The topics covered in the DSHS-approved curriculum include:
- Overview and history of the CHW movement
- Confidentiality compliance
- Values clarification
- Personal Boundaries/Limitations
- Effective communication
- Health literacy
- Cultural competency
- Interviewing techniques
- Counseling
- Goal setting
- Conflict resolution
- Effective writing skills
- Insurance 101
- Service coordination skills
- Networking
- Organizational skills
- Data collection
- Leadership
- Coalition building
- Advocacy
- Developing lesson plans
- Principles of adult learning
- Audio visual preparation
- Behavior change
- Major systems of the human body
- aBasic health topics
