All KAHBH network members are expected to meet these core competencies upon completion of the KAHBH Core Training. These competencies are based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals, adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice on April 11, 2001.

  1. Identifies relevant and appropriate data and information sources
  2. Obtains and interprets information regarding risks and benefits to the community
  3. Recognizes how the data illuminates ethical, political, scientific, economic, and overall public behavioral health issues
  4. Prepare and implement behavioral health emergency response plans
  5. Advocates for public health/behavioral health programs and resources
  6. Effectively presents accurate demographic, statistical, programmatic and scientific information for professional and lay audiences
  7. Utilizes appropriate methods for interacting sensitively, effectively, and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages and lifestyle preferences
  8. Identifies the role of cultural, social, and behavioral factors in determining the delivery of public health/behavioral health services
  9. Develops and adapts approaches to problems that take into account cultural differences
  10. Collaborates with community partners to promote the health/behavioral health of the population
  11. Identifies community assets and available resources
  12. Describes the role of government in the delivery of community behavioral health services
  13. Identifies the individual’s and organization’s responsibilities within the context of the KAHBH Program and its core functions
  14. Creates a culture of ethical standards within organizations and communities
  15. Helps create key values and shared vision and uses these principles to guide action
  16. Identifies internal and external issues that may impact delivery of essential public behavioral health services (i.e., strategic planning)
  17. Promotes team and organizational learning

 

 


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