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Background & Purpose
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Discussion
Descriptive Analyses
o Duringthe2011-2016grantcycletheNH-MELENDprogramsetagoalforalltraineestoachieveaone-pointincreaseonthescaleduringthenine-monthprogramperiod.
o Alltraineesacrossfivecohortsdemonstratedatleastaone-pointincreaseinaveragescores.MosttraineesreportedataSkill levelacrosscompetenciesattheendoftheirLENDtraining.
o NH-MELENDtraineecohortsarecomprisedof60%graduatestudents,20%familymembers,and20%professionalsfromthecommunitywithawiderangeofagesandexperiencelevels.
o TheMCHLeadershipCompetenciesSelf-assessmentprovidestraineeswithanopportunitytoreflectontheirgrowthduringtraining.
o Examiningthemeanscoresacrosscohortsisusefulforprogramevaluationandcurriculumdevelopment.
o TheMaternalandChildHealthLeadershipCompetencies,Version3.0havebeenarequiredelementofLENDtrainingcurriculumandprogramdevelopmentsince2009.
o ThecompetenciesaresequencedinaprogressionfromSelftoOtherstoWiderCommunity,andaresituatedwithinaconceptualframeworkthatviewsleadershipasalifelongprogressiondevelopingasindividualknowledgeandexperienceexpands.
o TheMCHleadershiptrainingnetworkhasidentifiedaneedtounderstandhowthecompetenciesarebeingutilizedacrossprogramsforthedevelopmentoftrainingcurricula,evaluationofindividualleadership,andevaluationofleadershiptraining(Reed,2009).
o From2011-2016,theNH-MELENDProgramutilizedtheMCHLeadershipCompetenciesSelf-Assessmentasaformativeassessmentmeasure.Eachcohortoftraineesoverthefive-yearperiodratedthemselvesoneachof72competenciesusingafive-pointscaletoreportontheirperceivedgrowthinleadershipskills.
o ThepurposeofthisposteristoexaminemeanscoresontheMCHCompetenciesSelf-AssessmentacrossfivecohortsofNH-MELENDtraineesinordertoprovideadeeperunderstandingofhowthecompetenciespromotedevelopmentofleadershipskillsandprovideaneffectivemeasureforprogramevaluation.
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Fivecohortsoftraineescoreswereaveragedacross12domainswithanoverallskillcategoryassigned:NoExperience(1to1.5),Awareness(1.5to2.4),Knowledge(2.5to3.4),Skill(3.5to4.4),andLeadership(4.5to5).
NoExperience:Ihavenotbeenintroducedtothisconceptorskill.Ineedtolearnmore.AwarenessLevel:Ihavebeenintroducedtothisconceptorskill.Iamawareofitsimportancetomyleadershipdevelopment.KnowledgeLevel:Iunderstandthisconceptorskill.IamabletodescribehowitrelatestotheMCHfieldandmyleadership development.SkillLevel:IunderstandandamskilledatapplyingthisconceptorskillinmypracticewithintheMCHfield.LeadershipLevel:IunderstandandamskilledapplyingthisconceptorskilltoguideandmentorotherswithintheMCHfield.
o Acrossfivecohortsoftrainees,averagescoresfellconsistentlyintheAwareness orKnowledge levelatTime1(Fall)andadvancedtotheSkilllevelatTime3(Spring).
o AtTime3,traineeratedthemselveshighestintheareasofSelfReflection,WorkingwithOthers,andInterdisciplinaryTeamBuilding.TraineescoresintheareasofMCHKnowledgebase,CriticalThinking,CulturalCompetence,andPolicyandAdvocacyfellatconsistentlylowerlevels.
TheNH-MELENDProgramissupportedbyagrant(#T73MC00024)fromtheMaternalandChildHealthBureau,HealthResourcesandServicesAdministration,U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesand
administeredbytheAssociationofUniversityCentersonDisabilities(AUCD).