Competencies | Knowledge, skills, attributes | Qualities and specific topics |
---|---|---|
Knowledge and understanding | Knowledge (about) | Pregnancy: physical and psychological changes during pregnancy |
 | Maternal life | |
 | Children development | |
 | Perinatal depression: symptoms of depression and strategies of detection | |
Attitude | Having positive attitude towards the mental health of pregnant women | |
 | Being confident towards CHWs’ role for future generation | |
Skills and personal qualities | Communication skills | Having good communication techniques, i.e. manner of speaking/asking questions and using nonjudgmental and simple language |
 | Being aware to the confidentiality of an issue | |
Social skills | Socially active and able to socialize well | |
 | Being alert to community needs | |
 | Respect for cultural diversity | |
Personality | Open-minded and have problem-solving skills | |
 | Mature, patient, and caring to others | |
Personal attributes | Age | Being 30–50 years old is the most preferable; below 30 is less trusted and lack of skills; above 60 is less productive |
Level of education | Having basic literacy (reading and writing) is necessary, but having a minimum of high school educational background is more preferred | |
Sex | Female is preferred, but male is acceptable | |
Motivation | Self-willingness and are not money-driven, ‘ikhlas’ | |
Experience | Have experience in marriage, pregnancy, and working with mothers |