Ryan I. Logan

Boundaries of Care (eBook, ePUB)

Community Health Workers in the United States

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In Boundaries of Care, Ryan I. Logan details the lived experience of community health workers (CHWs) - a present yet often invisible facet of the healthcare workforce. These workers participate in nonclinical services to enhance the health and well-being of their communities outside the walls of the clinic and social service agencies. Logan examines the boundaries of and barriers to care present in the experiences of CHWs, their relationships with clients, issues of professionalization, impacts of burnout and self-care, and the critical impacts of CHW advocacy. Told through first-hand accounts and interwoven with theory, Logan presents the key challenges facing this workforce and their potential to foster even greater well-being within their communities. The findings and recommendations from participants found within Boundaries of Care can inform and shape CHW programs both in the United States and abroad.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793629470
• Artikelnr.: 63119969

Autorenporträt

Ryan I. Logan is assistant professor of anthropology at California State University, Stanislaus.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Reaching Them Where They're At
Chapter One: "There Is Hope Out There": Community Health Workers & The
Moral Economy of Care
Chapter Two: Connecting with Clients & Engendering Empowerment: Analyzing
the CHW-Client Relationship
Chapter Three: Present Yet Invisible: Issues of Exclusion and Inclusion in
the Professional Workforce
Chapter Four: Boundaries of Care: How Caregiving Is Shaped in Community
Health Work
Chapter Five: "So That No One Can Belittle Them": Advocacy as Caregiving
Chapter Six: "You Cannot Pour from an Empty Cup": Burnout, Compassion
Fatigue, and Self-Care
Conclusion