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The Sickle Cell Disease Lay Program (SCDLP) is comprehensive skill training and professional development program designed to give aspiring Community Health Worker(CHW) an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) related social service and healthcare field. The main objective of SCDLP is to provide both classroom and hands on skills training in an effort to assist aspiring community advocates in obtaining gainful employment and success in the workforce as SCD community health workers/promoters. SCDAA has designed a unique CHW/SCD curriculum and will administer a five-week course to incoming trainees. At a minimum, the curriculum will address core CHW functions and competencies, sickle cell disease, data collection and reporting, and patient-centered medical home concepts.
Courses will include:Primary Health Care and Human Services, Communication, Patient Advocacy, Community Health Education, Capacity Building, Service Skills and Responsibilities, and Sickle Cell 101
Community Health Worker DefinitionAccording to the Rural Assistance Center a CHW is an umbrella term describing community members who assist individuals and communities to adopt health behaviors. They do not require in-depth education. They may work for pay or volunteer in association with a local healthcare system. They usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with community members they serve, and:
SCDLP training is currently available to SCDAA Community Based Organizations (CBOs) members or affiliates, wanting to pursue a career in community health and sickle cell social service. Criteria for admission include: