TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing Training Gaps
T2 - A Competency-Based, Telehealth Training Initiative for Community Health Workers
AU - Porterfield, Laura
AU - Warren, Victoria
AU - Schick, Vanessa
AU - Gulliot-Wright, Shannon
AU - Temple, Jeff R.
AU - Vaughan, Elizabeth M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©Laura Porterfield et al., 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
PY - 2023/6/1
Y1 - 2023/6/1
N2 - Background: To overcome vast variations in Community Health Worker (CHW) training, investigators for the CHW Core Consensus Project (CCCP) derived three types of CHW (Category 1, 2, 3) and established competencies for each category. However, studies are needed that implement these competencies in real-world settings. Objective: Using the six competency domains of the CCCP as a theoretical backbone, we developed and evaluated a training for Category 1 CHWs, individuals whose focus is on community outreach and advocacy. Methods: We developed five telehealth-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) training sessions and implemented them among Category 1 Latino(a) CHWs. We measured the number of CHWs who achieved ‡70% correct on a domain-based posttest, attendance, and qualitative feedback. Results: All (18/18) CHWs achieved at least 70% on the posttest (mean: 93.7%; range 73.3–100%). Training attendance was 98.9%. Using a six-point scale, CHWs reported high levels of satisfaction overall (5.72 – 0.57/6.0), with telehealth (5.72 – 0.58/6.0), effectiveness of teaching strategies/methods (5.89 – 0.32/6.0), achieving training objectives (5.96 – 0.15/6.0), knowledge improvement (5.72 – 0.57/6.0), and interest (5.78 – 0.43/6.0). Conclusion: We successfully developed and evaluated a bilingual training program for Category 1 CHWs to address core competency gaps. High CHW attendance reinforces the value of telehealth modalities and their potential to increase the reach for CHW training. To overcome gaps in chronic disease training, investigations are needed to address additional CHW trainings.
AB - Background: To overcome vast variations in Community Health Worker (CHW) training, investigators for the CHW Core Consensus Project (CCCP) derived three types of CHW (Category 1, 2, 3) and established competencies for each category. However, studies are needed that implement these competencies in real-world settings. Objective: Using the six competency domains of the CCCP as a theoretical backbone, we developed and evaluated a training for Category 1 CHWs, individuals whose focus is on community outreach and advocacy. Methods: We developed five telehealth-based, bilingual (Spanish/English) training sessions and implemented them among Category 1 Latino(a) CHWs. We measured the number of CHWs who achieved ‡70% correct on a domain-based posttest, attendance, and qualitative feedback. Results: All (18/18) CHWs achieved at least 70% on the posttest (mean: 93.7%; range 73.3–100%). Training attendance was 98.9%. Using a six-point scale, CHWs reported high levels of satisfaction overall (5.72 – 0.57/6.0), with telehealth (5.72 – 0.58/6.0), effectiveness of teaching strategies/methods (5.89 – 0.32/6.0), achieving training objectives (5.96 – 0.15/6.0), knowledge improvement (5.72 – 0.57/6.0), and interest (5.78 – 0.43/6.0). Conclusion: We successfully developed and evaluated a bilingual training program for Category 1 CHWs to address core competency gaps. High CHW attendance reinforces the value of telehealth modalities and their potential to increase the reach for CHW training. To overcome gaps in chronic disease training, investigations are needed to address additional CHW trainings.
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U2 - 10.1089/tmr.2023.0007
DO - 10.1089/tmr.2023.0007
M3 - Article
C2 - 37351464
AN - SCOPUS:85164399852
SN - 2692-4366
VL - 4
SP - 126
EP - 134
JO - Telemedicine Reports
JF - Telemedicine Reports
IS - 1
ER -