Week Two Journal – Competencies

Each week of this course, you will be reviewing and reflecting upon  the national competencies for health education specialists. There are  seven areas of responsibility that you will review in depth each week  through your reflective journal entry.

Visit the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (NCHEC) website and download a copy of the Areas of Responsibility for Health Education Specialists (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  This document is considered “The Bible” for health educators as it  shows the competencies that are firmly established as the national  standards for the field. All total, there are 258 sub-competencies  organized into 36 competencies within seven major areas of  responsibility.

For Week Two, you will focus on Area 2: Plan Health  Education/Promotion and Area 3: Implement Health Education/Promotion.  Area 2 contains five competencies and multiple sub-competencies, which  are listed in the PDF document (from 2.1 to 2.5.2). Area 3 contains four  competencies and several sub-competencies (from 3.1 to 3.4.8). As a  health educator, you will need to become proficient in these areas to  obtain and retain a successful career. In your journal this week, review  the competency/sub-competency lists in Areas 2 and 3, and address the  following:

• Area 2: What do you think is the point of planning? What obstacles  do you think may interfere with your personal ability to complete the  planning process for a health program in your community?
• Take note of sub-competencies 2.3.11, 2.3.12, 3.1.5, 3.1.6, 3.4.7,  and 3.4.8. What ethical and legal issues do you believe would occur in  the planning and implementing of a community health program?

Your journal entry may be a PowerPoint presentation, video,  screencast, or a typed document. You will submit your work through  Waypoint. No APA formatting is necessary. All presentations must be at  least 5 minutes in length. If you use a video or screencast, please make sure you  copy the link onto a Word document and then upload the document. This is  reflection work and the goal is to critically look at the competencies  as well as your insights and beliefs into how they fit into the health  educator’s daily routine. There are no right or wrong answers; this is  pure personal reflection.