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.

Introduction
Acknowledgments 
Contributors 

Part 1: Community Health Work: the Big Picture 
1. The Role of Community Health Workers- Serving with Skills and Compassion
Darouny Somsanith and Susan Mayfield-Johnson 

2. The Evolution of the CHW Field in the US 
E. Lee Rosenthal, Paige Menking, Floribella Redondo-Martinez and J. Nell Brownstein 

3. An Introduction to Public Health 
Rama Ali Kased and Savita Malik 

4. Promoting Health Equity 
Amie Fishman and Pau I. Crego 


Part 2: Core Compentencies for Providing Direct Services 
5. Guiding Principles: Self-Awareness, Ethics, Professional Boundaries and Teamwork 
James Figueiredo and Marilyn Gardner 

6. Behavior Change and Person-Centered Practice 
Tim Berthold 

7. Practicing Cultural Humility 
Alberta Rincon and Pau I. Crego 

8. Conducting Initial Client Assessments 
Tim Berthold and Lorena Carmona 

9. Person-Centered Counseling and Motivational Interviewing 
Tim Berthold and Darouny Somsanith 

10. Case Management 
Tim Berthold and Cristina Arellano 

11. Conducting Home Visits 
Tim Berthold and Francis Julian Montgomery 


Part 3: Enhancing Professional Skills 
12. Stress, Health, and Self-Care 
Tim Berthold 

13. Conflict Resolution 
Tim Berthold 

14. Professional Skills: Getting a Job, Keeping a Job, and Growing on the Job 
Jimmy Ly and Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado 

Part 4: Applying Core Competencies to Key Health Issues 
15. Health Care is Reentry: Promoting the Health of People who have Experienced Incarceration
Amie Fishman and Joe Calderon 

16. Chronic Conditions Management 
Tim Berthold, Lorena Carmona, Mattie Clark 

17. Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living 
Tim Berthold and Jill Tregor 

18. Supporting Survivors with Trauma 
Tim Berthold 

Part 5: Working with Groups and Communities 
19. Community Health Outreach
Thelma Gamboa-Maldonado 

20. Facilitating Trainings 
Jill Tregor and Joe Calderon 

21. Group Facilitations
James Figueiredo 

22. Research, Evaluation and Dissemination of Findings 
Lily K. Lee, Julie St. John, J. Nell Brownstein, Pennie Jewell, Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox 

23. Community Organizing 
Rama Ali Kased, Larry Salomon, Savita Malik