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Organizations and Resources: Community and Personal Strategies (CMHW 1016)
Total Credits:
1
Lecture Credits:
1
Description:
This course focuses on the Community Health Worker's knowledge of the community and the ability to prioritize and organize work. Emphasis is on the use and critical analysis of resources and on problem solving. Must be taken A-F.
Topical Outline:
1. Knowledge of community resources
2. Identifying Community Services
3. Home visit strategies
4. Applying health promotion/disease prevention strategies
5. Critical thinking process and its applications
Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate knowledge about community resources through Community Mapping
2. Navigate the community with confidence by identifying appropriate community services
3. Use effective home visit strategies within the role of a Community Health Worker
4. Incorporate health determinants when applying principles of health promotion and disease prevention
5. Demonstrate critical thinking as a framework for solving problems and decision making
Prerequisites:
Placement into
READ 0200 or
ESOL 0052 or completion of
READ 0100 or
ESOL 0042
Co-requisites:
CMHW 1001