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Informationen zum Autor TIM BERTHOLD is a faculty member with the Health Education Department at City College of San Francisco. He has worked with community health workers in public health and educational settings for more than twenty-five years. Klappentext A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BECOMING A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERRevised and updated, the second edition of Foundations for Community Health Workers offers a comprehensive introduction to the essential skills community health workers (CHWs) need to be effective professionals. Concepts and values of social justice, cultural humility, and client-centered practice are emphasized throughout the text.With contributions from experts in the field, the second edition:* Reviews the core competencies for serving the community successfully including the scope of practice, ethics, client-centered counseling, care management, and home visiting* Examines the professional skills needed such as effective communication, conflict resolution, stress management, working with supervisors, and interviewing for jobs* Offers new information on key health issues including chronic conditions management, promoting healthy eating and active living, understanding trauma, and promoting the health of formerly incarcerated peopleThe second edition also contains short educational videos that illustrate essential CHW concepts and skills and reveals how to avoid common missteps. The new companion Training Guide includes step-by-step lesson plans, case studies, role plays, assessments, and video tutorials, with links to even more resources for teaching and training CHWs. The Training Guide and videos are available online through the companion website.Foundations for Community Health Workers provides a practical and comprehensive guide for developing CHWs who play a vital role in helping to create a more healthy and just world. Zusammenfassung Training, credentialing and employment opportunities for Community Health Workers (CHW) are expanding across the nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis ACKNOWLEDGMENTS viiABOUT THE AUTHORS ixINTRODUCTION xiiiPart 1 Community Health Work: The Big Picture 11 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS 3Darouny Somsanith * Janey Skinner2 THE EVOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES: THE SHOULDERS WE STAND ON 29E. Lee Rosenthal * J. Nell Brownstein3 AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH 63Tim Berthold * Janey Skinner * Sharon Turner4 HEALTH FOR ALL: PROMOTING HEALTH EQUALITY 83Janey Skinner * Tim Berthold5 AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES 109Len Finocchio * Ellen WuPart 2 Core Competencies for Providing Direct Services 1336 PRACTICING CULTURAL HUMILITY 135Abby Rincón7 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 155Tim Berthold * Edith Guillén-Núñez8 CONDUCTING INITIAL CLIENT INTERVIEWS 199Tim Berthold * Mickey Ellinger9 CLIENT-CENTERED COUNSELING FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE 221Tim Berthold * Darouny Somsanith10 CARE MANAGEMENT 259Tim Berthold * Craig Wenzl * Emily Marinelli11 HOME VISITING 299Craig Wenzl * Tim Berthold * Emily MarinelliPart 3 Enhancing Professional Skills 31912 STRESS MANAGEMENT AND SELF CARE 321Joani Marinoff * Tim Berthold * Sal Núñez13 CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS 345Darlene Weide * Joani Marinoff * Tim Berthold14 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: GETTING A JOB, KEEPING A JOB, AND GROWING ON THE JOB 369Amber Straus * Rhonella C. Owens * Tim Berthold * Jeni MillerPart 4 Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues 39115 PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE 393Donna Willmott16 INTRODUCTION TO CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT 419Tim Berthold * Jill Tregor * David Spero17 PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING 457Tim Berthold * Jill Tregor18 UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA AND SUPPORTING THE RECOVERY OF SURVIVORS 487Tim Berthold * Janey SkinnerPart 5 Working with Groups and Communities 54719 HEALTH OUTREACH 549Craig Wenzl * Tim Berthold * Emily Marin...
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
ABOUT THE AUTHORS ix
INTRODUCTION xiii
Part 1 Community Health Work: The Big Picture 1
1 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS 3
Darouny Somsanith * Janey Skinner
2 THE EVOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FIELD IN THE UNITED STATES: THE SHOULDERS WE STAND ON 29
E. Lee Rosenthal * J. Nell Brownstein
3 AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH 63
Tim Berthold * Janey Skinner * Sharon Turner
4 HEALTH FOR ALL: PROMOTING HEALTH EQUALITY 83
Janey Skinner * Tim Berthold
5 AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES 109
Len Finocchio * Ellen Wu
Part 2 Core Competencies for Providing Direct Services 133
6 PRACTICING CULTURAL HUMILITY 135
Abby Rincón
7 GUIDING PRINCIPLES 155
Tim Berthold * Edith Guillén-Núñez
8 CONDUCTING INITIAL CLIENT INTERVIEWS 199
Tim Berthold * Mickey Ellinger
9 CLIENT-CENTERED COUNSELING FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE 221
Tim Berthold * Darouny Somsanith
10 CARE MANAGEMENT 259
Tim Berthold * Craig Wenzl * Emily Marinelli
11 HOME VISITING 299
Craig Wenzl * Tim Berthold * Emily Marinelli
Part 3 Enhancing Professional Skills 319
12 STRESS MANAGEMENT AND SELF CARE 321
Joani Marinoff * Tim Berthold * Sal Núñez
13 CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS 345
Darlene Weide * Joani Marinoff * Tim Berthold
14 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: GETTING A JOB, KEEPING A JOB, AND GROWING ON THE JOB 369
Amber Straus * Rhonella C. Owens * Tim Berthold * Jeni Miller
Part 4 Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues 391
15 PROMOTING THE HEALTH OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE 393
Donna Willmott
16 INTRODUCTION TO CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT 419
Tim Berthold * Jill Tregor * David Spero
17 PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING 457
Tim Berthold * Jill Tregor
18 UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA AND SUPPORTING THE RECOVERY OF SURVIVORS 487
Tim Berthold * Janey Skinner
Part 5 Working with Groups and Communities 547
19 HEALTH OUTREACH 549
Craig Wenzl * Tim Berthold * Emily Marinelli
20 FACILITATING COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION TRAININGS 577
Jill Tregor
21 GROUP FACILITATION 601
Philip Colgan * Joani Marinoff * Tim Berthold
22 COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS 633
Susana Hennessey Lavery * Mele Lau-Smith * Alma Avila * Janey Skinner * Jill Tregor * Tim Berthold
23 COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY 665
Alma Avila * Janey Skinner
VIDEO INDEX 689
AUTHOR INDEX 693
SUBJECT INDEX 697
