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. 2020 Sep 11;5(1):e45. doi: 10.1017/cts.2020.538

Table 1.

CEnR core competency domain definitions and characteristics

Knowledge and perceptions of CEnR
Basic principles and concepts integral to understanding and performing CEnR, including:
  • Value of CEnR,

  • History of CEnR,

  • CEnR approaches,

  • Variations on CEnR (i.e., CEnR).

Personal traits necessary for CEnR
Personal attributes essential to successful CEnR participation, including:
  • Introspection and openness,

  • Flexibility,

  • Willingness to share power and collaborate,

  • Honesty and transparency,

  • Willingness to teach and mentor,

  • Clear communication (relaying information, negotiating, and listening),

  • Cultural competency,

  • Cultural humility.

Knowledge and relationships with communities
Stakeholder relationships and their involvement in CEnR, including:
  • Understanding community character, culture, preferences, and context,

  • Understanding organizational culture and context,

  • Selecting and preparing community partners and other stakeholders,

  • Initiating and building academic–community relationships,

  • Developing and working with community advisory boards,

  • Involvement of community before and during all phases of research project,

  • Sustaining community–academic partnerships.

Training of those involved in CEnR
Ability of academic–community partners to successfully incorporate new stakeholders in CEnR project and processes, including:
  • Identification and evaluation of stakeholders’ baseline skills and experiences relevant CEnR,

  • Definition of roles and expectations for stakeholders involved in project,

  • Plans for training new stakeholders, measuring effectiveness of that stakeholder training,

  • Identification of resources necessary and available for stakeholder training.

CEnR methods
Technical components and skills required to perform CEnR, including:
  • Understanding CEnR theoretical frameworks,

  • Understanding and using community assessments,

  • Agenda selection for research with community partners,

  • Study design with community partners,

  • Understanding key principles of relevant research methods,

  • Performing literature reviews,

  • Obtaining IRB approval,

  • Research ethics,

  • Understanding key components of participant recruitment, consent, and retention,

  • Data management,

  • Data analysis,

  • Managing budgets, personnel, and resources.

CEnR program evaluation
  • Evaluating research project impact with intended stakeholders, as well as evaluation of efficacy of community–academic partnerships.

Resource sharing and communication
Facilitating equitable sharing of funding, resources, and credit involved in CEnR projects, including:
  • Elucidating stakeholder expectations,

  • Delineating roles,

  • Disseminating funding throughout grant writing, budget development, and award processes,

  • Understanding stakeholders time and resources.

Dissemination and advocacy
Methods for effectively communicating CEnR results to leverage positive change for key stakeholders are the following:
  • Use of scholarly and lay media to relay findings to academic, community, and political audiences,

  • Use of networking and outreach activities to communicate CEnR findings,

  • Report lasting impacts of CEnR to help inform evidence-based policy change in the interests of key stakeholders.

CEnR, community-engaged research.