HIV/AIDS: An Overview

Description:

This class endeavors to enhance practitioners’ ability to competently and compassionately respond to people infected and/or affected by HIV. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has changed radically in the recent ten years; we will describe these changes and new issues facing behavioral health professionals in working with affected individuals. The first module will present information defining the new challenges we face in prevention.  The second module will update our incidence and prevalence information; cover the HIV classification system, HIV-2, and DHHS guidelines for treatment if HIV for adults, adolescents, and pregnant women.  The third module will investigate the current information about special populations.  The fourth module will provide an overview of the counseling, testing and referral (CTR) prevention protocol. The fifth module covers counseling issues for treatment, the risk reduction model, and partner counseling.  Our final module will close the program with information about ethical and legal concerns. 

Note:  If this is your first HIV Education course please consider also purchasing HIV Update and HIV/AIDS and TB in the Substance Abuse Population which contain important background information for this course. 

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to define primary and secondary prevention as it applies to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

2. Participants will be able to discuss the criteria for classification of HIV illness, HIV types, and the purpose and uses of the DHHS guidelines.

3. Participants will be able to identify populations affected by growing infection rates as well as overall incidence information across populations.

4. Participants will be able to describe the counseling testing and referral prevention protocol. 

5. Participants will be able to describe the elements of the risk reduction model, important issues in partner counseling, and the physical and psychological nature of depression with HIV patients.

6. Participants will be able to identify several areas of ethical and legal concerns for HIV/AIDS behavioral health services.

CE Credits: 6

CE Broker#: OL 20-11233, 10-33876  HS 20-10039, 10-33875

Agenda:  

Hour One: Prevention challenges.

Hour Two: Update on DHHS HIV classification system.

Hour Three: Special populations.

Hour Four: Counseling Testing and Referral Protocol.

Hour Five: Risk Reduction, Partner Counseling, Depression and HIV.

Hour Six: Ethical and Legal Issues.

Methods: Pre and Posttests, Study Guide, Evaluations, Q& A by Email.

Purpose:  Meets U.S. state requirements for updated HIV education for mental health practitioners.