Foundations for Community Health Workers

Name: Foundations for Community Health Workers
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ISBN: 9780470179970

ISBN-10: 047017997X

ISBN-13: 9780470179970

Edition: 2009

Authors: Tim Berthold, Alma Avila, Jennifer Miller, Berthold, Berthold

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This book provides an introductory text for a typical training sequence, developed as part of the nationâ€²s premier training program at San Francisco State College and City College. The book covers fundamental topics in community health, health disparities, community organizing, communication skills, interviewing, how to perform a home visit, advising and counseling, support groups, care coordination, using e-mail, and team management. The book is rich with examples and includes key terms, end-of-chapter reviews, role-playing scenarios for class use, and many time-saving tables of helpful tips.

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 9/11/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.838
Language: English

Jennifer Miller, the author of" Inheriting the Holy Land: An American's Search for Hope in the Middle East, "holds a BA from Brown University, an MS in Journalism from Columbia, and an MFA in fiction writing at Columbia. Her work has been published inthe New York Times, Marie Claire, Men's Health, the Christian Science Monitor, Salon.com, and others. She is a native of Washington, DC and currently lives in Brooklyn with all the other writers.



Introduction


Acknowledgments


Contributors



The Changing World of the Community Health Worker



The Role of CHWs




The Evolution of the CHW Field in the United States: The Shoulders We Stand On




An Introduction to Public Health




Promoting Health Equality




An Introduction to Globalization and Health




An Introduction to Health Care and Health Policy in the United States




Practicing Cultural Humility




CHW Skills and Core Competencies Working with Clients



Guiding Principles for Working with Individual Clients




Conducting Initial Client Interviews




Client-Centered Counseling for Behavior Change




Case Management




Home Visiting




Conflict Resolution Skills




Stress Management and Self-Care




Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, and Growing on the Job




CHW Skills and Core Competencies Working in Your Community



Working to Promote Health at the Community Level




Community Diagnosis




Health Outreach




Facilitating Community Health Education Trainings




Group Facilitation




Using the Arts to Promote Community Health




Community Organizing and Advocacy



Glossary


Index