Foundations for Community Health Workers

Berthold, Timothy / Somsanith, Darouny (Herausgeber)

Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text

3. Auflage Juni 2024
768 Seiten, Softcover
Lehrbuch

ISBN: 978-1-394-19978-5

John Wiley & Sons

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A practical guide to becoming a community health worker

Foundations for Community Health Workers provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to essential skills for professionals in community health roles. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a greater need than ever for compassionate community health workers trained in the core competencies and guiding principles that can empower individuals to lead healthy lives. With an emphasis on social justice, cultural humility, and client-centered practice, this book offers a solid background in professional skills and their application. Real-life case studies and quotes from community health workers illustrate the challenges and successes that learners will face on the job. Readers will also gain skills in conflict resolution, group facilitation, community organizing, trauma support, and more, equipping them to enter the public health field with confidence and safety.
* Learn about the public health field and the skills needed to become a community health worker
* Gain skills in interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances
* Develop a background in client interviewing, community advocacy, and facilitating community health trainings
* Read case studies from real community health workers

This book, in its updated Third Edition, is a valuable introduction and reference for anyone working toward a career as a community health worker.

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Contributors

Part 1: Community Health Work: the Big Picture
1. The Role of Community Health Workers- Serving with Skills and Compassion
Darouny Somsanith and Susan Mayfield-Johnson

2. The Evolution of the CHW Field in the US
E. Lee Rosenthal, Paige Menking, Floribella Redondo-Martinez and J. Nell Brownstein

3. An Introduction to Public Health
Rama Ali Kased and Savita Malik

4. Promoting Health Equity
Amie Fishman and Pau I. Crego

Part 2: Core Compentencies for Providing Direct Services
5. Guiding Principles: Self-Awareness, Ethics, Professional Boundaries and Teamwork
James Figueiredo and Marilyn Gardner

6. Behavior Change and Person-Centered Practice
Tim Berthold

7. Practicing Cultural Humility
Alberta Rincon and Pau I. Crego

8. Conducting Initial Client Assessments
Tim Berthold and Lorena Carmona

9. Person-Centered Counseling and Motivational Interviewing
Tim Berthold and Darouny Somsanith

10. Case Management
Tim Berthold and Cristina Arellano

11. Conducting Home Visits
Tim Berthold and Francis Julian Montgomery

Part 3: Enhancing Professional Skills
12. Stress, Health, and Self-Care
Tim Berthold

13. Conflict Resolution
Tim Berthold

14. Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, and Growing on the Job
Jimmy Ly and Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado

Part 4: Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues
15. Health Care is Reentry: Promoting the Health of People who have Experienced Incarceration
Amie Fishman and Joe Calderon

16. Chronic Conditions Management
Tim Berthold, Lorena Carmona, Mattie Clark

17. Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living
Tim Berthold and Jill Tregor

18. Supporting Survivors with Trauma
Tim Berthold

Part 5: Working with Groups and Communities
19. Community Health Outreach
Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado

20. Facilitating Trainings
Jill Tregor and Joe Calderon

21. Group Facilitations
James Figueiredo

22. Research, Evaluation and Dissemination of Findings
Lily K. Lee, Julie St. John, J. Nell Brownstein, Pennie Jewell, Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox

23. Community Organizing
Rama Ali Kased, Larry Salomon, Savita Malik

"As a Community Health Worker working in diverse programs for 25 years, I've had many opportunities to apply the information within the Foundations for Community Health Workers to inform my CHW-focused grant writing, program development and training... I'm thrilled to see this book continue to contribute to CHWs' collective movement for self-determination, self-actualization, respect and equity." --Denise Octavia Smith, MBA, CHW, PN Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers "The textbook provides a valuable competency- centered tool that embraces all that the C3 Project promotes - supporting a comprehensive curriculum for both learners and educators in community-based and formal educational settings." --The Community Health Worker Core Consensus Project (C3

Tim Berthold, MPH, is a consultant who has worked closely with community health workers and promotores de salud for over 35 years. He supervised CHW/P/Rs in public health settings in the United States and internationally and served as a faculty member and program coordinator for the CHW certificate program at City College of San Francisco.

Darouny Somsanith, MPH, started her career as a CHW and is currently the coordinator of the CHW certificate program at City College of San Francisco. She has been a trainer and workforce advocate for CHW/P/Rs for over 20 years and is deeply committed to supporting the growth of a public health workforce that is culturally diverse and responsive to the needs of our marginalized communities.

T. Berthold, City College of San Francisco