Foundations for Community Health Workers

Tim Berthold, MPH, is a consultant who has worked closely with community health workers and promotores de salud for over 35 years. He supervised CHW/P/Rs in public health settings in the United States and internationally and served as a faculty member and program coordinator for the CHW certificate program at City College of San Francisco. Darouny Somsanith, MPH, started her career as a CHW and is currently the coordinator of the CHW certificate program at City College of San Francisco. She has been a trainer and workforce advocate for CHW/P/Rs for over 20 years and is deeply committed to supporting the growth of a public health workforce that is culturally diverse and responsive to the needs of our marginalized communities.

• Acknowledgments ixContributors xiAbout the Companion Website xivIntroduction xvPart 1: Community Health Work: the Big Picture 11. The Role of Community Health Workers- Serving with Skills and Compassion 3Darouny Somsanith and Susan Mayfield-Johnson  2. The Evolution of the CHW Field in the United States: The Path We Walk-The Mountains We Climbed 29E. Lee Rosenthal, Paige Menking, Floribella Redondo-Martinez and J. Nell Brownstein 3. An Introduction to Public Health 65Rama Ali Kased and Savita Malik 4. Promoting Health Equity 91Amie Fishman and Pau I. Crego Part 2: Core Compentencies for Providing Direct Services 1135. Guiding Principles: Self-Awareness, Ethics, Professional Boundaries and Teamwork 115James Figueiredo and Marilyn Gardner 6. Behavior Change and Person-Centered Practice 147Tim Berthold 7. Practicing Cultural Humility 165Alberta Rincon and Pau I. Crego 8. Conducting Initial Client Assessments 189Tim Berthold and Lorena Carmona 9. Person-Centered Counseling and Motivational Interviewing 219Tim Berthold and Darouny Somsanith 10. Case Management 259Tim Berthold and Cristina Arellano 11. Conducting Home Visits 299Tim Berthold and Francis Julian Montgomery Part 3: Enhancing Professional Skills 32912. Stress, Health, and Self-Care 331Tim Berthold 13. Conflict Resolution 355Tim Berthold 14. Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, and Growing on the Job 377Jimmy Ly and Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado Part 4: Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues 40315. Health Care is Reentry: Promoting the Health of People who have Experienced Incarceration 405Amie Fishman and Joe Calderon 16. Chronic Conditions Management 439Tim Berthold, Lorena Carmona, Mattie Clark 17. Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living 485Tim Berthold and Jill Tregor 18. Supporting Survivors with Trauma 521Tim Berthold Part 5: Working with Groups and Communities 56919. Community Health Outreach 571Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado 20. Facilitating Trainings 599Jill Tregor and Joe Calderon 21. Group Facilitations 625James Figueiredo 22. Research, Evaluation and Dissemination of Findings 655Lily K. Lee, Julie St. John, J. Nell Brownstein, Pennie Jewell, Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox 23. Community Organizing 687Rama Ali Kased, Larry Salomon, Savita Malik C3 PROJECT CHW ROLES AND COMPETENCIES REVIEW CHECKLIST 711C3 ROLES AND SKILLS CHECKLIST 717VIDEO INDEX 719INDEX 729

“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