OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED COMPETENCIES FOR HEALTH WORKER TRAINING - MODULE 1: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health Record Book

Oct 6, 2026

Training participant’s manual for strengthening health workers’ delivery of Maternal and Child Health services through effective use of the Maternal and Child Health Record Book (MCH RB), nutrition counseling, and respectful care. Defines overall objectives, expected outcomes, and 12 competencies covering record introduction, history-taking, measurements, BMI estimation, growth chart plotting, counseling with 3A steps, completing counseling tables and registers. Module 1 provides overview of MCHRB and the Continuum of Care (CoC) card, including content colors and when/how to stamp stars for delivered services.

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Reading Time2 h 31 min

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OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED COMPETENCIES FOR HEALTH WORKER TRAINING

OBJECTIVES

EXPECTED OUTCOME

COMPETENCIES

MODULE 1: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health Record Book

Module description

Objective

Unit 1. Knowing your MCHRB and the CoC Card

Unit 2. When and How to use CoC Card

Acknowledgements The development of this participant’s manual for training on the Maternal and Child Record Book, Nutrition Counseling Services and Respectful Care Training is a product of the collaboration between the Ghana Health Service, JICA’s Maternal and Child Health Record Book project and other health partners. We would like to thank the technical team members led by the Director Family Health, for their continuous technical inputs and review that strengthened the document. Specifically, the Service is grateful to the following persons: Dr. Patrick Kuma-Abaogye Ms.Esi Foriwa Amoaful Dr. Isabella Sagoe Moses Ms. Gladys Brew Ms. Vivian Ofori-Dankwah Ms. Elizabeth Cobbiah Ms. Eunice Sackey Ms. Gifty Ampah Ms. Cynthia Obbu Ms. Veronica Quartey Ms. Esther Duah Dr. Akiko Hagiwara Ms. Mayumi Omachi Ms. Kyoko Sakurai Ms. Tomoko Saito Ms. Catherine Adu-Asare Director, Family Health Division (FHD) Deputy Director, Nutrition Department, FHD Deputy Director, RCH, FHD Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division Family Health Division JICA/MCH RB Project JICA/MCH RB Project JICA/MCH RB Project JICA/MCH RB Project JICA/MCH RB Project Special thanks to all national, regional and district level trainers who through the use of the book during training have directly and indirectly contributed to the experience learning from which these modules have been developed and revised. The financial and technical support from JICA’s MCH RB Project for the completion of the training materials is also gratefully acknowledged. OBJECTIVES & EXPECTED COMPETENCIES FOR HEALTH WORKER TRAINING This participant’s manual is a supporting document for the training on the Maternal and Child Health Record Book, nutrition counseling services and respectful care. OBJECTIVES: The training seeks to build the capacity of health workers on: 1. The effective use of the Maternal and Child Health Record Book (MCH RB) 2. Nutrition Counseling skills, Counseling Services and Respectful Care 3. Appropriate use of the Growth Charts and Nutrition and Child Health Register EXPECTED OUTCOME: At the end of the training, the health workers will gain knowledge and skills on: 1. how to use MCH RB. 2. how to establish Nutrition Counseling Services and provide strengthened nutrition services and respectful care. 3. how to use Growth Charts and Nutrition and Child Health Register. COMPETENCIES It is expected that health workers will be able to: 1. Introduce MCHRB to mother. 2. Take history, examine and complete all sections of the MCHRB correctly. 3. Measure weight, length and height. 4. Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) and determine Estimated Weight at Delivery 5. Plot and interpret trends of a child’s growth on the various growth charts. 6. Counsel a pregnant woman on her own health and nutrition using the 3A counseling steps. 7. Counsel a caregiver on health and adequate nutrition for her child using the 3A counseling steps. 8. Fill the counseling tables for pregnant woman and caregiver and take appropriate actions. 9. Introduce developmental milestone to mother/caregivers. 10. Establish and operate Nutrition Counseling Services as a part of routine MCH services. 11. Provide respectful care during service delivery. 12. Accurately fill the Nutrition and Child Health Register. MODULE 1: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health Record Book Module description The module aims to give a general overview of the Maternal and Child Health Record Book (MCHRB) . It describes the contents of the book and explains how the health worker is expected to introduce the book to the mothers and other caregivers in an effective manner. The module outlines what the MCHRB is, how to introduce MCHRB and deliver the key messages to mother, what Continuum of Care (CoC) is and how t

FAQs

What are the main objectives of the health worker training?

The training aims to build health workers’ capacity to effectively use the MCH RB, deliver nutrition counseling services and respectful care, and appropriately use growth charts and the Nutrition and Child Health Register.

What expected competencies should health workers demonstrate by the end of training?

Health workers should be able to introduce MCHRB to mothers, correctly complete sections, measure weight/length/height, calculate BMI and estimated weight at delivery, plot and interpret growth trends, and counsel using the 3A steps while providing respectful care and accurately filling registers.

What does Module 1 cover about the MCHRB and the CoC card?

Module 1 provides an overview of the MCHRB contents, explains how to introduce the book and deliver key messages, defines Continuum of Care (CoC), and shows how to use the CoC card. It also explains when and how to stamp stars after essential services are delivered at recommended timings.

Oct 6, 2026

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