A practical guide to key skills for community health workers Training, credentialing and employment opportunities for Community Health Workers (CHW) are expanding across the nation. Foundations for Community Health Workers 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. This updated second edition features: An Overview of community health work, including the role and history of CHWs, public health, health equality and health care policy in the US. Core competencies for providing direct services, including cultural humility, scope of practice, ethics, client-centered counseling, care management, and home visiting. Professional skills such as effective communication, conflict resolution, stress management, and interviewing for jobs. New chapters on key health issues such as chronic conditions management, promoting health eating and active living, understanding trauma and promoting the health of formerly incarcerated people. Group and community work, including health outreach, conducting trainings, groups facilitation, and community diagnosis and organizing, The second edition also features over 80 videos with CHWs and faculty that model how to work with clients and provide insight into skills and competencies needed for successful CHWs, and includes updated references and resources. The new Training Guide that accompanies the textbook includes detailed, step-by-step lesson plans, case studies, role plays, assessments, and video tutorials, with links to even more instructor resources. Foundations for Community Health Workers provides a practical and comprehensive guide to the essential skills you'll need to serve your community effectively. Table of Contents Introduction Acknowledgments Contributors Part 1 Community Health Work: the Big Picture 1 The Role of Community Health Workers Darouny Somsanith and Janey Skinner 2 The Evolution of the Community Health Worker Field in the United States: The Shoulders We Stand On E. Lee Rosenthal and J. Nell Brownstein 3 An Introduction to Public Health Tim Berthold, Janey Skinner and Sharon Turner 4 Health for All: Promoting Health Equality Janey Skinner and Tim Berthold 5 An Introduction to Health Care and Health Policy in the United States Len Finocchio and Ellen Wu Part 2 Core Competencies for Providing Direct Services 6 Practicing Cultural Humility Abby Rincón 7 Guiding Principles Tim Berthold and Edith Guillén- Núñez 8 Conducting Initial Client Interviews Tim Berthold and Mickey Ellinger 9 Client-Centered Counseling for Behavior Change Tim Berthold and Darouny Somsanith 10 Care Management Tim Berthold, Craig Wenzl and Emily Marinelli 11 Home Visiting Craig Wenzl and Tim Berthold and Emily Marinelli Part 3 Enhancing Professional Skills 12 Stress Management and Self Care Joani Marinoff, Tim Berthold and Sal Núñez 13 Conflict Resolution Skills Darlene Weide, Joani Marinoff and Tim Berthold 14 Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job and Growing on the Job Amber Straus, Rhonella C. Owens,Tim Berthold and Jeni Miller Part 4 Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues 15 Promoting the Health of Formerly Incarcerated People Donna Willmott 16 Introduction to Chronic Conditions Management Tim Berthold, Jill Tregor and David Spero 17 Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living Tim Berthold and Jill Tregor 18 Understanding Trauma and Supporting the Recovery of Survivors Tim Berthold and Janey Skinner Part 5 Working with Groups and Communities 19 Health Outreach Craig Wenzl, Tim Berthold and Emily Thompson 20 Facilitating Community Health Education Trainings Jill Tregor 21 Group Facilitation Philip Colgan, Joani Marinoff and Tim Berthold 22 Community Diagnosis Susana Hennessey Lavery, Mele Lau-Smith, Alma Avila, Janey Skinner, Jill Tregor and Tim Berthold 23 Community Organizing and Advocacy Alma Avila and Janey Skinner Glossary Index to Videos About the Author Index |