HUS1353 Lesson 1 Reflection

Lesson 1 Reflection Name Institution Course Code and Title Instructor Date Core Competencies of Community Health Workers (CHWs) CHWs should be endowed with core competencies to facilitate and improve their efforts in healthcare. One of these is showing respect. For instance, in patient care, the CHW must always listen to their patient, respect the patient’s privacy, and honor their culture. Another competence is being open to change and eager to learn. For example, a CHW should always be ready to welcome constructive change with the aim of improving the services they offer their patients. The third competency is reliability and dependability. For example, if a CHW is responsible for giving vaccines within a community, they need ...