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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

Who reads Foundations for Community Health Workers (Jossey-Bass Public Health)?

Author

Tim Berthold; Janey Skinner

Publisher

Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints, Wiley

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781119060734

Category

health

Subjects

Medical, Social Science, Science

Rating

4.7 / 5 (159 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14