Introduction: How to Use This Curriculum
The Community Health Worker in HIV Care curriculum is a free, accessible training resource to support the integration of the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce into HIV and other primary care teams. The curriculum addresses topics related to core competencies of CHWs as well as topics about HIV.
Download the guide to using this curriculum (PDF).
Click on a module listed below to download the accompanying lesson plan, PowerPoint slides, and handouts.
Also available:
- A Guide to Implementing a Community Health Worker (CHW) Program in the Context of HIV Care
- Community Health Worker Supervisor Curriculum
HIV
- HIV Care Continuum
- Introduction to Community Health Workers in HIV Care
- HIV 101
- HIV Life Cycle and Medications at Work
- Adherence, Labs, and Medication Resistance
- Medication and Treatment Adherence
- Promoting Medication Adherence
- PEP, PrEp, and TASP
- Medication and Drug Interactions
- HIV and Substance Use
- Sexual Health Part 1
- Sexual Health Part 2
- HIV and Comorbidities
- HIV and Aging
- HIV and Stigma
- Supporting Clients with Disclosure
- Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques in HIV
Core Competencies
This curriculum adopted the Community Health Workers Core Competency Skills as a framework.
Communication Skills
- Communicating as Part of a Team
- Introduction to Communication Skills
- Introduction to Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change
- Communicating With Providers
Interpersonal and Relationship-Building Skills
- Cross-Cultural Skills
- Cultural Humility: A Pathway to Empathy
- Team Building Skills to Support Integration
- Trust Building
Service Coordination and Navigation Skills
- Building a Network of Community Partners
- Case Conferencing
- Defining the Multidisciplinary Care Team
- Patient Navigation
- Success and Barriers to Collaboration
Capacity Building Skills
Advocacy Skills
Education and Facilitation Skills
- Introduction to Popular Education
- Popular Education and Facilitation Skills
- Popular Education Methods
- Facilitation Challenges
- Facilitation Skills
Individual and Community Assessment Skills
Outreach Skills
Professional Skills and Conduct
- Who Are Community Health Workers?
- History of CHWs
- CHW Roles, Skills, and Qualities
- Challenges and Solutions to Working on a Team
- De-Escalation in the Workplace
- Establishing and Supporting Professional Boundaries
- Prioritizing and Organizing Your Time
- Professional Development
- Professional Skill and Conduct: Ethics
Evaluation and Research Skills
Knowledge Base