Foundations for Community Health Workers

2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-119-06081-9
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 736 Seiten, Format (B × H): 217 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1658 g

Reihe: Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text

Training, credentialing and employment opportunities for Community Health Workers (CHW) are expanding across the nation. Foundations for Community Health Workers, 2nd Edition provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to essential skills for CHWs, with an emphasis on social justice, cultural humility, and client-centered practice. Real-life case studies and quotes from working CHWs illustrate challenges and successes on the job.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Berthold, Timothy

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Gesundheitssystem, Gesundheitswesen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.