Foundations for Community Health Workers (Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text) - Softcover

Somsanith, Darouny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1394199783 ISBN 13: 9781394199785

Verlag: Jossey-Bass, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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Tim Berthold, MPH, has worked closely with community health workers for over 35 years. He supervised CHWs in public health settingss in the United States and internationally. Tim served as a faculty member and Program Coordinator for the CHW certificate program at City College of San Francisco.
 
Darouny Somsanith, MPH, is the coordinator of the Community Health Worker (CHW) Program and faculty member within the Health Education Department at City College of San Francisco. She started her public health career as a CHW and has over 20 years experience working on issues of workforce development and supporting the diverse training needs of community health workers.

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A comprehensive guide for anyone working toward a rewarding and impactful career as a community health worker

This new third edition of Foundations for Community Health Workers offers a comprehensive introduction to the essential skills community health workers need to be effective professionals. Updated to reflect the realities of public and community health today, this respected text emphasizes social justice and person-centered practice throughout.

With contributions from experts in the field, this book:

• Introduces the core competencies needed to effectively promote community health, including person-centered counseling, case management, and home visiting
• Develops professional skills such as effective communication, conflict resolution, stress management, supporting trauma recovery, and building a successful career
• Offers new information on key health issues and practical guidance for working with communities in the roles of organizer, facilitator, and advocate

Included with Foundations for Community Health Workers are short educational videos that illustrate essential concepts and skills. The 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 community health workers. Learners will leave equipped to create a healthier and more just world.

“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)

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1394199783
• ISBN 13: 9781394199785
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 752
• Herausgeber: Berthold Timothy
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland