CHW Training

Training Opportunities

MiCHWA works with MiCHWA CHW Instructors and training partners to organize new training opportunities throughout the state. If you or others in your network are interested in MiCHWA CHW Training Program opportunities, please have them contact us at info@michwa.org. Training opportunities are based on employer and CHW demand. Please see information below for current training opportunities:

UpcomingTrainingOpportunities

Detroit

Where: Authority Health, 3031 West Grand BLVD, Suite 450, Detroit, Michigan 48202

When: In-class sessions on Tuesdays & Thursdays, June 4 – August 1, 2019 from 8:30am – 5:00pm, including independent study hours to total 126 training hours. The training graduation will be on August 1st. There will be no class on July 2, and July 4.

To register, please contact:

Kelly Herron | Authority Health
kherron@authorityhealth.org

Registration Cost: $1,200 (Registration open until May 28th, or until class is filled.)

Registration and required registration form can be found here: DHD CHW Spring 2019 Registration Form

Sanford

Where: 344 E Saginaw, Sanford, MI 48657

When:  The course will run from July 16 – August 21, 2019. In-class sessions will be Tuesdays 8am-5pm. Online sessions will be Wednesdays 8am-Noon/1pm-5pm.

Please use the following link to register: https://everydaylifechw.com/training-opportunities/register-now/

Registration Cost: $1130/student

For registration questions, contact:

Shannon Lijewski
Everyday Life Consulting
slijewski@everydaylifechw.com
989.272.3022

Andrea Krotzer-Burton (MiCHWA Certified Trainer)
Everyday Life Consulting
akrotzer@everydaylifechw.com
989.941.6268

Please contact info@michwa.org if you are interested in learning more about the MiCHWA CHW Training Program. Additionally, training opportunities are usually scheduled based on employer demand. If you are interested in training, regardless of location, please let us know!

MiCHWA CHW Curriculum

MiCHWA actively supports CHW education and training. A key piece of the CHW role is core competency training. In 2014, MiCHWA’s partners began the process of creating a core competency-based CHW training curriculum. Using the Minnesota CHW curriculum as a base, MiCHWA partners created a Michigan-specific curriculum. This curriculum covers the following competencies:

  • Role, Advocacy and Outreach
  • Organization and Resources: Community and Personal Strategies
  • Teaching and Capacity Building
  • Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
  • Coordination, Documentation and Reporting
  • Communication Skills and Cultural Competence
  • Healthy Lifestyles
  • Mental Health

Training method and implementation varies by training site, including duration and days per week. Number of classroom instruction hours also varies. We suggest CHWs prepare to commit a minimum of 126 hours between classroom and out-of-class work.

Core Competency Objectives

Each competency module covers several objectives. You can download the core competencies and objectives here: MiCHWA Curriculum Objectives_2018. Successful completion of the curriculum does not currently result in college credit.


Certification

In October 2017, MiCHWA began recognizing CHWs eligible for certification, based on MiCHWA CHW Training and accomplishment in the eight MiCHWA CHW Core Competencies. MiCHWA is working with key stakeholders and state partners to identify processes and policies to move forward with CHW certification recognized by the State of Michigan. Please see the MiCHWA CHW Registry page for more information.

CHW Training Graduates, March 2016, Grand Rapids | Photo by Lise Thomas, Spectrum Health

CHW Training Graduates, March 2016, Grand Rapids | Photo by Lise Thomas, Spectrum Health

Additional CHW Training Materials

Cancer

There are now MiCHWA-developed modules for training CHWs on cancer prevention and control. These can be used in conjunction with MiCHWA’s Certification training or separate. These were development in partnership with the American Cancer Society and Spectrum Health, with collaboration from the Michigan Primary Care Association.

There are five total modules:

  1. Cancer Basics
  2. Breast Cancer Basics
  3. Cervical Cancer Basics
  4. Lung Cancer Basics
  5. Colorectal Cancer Basics

To request the optional cancer modules, free of charge, please contact info@michwa.org.