Community Health Workers Program, Cicatelli Associates, Inc.

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Upcoming Webinars

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Past Webinars

Substance Use Screening Tools
June 24, 2011

Community Health Workers are challenged with the task of assessing their clients' substance use and educating them about its adverse effect on birth outcomes. This webinar will introduce a substance use screening tool(s) that will assist Community Health Workers with assessing substance use (including alcohol) among their clients, to be utilized within the context of the home and other visiting opportunities.

Speaker: Marlene, Reil, PhD, CASAC
Cicatelli Associates Inc.
This webinar examined the following:

Explain the rationale for screening women for alcohol and other drug use during home visit

Recognize the signs of alcohol and other drug use by community outreach clients

Use the CAGE-AID and the 4 P’s screening instruments during a home visit

This webinar is mandatory for all Community Health Workers and supervisors.

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Labor & Delivery: Preparing for Birth and Homecoming
January 28, 2011
Tess Timoney, CNM
Bronx Lebanon Hospital

Community Health Workers are challenged with the task of educating their clients about the unique process of planning for labor, delivery and homecoming of a newborn. Clients may need guidance and support in taking the proper steps to make this process run smoothly as this event impacts the entire family. A thorough understanding of the steps involved in labor and delivery can help CHWs to be supportive and provide accurate information to their clients.

This webinar examined the following:

Preparing for labor and delivery

Signs of labor

Delivery

What to expect after delivery

Homecoming

Benefits of breastfeeding

Participants examined factors to consider when assisting clients in preparing for labor, delivery and homecoming of a baby. This webinar is mandatory for all Community Health Workers and Supervisors.

Screening Pregnant Women for Substance Use
October 15, 2010

Grace Chang, MD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital
Margo Singer, MPA
Project Director, New York State OASAS
Community Health Workers are challenged with the task of assessing their clients' substance use and educating them about its impact on birth outcomes. This webinar examined the unique issues related to assessing substance use with pregnant women, and it provided Community Health Workers with screening tools to be utilized within the context of the home visit. This webinar is mandatory for all Community Health Workers and supervisors.

Download Presentation Handouts (PDF)
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees: OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

CHW Supervisory Webinar: Community Needs Assessment
April 8, 2010
Each Community Health Worker program has the responsibility to identify and provide case management services to vulnerable pregnant women in their communities. This can be an overwhelming task. This webinar was designed to examine the following issues:

How does the CHW coordinator utilize community-based data to ensure that the highest risk women are targeted for services?

What are the strategies and outreach plans that will engage and recruit this population?

Does the CHW Program have comprehensive and adequate support services as part of their referral process to meet their clients' wide range of needs?

Download Presentation Handouts (PDF)
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees: OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Supporting Breastfeeding
March 19, 2010

Trainer: Patty Lane, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant
This two-hour webinar introduced CHW staff to the basics of breastfeeding. Participants engaged in interactive discussions about the benefits of breastfeeding, common challenges to breastfeeding, and resources available to support CHWs and breastfeeding moms. Participants also learned tips and key messages to share with pregnant and breastfeeding moms, including the ability to:

Identify five benefits to breastfeeding

List strategies to maximize successful breastfeeding

Name three resources for additional information on breastfeeding

Download Presentation Handouts (PDF)
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees: OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Nutrition During Pregnancy
December 3, 2009
Trainer: Doreen LaDuca, NYS WIC Training Center at Cicatelli Associates
This two-hour webinar introduced CHW staff to the basics of nutrition and pregnancy. Participants engaged in interactive discussions about pregnancy and diet, weight gain, important nutrients to consume during pregnancy, as well as what foods to avoid. Participants also learned tips and key messages to share with pregnant and breastfeeding moms, including the ability to:

Identify key nutrients to consume during pregnancy

List foods to avoid during pregnancy

Discuss suggested weight gain guidance with CHW clients

Name three resources for additional information on pregnancy and nutrition

Download Presentation Handouts (PDF)
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees: OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer