Learning Objectives
After completing this training the healthcare professional will be able to:
- Assess a new patient for HIV risk, using a brief risk assessment and history taking method.
- Articulate information concerning HIV prevention, disease transmission, and HIV antibody testing to clients in their agency setting.
- Outline the methods of transmission of HIV.
- Explain the difference between HIV infection and AIDS.
- Explain why early treatment of HIV infection is advantageous.
- Describe a minimum of five practice skills that are necessary for social work practitioners to serve in a public health role in their community with regards to HIV/AIDS.
- Explain the present professional response to the epidemic with regard to worker knowledge, practice, comfort, and preparedness to address HIV/AIDS in his/her practice setting.
The following topics are covered in this training program:
- What is HIV?
- The difference between HIV and AIDS
- HIV and Pregnancy
- How does a HIV test work?
- HIV Testing - Decisions
- HIV Testing - Reactions
- HIV Counseling
- HIV Transmission
- HIV and AIDS Symptoms
- HIV Treatment
- HIV Dementia
- Clinical Interventions
- Social and Emotional Stressors
- Safe Sex
- Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Group Counseling
- Emotions - Justification, Anger
- HIV and Depression
- Death of a Loved One
- Suicide
- Legal and Ethical Issues
- Partner Notification
- Domestic Violence
- Counter-transference
- Burnout