Description
Community health workers provide advice and information about various health subjects to the community. They can assist with pre- and post-natal care, give nutritional advice and help individuals stop smoking. Community health workers develop health and prevention programmes.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
assess social service users' situationreview social service plandeliver social services in diverse cultural communitiesbuild helping relationship with social service userscommunicate with social service usersbuild community relationsprovide social counsellingapply quality standards in social servicesapply decision making within social workapply knowledge of human behaviourrelate empatheticallymaintain records of work with service usersidentify the health benefits of nutritional changesadvocate for social service usersdeliver group sessions on nutritionassist individuals with disabilities in community activitiesadvise on pregnancymanage social crisisperform health assessment autonomouslymanage health promotion activitiesassist families in crisis situationspromote health and safety policies in health servicescontribute to continuity of health carepromote social changeempower social service userscontribute to public health campaignssupport individuals on nutrition changesinform on the risks of substance and alcohol abuseassess clients' drug and alcohol addictionsaddress public health issuesadvise on mental health