standards of practice and analysis of skills and problem solving related to outreach experience.
Topics and Scope
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1. CHW standards and scope of practice
a. Ethical and effective CHW roles
b. Core competencies and qualities
c. Application to community health outreach
2. Cultural Humility in the Outreach Setting
a. Importance of cultural humility
b. Defining and understanding culture
i. Traditional health beliefs and practices
ii. Cultural relativity
3. Effective communication
a. Cooperation and collaboration with supervisors
b. Client-centered communication and information gathering
c. Motivational interviewing
4. Community Referrals and Resources
a. Community strengths, challenges and issues
b. Available and appropriate resources
Assignments:
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1. Identify, analyze and discuss roles, responsibilities, qualities and qualifications in CHW scope of practice.
2. Discuss concurrent readings and assignments from CHW 151 textbook, as they relate to practical outreach experience.
3. Complete and document 120 hours of outreach experience, via written work, and forms and guides distributed by instructor.
4. Compare and contrast individual health beliefs and practices with traditions in the community.
5. Submit written reflections, (8-12) on communications with supervisors, client interviews and intake experiences.
6. Practice, via role play scenarios and case studies, effective outreach techniques.
7. Complete 5 to 8 seminar assignments related to community outreach experience.
8. Meet with instructor and community supervisor (1-3 times) during semester to review accomplishments and identify areas for improvement.
9. Write a 2-3 page final paper about the community health outreach experience.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
10 - 15% |
| Journal, final paper, homework assignments | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 10% |
| Case studies | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
40 - 60% |
| Role playing; outreach experience hours | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
15 - 45% |
| Instructor and supervisor evaluation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor-prepared materials
Foundations for Community Health Workers, Berthold, Miller, Avila-Esparza, Wiley & Sons, 1st Ed., 2009
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