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Workforce Development
It is often said that a Nation’s health is best measured by the health of its most vulnerable citizens: its children. Promoting and ensuring their health and wellness requires the strong presence of MCH leaders at the national, State, and local levels. These are individuals with the vision, expertise, and skills to provide the leadership needed to design and implement policies and programs to assure that children grow into competent, independent, nurturing, and caring adults.
AMCHP's strategic plan outlines our goal to assure that Maternal and Child Health organizations and programs will have strong, effective leadership at the national, state and local levels. Our strategies include:
Strategy 1: Assess and address MCH leadership workforce development needs. Working with its partners and its members will assess the needs at all levels to develop a workforce of strong, talented, and effective leaders in the MCH field. In addition, AMCHP will strive to participate in developing strategies to attract and train leaders in MCH.
Strategy 2: Advance (leadership) practices that assure strong leadership for MCH at state, national and local levels. AMCHP will work with its members to continuously improve and maintain the skills of MCH leaders at all levels, including family leaders, utilizing the most effective leadership development methods available.
Strategy 3: Promote family partnerships and family leadership for MCH programs at the national, state and local levels. AMCHP firmly believes that families should be
involved in the decision-making process at all levels and must invest in developing family leaders to support these efforts.
To aid in this effort, AMCHP developed the workforce development committee to assume responsibility for accomplishing these goals.
Project Areas
Related Resources
- MCH Leadership Competencies - Through support, guidance and funding from MCHB, these competencies are the result of an iterative and inclusive work-in-progress that was based on the literature on leadership (from the business, military, and social science contexts), and the wisdom and experience of current MCH participants and leaders.
The MCHB web site includes tools to help you implement the competencies in a variety of settings: MCH leadership training programs, local and state MCH agencies, etc. On the competency areas below and you will find lists of possible training experiences, measurement tools, and resources/references. Also, join in a discussion forum to discuss how you are using the competencies in your setting.
I. SELF
1. MCH Knowledge Base/Context
2. Self-reflection
3. Ethics & Professionalism
4. Critical Thinking
II. OTHERS
5. Communication
6. Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
7. Cultural Competency
8. Family-Centered Care
9. Developing Others Through Teaching and Mentoring
10. Interdisciplinary Team Building
III. WIDER COMMUNITY
11. Working with Communities and Systems
12. Policy and Advocacy
Last Updated
October 31, 2007
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