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Community Health Worker

Certificate Program

This program prepares students to become frontline public health professionals who are trusted members of the communities they serve. Community Health Workers (CHWs) act as vital links between individuals and health or social service systems, helping to improve access to care, enhance service delivery, and promote culturally competent support.

The course includes 210 hours of classroom instruction and 40 hours of internship experience, providing students with both theoretical knowledge and practical fieldwork.

Internship/clinical experience is included; hours and locations may vary from the course schedule. Prerequisites are required. Please contact your preferred campus for more information.

Offered at the following location(s): Georgetown

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

• Community Health Worker (CHW)/Health Outreach Worker
• Patient Navigator/Care Coordinator
• Health Educator Assistant
• Public Health Outreach Specialist
• Case Manager Assistant
• Community Liaison
• School Health Advocate
• Home Visitor/Family Support Specialist

What You Will Learn

Measurable Performance Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Communicate effectively to clients, community members, colleagues, and other professionals.
2. Accurately document program evaluation to ensure clients achieve their goals.
3. Have proficient knowledge in use of technology for work-based communication.
4. Be able to act as a cultural mediator in being able to support providers in working with clients from diverse cultures.
5. Be able to help clients and community members interact effectively with professionals from various organizations.
6. Be able to handle ethical challenges in both legal and social circumstances their clients may face.
7. Be able to manage personal feelings in order to maintain effectiveness.
8. Understand client’s rights under HIPAA.
9. Understand issues related to abuse, neglect, and criminal activity that may be reportable under law.
10. Be able to advocate on behalf of clients and communities.
11. Establish and maintain relationships with community partners.
12. Communicate to providers and service organizations to better help them understand conditions, culture, and behavior of the community to improve services provided.
13. Be able to help clients use available services to meet their needs.
14. Provide on-going support and follow-up when necessary.
15. Recognizes trauma and integrate policies/procedures and practice.
16. Be able to apply information from client and community assessments to health education programs.
17. Be able to apply multiple techniques to help client and community understand the need to address health risks and then coordinate education and behavior change activities.
18. Develop health improvement plans.
19. Coordinate services and how to navigate through the system.
20. Use data and evidence-based practices to support clients in reaching their goals.
21. Engage in systematic problem solving.
22. Help the client identify their goals, the barriers to change, and support the change.
23. Share community assessment results with colleagues to support improvement efforts.