COMPETENCY ITEMS AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES

COMPETENCY ITEMS AND VALIDATION TECHNIQUES

COMPETENCY: TEACHING SKILLS (HOME VISITING INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY SITUATIONS)

Standard: Maternal and child health home visiting nurses use educationally sound principles of teaching adult learning to promote healthy outcomes of pregnant women, newborns/infants and their families.

I. Staff demonstrates knowledge of accurate, current information in the required area.
Technical Skills	Interpersonal Skills	Critical Thinking Skills	Validation
Section A. 1. Lists 3 relevant resources available to staff		3. Identifies personal learning goals in relevant area.	Written or Verbal Response: What are 3 resources would you use to find specific information about (relate to field of work)? Ans: 1,2,3
Section B. 2. Lists 3 relevant resources available to clients.		4. Identifies and demonstrates interventions/coordination with other service providers that enhance positive outcomes for the client.	Written or Verbal Response What are 3 educational resources you might use to suppor tyour client’s learning? Ans: 4,5,6 What are3 community resources with whom you might coordinate your client? Ans: 7,8,9
II. Staff demonstrates an ability to engage in the client oriented learning process.
Technical Skills	Interpersonal Skills	Critical Thinking Skills	Validation
Section A 1. Describes process of identifying problem, goal and possible interventions	4. Demonstrates helping client to identify problems/learning needs/goals of visit. 5. Verbalizes client strengths, progress, and right to self-determination		Written or Verbal Response Tell me how you identify and prioritize what problem you work on. Ans. 10

Staff demonstrates an ability to engage in the client oriented learning process.
Technical Skills	Interpersonal Skills	Critical Thinking Skills	Validation
Section B 2. Lists and demonstrates at least three methods of offering material to clients	6. Creates opportunity for/acknowledges client practice/ demonstration of new skills in progress 7. Utilizes day to day eventsthat arise in client’s life tocreate learning opportunity	11. Describes at least 3 factorsthat will affect the client’s ability to move toward specific goals	Written or Verbal Response What 3 ways could you have offered the material discussed? 0R Describe 3 learning styles that different individuals may have. Ans. 11, 12, 13 Describe 3 Client or relationship factors that may interfere with learning progress. Ans. 14, 15, 16
Section C 3. Identifies methods of measuring progress toward goals.	6. Lists of demonstrates atleast 3 methods of assessing client understanding utilization of material	11. Identifies strength/support that helps client move toward specific goals.	Written or Vermbl Response Tell me 3 ways you might measure the client’s movement toward goals. Ans. 17, 18, 19
Section D	9. Demonstrates ability to engage client in exploring potential areas of learning NOT as yet identified by Client 10. Demonstrates ability to like recurrent themes in client initiated conversation. (Recognizes issues the client may be working on that the client has not identified verbally)		Written or Verbal Response How might you introduce a critical issue the client has been resistant to discussing? Ans. 20 How might you introduce an issue the client has identified only indirectly or non-verbally? Ans. 21

III. Staff demonstrates knowledge of and ability to use communication skills.
Technical Skills	Interpersonal Skills	Critical Thinking Skills	Validation
Section A 1. Demonstrates attuned communication skills	4. Demonstrates sensitivity in identifying and acknowledging client feelings	7. Modifies teaching methods based on client responses	Observation of Communication Skills Ans. 22, 23, 24, 25 Written or Verbal Response What cues did you identify that made you modify your teaching methods? OR Describe 3 behaviors of staff that commonly create barriers with clients. Ans. 26, 27, 28
Section B 2. Demonstrates ability to adapt language to client level of understanding and developmental function	3. Acknowledges and sets expectations of behavior in non-judgmental way	7. Develops learning goals thatreflect an understanding of age/developmental functioning of the client. 8. Adapts interventions to client’s specific needs, culture, and family values. Describes various needs within the family/group	Written or Verbal Response What 3 factors can you identify that have/will influence the way in which you present information of the family? OR Tell me how your work with the (observed) client is different from another client with a similar situation. Ans. 29, 30, 31
Section C 3. Demonstrates techniques that create shared communication	4. Manages conflicts in amanner that is open acknowledging different points of view/attitudes		Observation of Communication OR Written or Verbal Response Tell me how you would respond if the client were able to tell you that she doesn’t agree with you and/or she has different information from mother; doctor; neighbor, etc. E.g. "My sister had an 8lb Baby and she smoked the whole time." Ans. 32,33,34,35