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MCH Public Health Academic Journey Project. Year Developed: 2019. Source: Association of Teachers in MCH (ATMCH), Centers of Excellence in MCH (CoE-MCH), and MCH Navigator. Presenter(s): Various. Type: Narrated Slide Presentation. Level: Introductory. Length: Varied, approximately 40-45 minutes each.

Annotation: Through recorded oral interviews, this project documents the unique paths and trajectories of MCH leaders in public health academe and their relationship with the larger public health Maternal and Child Health enterprise including Title V. Specific topics discussed include: the challenges and concerns associated with becoming an MCH academic leader; factors associated with their success; and the wisdom that these senior leaders can provide to young academics interested in the field of Maternal and Child Health. The hope is that preserving the stories and sharing the wisdom of senior MCH academic leaders will inspire the development and success of multiple generations of faculty leaders in MCH public health academe. These interviews provide real-life examples of Competency 9: Developing Others Through Teaching, Coaching, and Mentoring.

From Generation to Generation: Building MCH Academic Leadership. Year Developed: 2018. Source: Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health. Presenter(s): Christine Bozlak; Marti Coulter; Lois McCloskey; Arden Handler, DrPH. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: 77 minutes.

Annotation: In this Lunch-and-Learn session presented by the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health's Workforce Development Committee, Arden Handler, DrPH (Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago CoE) moderates a panel discussion consisting of Marti Coulter (Emeritus University of South Florida CoE), Lois McCloskey (Associate Professor, Boston University CoE), and Christine Bozlak (Assistant Professor, University at Albany MCH Catalyst Program). This webinar is aimed at multiple audiences: those already in MCH Academe who are wondering if they are going to be successful/wondering how they are going to climb the academic ladder, for those not yet in academe, who might be considering a career in public health academe and MCH in particular, and for those who are part of academe and are curious about whether MCH academe is a good fit for them.

Learning Objectives: • To explore how one can have a successful career in MCH academe in Schools of Public Health. • To understand how one can balance the research demands of academe and of academic institutions while maintaining a commitment to MCH public health practice. • To encourage aspiring and current doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty interested in population maternal and child health to consider a career in MCH academe.

Listening Before We Speak: Understanding Our Audience in Times of Disaster #SomosSocial . Year Developed: 2016. Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Digitalgov. Presenter(s): Daniel Llargues, Lucia Castro Herrera. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory Intermediate. Length: 57 minutes.

Annotation: Who is the audience? What is the social conversation? Those are the most common questions that tools like social listening can address to better understand your audience and their needs. Listening to the needs and concerns of your audience, and understanding how they use social media ultimately helps drive more informed content strategy and better allows us to be a part of the conversation. In times of disaster, the specific needs and ways to communicate with English speaking communities and Spanish speaking communities sometimes are different and often confused. In this webinar we will share our experience implementing social listening as a tool directed to our Spanish speaking audience and how to partner with other reliable sources to provide relevant content at every stage of the disaster. In addition, we will share lessons learned and best practices about our engagement. The webinar is aimed at: Anyone interested in social listening for Spanish speaking markets in the United States Digital and social media managers with content responsibilities in Spanish Anyone interested in social media, disasters and communications with limited English proficiency communities

Beginning Your Mentor Relationship. Year Developed: 2015. Source: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Mentor Program. Presenter(s): Unknown. Type: Narrated Slide Presentation. Level: Introductory. Length: 10 minutes.

Annotation: This narrated slide presentation provides an overview of the benefits of a mentor relationship, outcomes for students and mentors, expectations, and goals. Information about setting goals, suggested activities, and resources are included.

Learning Objectives: • Provide an overview of benefits and expectations of mentoring relationships. • Learn how to set mentoring goals. • Provide strategies for initiating a mentoring relationship.

Mentoring in Our Lives: The Voices of Students and Maternal and Child Health Professionals. Year Developed: 2014. Source: Georgetown University, National Center for Cultural Competence. Presenter(s): Harolyn Belcher, MD, MHS; Christine Chan; Lucy Guevara; Stacy Hodgkinson, PhD; Kristin Hunt, PhD; Michael Jenkins, MPH; Sabrina Roundtree; Damian Waters. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: Fifty-three videos ranging in length from 28 seconds to 5 minutes, 29 seconds each.

Annotation: This resource offers excerpts from interviews with students and maternal and child health professionals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in MCH Training programs telling their own stories about the role mentoring has played in their lives. Their stories reflect themes similar to those identified in the literature review completed for this project and in previous conversations with students and junior faculty. Their stories bring the literature findings to life and present the importance of mentoring in their respective journeys to becoming healthcare and public health professionals.

Special Instructions: Scroll to Stories That Bring the Literature to Life and select a topic, then interviewee.

Adolescent Health Training Spotlight. Year Developed: 2013. Source: MCH Navigator. Presenter(s): Jessica Delgado, Keisha Watson, PhD, and John Richards, MA, MCH Navigator. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Intermediate Introductory Advanced. Length: Series, various lengths.

