1. Prepare and distribute health education materials. such as reports, bulletins, and visual aids, to address smoking, vaccines, and other public health concerns.
2. Develop and maintain health education libraries to provide resources for staff and community agencies.

1. Develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with agencies and organizations interested in public health care.

1. Maintain databases, mailing lists, telephone networks, and other information to facilitate the functioning of health education programs.
2. Document activities and record information, such as the numbers of applications completed, presentations conducted, and persons assisted.

1. Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
2. Develop educational materials and programs for community agencies, local government, and state government.

1. Develop and present health education and promotion programs, such as training workshops, conferences, and school or community presentations.
2. Provide program information to the public by preparing and presenting press releases, conducting media campaigns, or maintaining program-related Web sites.

1. Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.
2. Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.

1. Collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine community health needs and the availability of services and to develop goals for meeting needs.

1. Develop, conduct, or coordinate health needs assessments and other public health surveys.

1. Supervise professional and technical staff in implementing health programs, objectives, and goals.

1. Develop operational plans and policies necessary to achieve health education objectives and services.

1. Design and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health education programs.

1. Provide guidance to agencies and organizations on assessment of health education needs and on development and delivery of health education programs.

1. Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.

1. Design and administer training programs for new employees and continuing education for existing employees.

Provides the instruments to explore and evaluate personal values, motives, feelings, needs, attitudes, interests and personality traits especially as they pertain to awareness which will help a Human Services worker; and explores personal and societal prejudices, stereotyping behaviors, and biases. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the apprentice will be able to: Provide a complex definition of Community Health Worker Describe the roles and responsibilities of a Community Health Worker Identify professional boundaries of a Community Health Worker

A survey of the field of psychology that provides an overview of the scientific principles and theories in psychology. Topics include: biological psychology, abnormal behavior, motivation, emotion, sexuality and gender, and personality theory. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the apprentice will be able to: • Identify basic concepts and research findings, and give examples of psychology's integrative themes. • Draw appropriate, logical, and objective conclusions about behavior and mental processes from empirical evidence. • Evaluate misconceptions or erroneous behavioral claims based on evidence from psychological science. • Describe ethical principles that guide psychologists in research and therapy

Designed to help develop individual and group interaction skills based on historical and contemporary models applicable in the field of Human Services work. Utilizing audio and video taping; role play; and active classroom participation in exercises designed to demonstrate competence in appropriate listening skills, problem solving, and decision making strategies. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the apprentice will be able to: Summarize and explain some of the generic issues in Human Services. Examine the relationship between his/her own values and behavior and how this relationship impacts the helping process. Implement a repertoire of helping skills both within the context of the class and at the OJL site. Test and evaluate his/her own effectiveness in working with professionals and clients. Examine and compare available community resources. Demonstrate his/her ability to handle confidential materials in a professional manner.

Examines key life events leading to increased insight, change, adaptation, growth, stress and/or crisis in the life of an individual. Concentration on interpersonal relationships, social cohesion and conflict. Coping behaviors, models and counseling approaches to stress and crisis intervention will be studied and practiced in class situations. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, the apprentice will be able to: Demonstrate understanding of key data points of racial and ethnic health disparities that impact the care that patients receive Describe how the social determinants of health impact the overall health status of under-served communities Explain the relevance of health disparities and social determinants for patient navigation through case studies Describe the difference between the need for crisis counseling and typical counseling. Define the basic characteristics of crisis intervention theory Delineate the steps to assess and work with clients with suicidal or homicidal ideation Develop skills and abilities to work within and enhance crisis teams Recognize and intervene in family crises Describe the macro and micro needs of populations dealing with major disaster