Lexington Books
Pages: 224
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-7936-2946-3 • Hardback • January 2022 • $105.00 • (£81.00)
978-1-7936-2948-7 • Paperback • August 2023 • $39.99 • (£30.00)
978-1-7936-2947-0 • eBook • January 2022 • $38.00 • (£30.00)
Ryan I. Logan is assistant professor of anthropology at California State University, Stanislaus.
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
Ryan Logan has made a profound contribution to the CHW literature. This book will be a valuable read both for leaders on the front lines of workforce development, research and policy change, and for the many folks who are still somehow unaware of the true nature of this amazing profession. After 25 years working with and for CHWs, I personally am still peeling back layers of the onion, and constantly rewarded by my interaction with CHWs, and it’s clear to me that Ryan is captivated by the same process.
— Carl H. Rush, MRP, Community Resources, LLC and National Association of Community Health Workers