Annotation: This Spotlight provides learning opportunities related to adolescent health and youth engagement that have been organized by a crosswalk of the Bright Futures' Topic Areas for Adolescents and the National Network of State Adolescent Coordinators Topic Areas.

Mentoring and Coaching. Year Developed: 2011. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Louis Rowitz, PhD. Type: Narrated Slide Presentation. Level: Introductory Intermediate. Length: 120 minutes.

Annotation: The purpose of this course is to distinguish the difference between a mentor and a coach, how to develop strategies for picking a mentor or coach, and how to shape and structure these relationships. The different benefits of these relationships are also touched upon. The presenter discusses the importance of and how to develop a learning contract to help in this process. Exercises are included to help understand how to use a learning contract and how to choose a mentor or coach.

Learning Objectives: • Distinguish between mentoring and coaching. • Develop strategies for picking a coach or mentor. • Learn to develop a learning contract. • Identify the steps in structuring a coaching relationship. • List the benefits of coaching and mentoring relationships.

Special Instructions: Registration required.

Continuing Education: 2.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Mentoring and Coaching

Coaching and Mentoring: Learning with and from Others. Year Developed: 2011. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Sheila W. Chauvin, PhD, MEd. Type: Online Course. Level: Introductory Intermediate. Length: 180 minutes.

Annotation: This course examines how individuals can purposefully learn with and from others. It focuses on the continuum of supportive relationships and the different definitions of these learning activities, including role modeling, coaching, advising, supervising, and mentoring. Dr. Chauvin continues by describing coaching and mentoring from the perspectives of a protégé and as of a mentor. Stages of establishing a mentoring relationship and organizational considerations conclude the module. Worksheets and tools are available to aid in learning.

Learning Objectives: • Differentiate role model, coach, advisor, supervisor, mentor. • Reflect on personal needs and preferences. • Enhance one’s use of coaching and feedback. • Enhance one’s use of mentoring relationships. • Explain each stage of the mentoring process. • Appreciate the role of individual and organizational influences on mentoring.

Special Instructions: Registration is required.

Continuing Education: 3.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 3.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Coaching and Mentoring: Learning with and from Others

Mastering the Roles of Supervision. Year Developed: 2007. Source: New York City, Long Island, Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center. Presenter(s): Unknown. Type: Online Course. Level: Intermediate Advanced. Length: 180 minutes.

Annotation: This self-paced course provides an introduction to the Competing Values Framework (CVF) for leaders and supervisors. The course is divided into two modules. The first module introduces CVF and the various roles of a supervisor. The second module addresses the issue of skill mastery. Several interactive learning strategies are employed in order to help participants apply the material to their current work. This course helps participants to prioritize their roles as a supervisor, reflect on their skills and challenges, and develop an action plan for skill mastery and personal growth. The course also provides a robust resource list of websites, documents, and books.

Learning Objectives: • Describe the competing values framework. • Identify the eight potentially conflicting roles played by supervisors. • Prioritize roles most appropriate for a supervisor to employ given a situational challenge. • Describe the five steps to mastery. • Assess personal challenges, identify areas for further development and develop a plan for change. • Describe the importance of self knowledge and assessment in understanding the impact of one's behavior on others.

Special Instructions: Registration in TRAIN is required. Enter course id (1018038) into “Search By Course ID” box. On the next page, click on the “Registration” tab and then on “Go to Step 2 of Registration.” Select the appropriate registration status button (on right) on this next screen and complete a quick registration form. Select “Enroll” (top of page) to launch the course.

Continuing Education: 3 CHES; 3 CME’ 3 CNE Contact Hours

Advanced Leadership and Practice (Part 2). Year Developed: n.a.. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Peter M. Ginter, PhD; Andy Rucks, PhD. Type: Online Course. Level: Advanced. Length: Self-paced.

Annotation: Dramatic change will occur in public health and health care in the next decade. This course , the second of a 2-part series, provides public health practitioners and other health care providers with the leadership skills necessary to work effectively in the change environment at a community, state or regional level. These leadership skills are essential for designing and advocating for programs and policies necessary to promote health.

Learning Objectives: • Describe and discuss what leaders do. • Understand the need for a clear, exciting vision for an organization. • Identify the characteristics and components of effective visions. • Understand the need for and role of effective missions. • Identify the characteristics and components of effective missions. • Understand the ends-means relationship of mission, vision and goals and how they narrow the scope of the organization. • Show that new goals will have to be adopted for programs when the vision and mission change. • Identify strategies for understanding and supporting a consistent vision. • Understand that creating coalitions is a process of developing common interests and goals. • Identify important stakeholders. • Understand that organization and leadership are essential if coalitions are to be maintained and achieve their purpose.

Special Instructions: Registration is required.

Continuing Education: 1.00 Participation/CE. Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 1.00 hour(s) of credit for completing Advanced Leadership and Practice - Part II

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.