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Welcome to the California WIC Training Manual 2002

The WIC Training Manual 2002 was designed mainly for paraprofessionals so they can become certified WIC Nutrition Assistants. The manual covers the 8 tasks for certification.

(Note: Each module of the WIC Training Manual is in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be either viewed or downloaded. To view, click on the link of the desired module below. To download, click on the Download Now link. PDF files can only be viewed and printed with the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader. (For best results, download the latest version of Acrobat Reader 5) Click here to download the Acrobat Reader...Adobe PDF Icon

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Module 1 INTRODUCTION (Download Now - 241Kb*)
TASK I:
 COMMUNICATION & CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Module 2 Effective Communication Skills (Download Now - 256Kb*)
Module 3 Working with Diverse Staff & Participants (Download Now - 201Kb*)
TASK II:
 CERTIFICATION & RECERTIFICATION
Module 4 Customer Service (Download Now - 241Kb*)
Module 5 How to Certify & Recertify at WIC (Download Now - 257Kb*)
Module 6 Overview of WIC Services (Download Now - 185Kb*)
TASK III:
 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
Module 7 Basic Nutrition (Download Now - 484Kb*)
Module 8 Nutrition & Health Assessment (Download Now - 403Kb*)
Module 9 Breastfeeding Promotion & Support (Download Now - 288Kb*)
Module 10 Prenatal Nutrition (Dowload Now - 527Kb*)
Module 11 Postpartum Nutrition (Download Now - 454Kb*)
Module 12 Infant Nutrition (Download Now - 287Kb*)
Module 13 Child Nutrition (Download Now - 416Kb*)
TASK IV:
 INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION
Module 14 Individual Education Skills (Download Now - 205Kb*)
Module 15 Participant-Centered Education (Download Now - 276Kb*)
TASK V:
 FOOD INSTRUMENTS
Module 16 Prescribing Food Instruments (Download Now - 203Kb*)
Module 17 Issuing Food Instruments (Download Now - 202Kb*)
TASK VI:
 NUTRITION EDUCATION PLAN
Module 18 Basic Information about the NEP (Download Now - 188Kb*)
TASK VII:
 GROUP EDUCATION
Module 19 Adult Learning Theory (Download Now - 234Kb*)
Module 20 How to Conduct a Class (Download Now - 226Kb*)
Module 21 Facilitation Skills (Download Now - 234Kb*)
TASK VIII:
 REFERRALS AND OUTREACH
Module 22 Making Effective Referrals (Download Now - 210Kb*)
Module 23 Community Referrals (Download Now - 307Kb*)
Module 24 Outreach (Download Now - 208Kb*)

*Each download is a self-extracting compressed PDF file. After you click on the "Download Now" link, click "Save" to save the file in the desired location. When the download is complete, click "Close" to close the dialogue box. Double-click the downloaded file (which has an .exe extension), designate the location to which you wish to extract the file, click "Unzip" and you should see the message "1 file(s) unzipped successfully." Click "OK," then "Close." Now you can open the file with Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and/or print.
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