MCH Leadership Competencies

CityMatCHAugust 27, 2007

Laura Kavanagh, MPPDepartment of Health and Human Services

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)

Division of Research, Training and Education

Overview

•History and Development of the MCH Leadership Competencies

•MCH Leadership Competencies

•How Others are Using the Competencies

•Resources•Leadership.mchtraining.net •MCH Timeline, www.mchb.hrsa.gov/timeline

There’s no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.

--Will Rogers

MCH Training Programs, FY 08

Training Program Goals

Goal 1: MCH CompetenciesGoal 2: Diverse WorkforceGoal 3: Interdisciplinary StudiesGoal 4: Examining LeadershipGoal 5: Research to PracticeGoal 6: Broad Based Support for MCH

Training

MCH Leadership Competencies

Defining MCH Leadership

An MCH leader inspires and brings people together to achieve sustainable results to improve the lives of the MCH

population.

(adapted from Bill George, "Truly Authentic Leadership", U. S. News & World Report, Oct. 30, 2006, p. 52)

MCH Leaders . . .

• Possess core knowledge of MCH populations & their needs• Value interdisciplinary collaboration and diversity

• Think critically about MCH issues at both the population and individual levels

• Seek new knowledge central to effective, evidence-based leadership

• Sustain an infrastructure to recruit, train and mentor future MCH leaders

• Respond to the changing political, social, scientific, and demographic context

• Adapt in the face of emerging challenges and opportunities

How are Others Using the Competencies?

• MCH Training Programs: Setting Training Objectives, Leadership Portfolios

• MCH Professionals: Orientation, Developing CE Plans, Job Descriptions

• HRSA: Evaluating Leadership and Quality Training

How are Others Using the Competencies?

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)—Workforce Assessment

• AMCHP—“MCH Adolescent Health Leadership Development Initiative”

• Association of Teachers of MCH (ATMCH)—Revising the MCH Competencies

MCH Leadership Competencies

• Spheres of Influence– Self– Others– Wider Community

Self

Others

Wider Community

MCH Leadership Competencies

I. SELF

1. MCH Knowledge Base

2. Self-reflection

3. Ethics & Professionalism

4. Critical Thinking

MCH Leadership Competencies

II. OTHERS

5. Communication6. Negotiation & conflict resolution 7. Cultural Competency 8. Family-Centered Care9. Developing Others Through Mentoring &

Teaching10. Interdisciplinary Team Building

MCH Leadership Competencies

III. WIDER COMMUNITY

11. Working with Communities and Systems

12. Policy/Advocacy

MCH Leadership Competencies

www.leadership.mchtraining.net

Site contains:

Current MCH Leadership Competencies

Training experiences

Suggested readings

Bulletin boards for you to post your feedback

How Can I Use this Tool?

• Self-Assessment

• Organizational Assessment to Determine CE Needs

• Developing Job Descriptions

• Focus on one area per year

• Orienting new employees without MCH backgrounds to the goals and methods of MCH.

Resources

• MCH Knowledge Base– MCH Timeline

www.mchb.hrsa.gov/timeline

Why Develop an MCH Timeline?

• Wisdom of the past helps us make better decisions today

• MCH History provides us with:

–A common frame of reference

–A shared identity

–A source of inspiration

MCH Timeline- Pinpoints

• Historical Pinpoints from 1798-present

• Clicking on a pinpoint displays images, facts, history, and links about that event

MCH Timeline- Historical Markers

MCH Timeline-In Depth Modules

Narratives provide a thorough overview of the topic, including historical perspectives, current issues and rich reading and web resources

• MCH Public Health 101• MCH Systems of Care• MCH Performance and Accountability• Infant Mortality• Genetics

How Can I Use this Site?

• Orientation for new staff

• Preparation for Speaking to Community Groups

• Personal Rejuvenation and Inspiration

MCH Timeline-Planned Features

• Links to Interviews of MCH Leaders

• Links to Historical documents from the MCH Library

Pauline Stitt

“ MCH does not raise children, it raises adults.  . . .There is very little genuine perception that mature people come from small beginnings, that they've had a perilous passage every moment of the way.  All the population, everybody of every age were all at one time children.  And they bring to their maturity and old age the strength and scars of an entire lifetime.”

Grace Abbot, Children’s Bureau Chief 1921

Perhaps you may ask, 'Does the road lead uphill all the way?' and I must answer, 'Yes, to the very end.' But if I offer you a long hard struggle, I can also promise you great rewards. Justice for all children is the high ideal in a democracy . . . We have hardly, as yet, made more than a beginning in the realization of that great objective.

www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training

MCH Training Program Contact

Laura Kavanagh, MPP(301) 443-2254

lkavanagh@hrsa.gov

www.mchb.hrsa.gov/training