
Community health center (CHC) clinicians describe significant challenges in delivering care for populations with complex health needs.A three-workshop series was presented to 102 providers working in CHCs. Training focused on four areas identified through online needs assessment: challenging interactions; patient perspective; health literacy; and motivational interviewing.A retrospective pre-post evaluation measured self-perceived change in content knowledge in all four areas. Participants documented commitments to change behaviors across workshops, which were analyzed for recurring themes.Paired t-tests documented improvement in all four content areas. Content analysis of commitments yielded four themes: empowering patients, structuring care, understanding patients, and reflecting purposefully. Of the sixty-eight percent of participants responding to post-workshop queries about their commitments (n=70), 94% report having fully implemented changes in practice behavior or planning to do so.Providers at CHCs benefit from opportunities to learn and reflect together about communication challenges in practice.
Male, Inservice Training, Attitude of Health Personnel, Health Personnel, Professional Competence, Humans, Program Development, Primary Care, Qualitative Research, Retrospective Studies, Community Health Workers, Communication, Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Community Health Centers, Professional-Patient Relations, Self Concept, Health Communication, Medical Education, Massachusetts, Female, Preventive Medicine, Curriculum, Educational Measurement
Male, Inservice Training, Attitude of Health Personnel, Health Personnel, Professional Competence, Humans, Program Development, Primary Care, Qualitative Research, Retrospective Studies, Community Health Workers, Communication, Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Community Health Centers, Professional-Patient Relations, Self Concept, Health Communication, Medical Education, Massachusetts, Female, Preventive Medicine, Curriculum, Educational Measurement
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