Training and Resources
The Office of Border Public Health (OBPH) Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Center provides DSHS-certified CEU training for CHWs and CHWIs both in person and virtually. Each training has gone through the examination and review of subject matter experts before DSHS certification can be approved, providing credibility to each training OBPH provides. Presenting each training are DSHS-certified CHWIs that are affiliated with the OBPH CHW Training Center and have previous knowledge of the specific health topic under each training.
Live Training Schedule
The following courses are being provided by the OBPH Promotor(a) de Salud/CHW Training Center.
| Date/Time | Course Title | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 5/6/2022 |
Primeros Auxilios para la Salud Mental (MHFA) | Mental Health Resources (PDF) |
| 6/3/2022 |
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-ADULT | |
| 6/16/2022 | Medication Education and Adherence Counseling for Community Health Workers (Virtual) | MTM_CHW_Patient_flipchart |
| 6/22/2022 | Preparación Para Desastres: Personas con Discapacidades y Sus Familias (Virtual) | Emergency Checklist for Families with Vision and Hearing Loss (PDF) Emergency Evacuation Checklist (PDF) Emergency Medication Checklist (PDF) Emergency Preparedness Resources (PDF) |
| 7/7/2022 | Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children (Laredo, TX) | |
| 7/8/2022 | Prevenir el Envenenamiento de Plomo en Niños (Laredo, TX) | |
| 7/15/2022 | Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)-ADULT (Hybrid) | |
| 7/29/2022 | Connecting Children and Adolescents to Mental Health Care (Eagle Pass, TX) | |
| 7/28/2022 | Understanding Stress and Burnout (Eagle Pass, TX) | Burnout_Check |
| 8/24/2022 | Preparación Para Desastres: Personas con Discapacidades y Sus Familias (Laredo, TX) | Emergency Checklist for Families with Vision and Hearing Loss (PDF) Emergency Evacuation Checklist (PDF) Emergency Medication Checklist (PDF) Emergency Preparedness Resources (PDF) |
Online Self-Paced Training
The following courses can be accessed on the HHS Learning Portal.
Smiles for Moms and Babies – Oral Health Training (English)
A free online course for home visitors and other frontline community health workers working with pregnant women, infants, and toddlers. The training combines oral health information with conversation techniques for effective family-centered oral health discussions. Each module includes reflection activities and videos demonstrating how to guide an oral health discussion with families.
This training provides 2-DSHS-certified CEUs for both CHW and CHWIs. Users will need to create a profile on the HHS Learning portal to take this training. Contact dental@dshs.texas.gov for more information.