HIV/AIDS Beyond the Stigma: Seeing the Human in HIV (7 hours)

ABOUT THE COURSE
This CE course will help therapists increase their professional knowledge related to HIV/AIDS and will enhance the therapist’s skills and application in practice. The CE course will not only increase the therapist’s knowledge of the virus and the disease, it will explore HIV/AIDS stigma which affects prevention, treatment and services. This course includes nine client scenarios that bring together essential HIV/AIDS knowledge, ethical and legal issues, therapy strategies, resources, and appropriate referrals. The CE course also includes personal stories of persons with HIV/AIDS to help the therapist better understand the human being with HIV/AIDS. This course provides 7 hours of CE.  The course fulfills the BBS first renewal requirement. https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/cechart.pdf

INSTRUCTOR:
The instructor is Jocelyn Archer, RN, B.A.N, M.Div. Ms. Archer has been involved in the HIV epidemic since 1986. As an AIDS Nurse Clinician and Case Manager at a major University Medical Center, she supported and coordinated care for hundreds of HIV/AIDS patients as they progressed through their illnesses. She also tested and counseled hundreds of HIV positive individuals. Ms. Archer co-authored three major AIDS research articles—one published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. She functioned as a clinical research nurse coordinating studies for the Center for Disease Control, the University of Minnesota, the National Hemophilia Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Health. One such study evaluated if appropriate services were available for HIV/AIDS patients and if they could access services. As an advocate for persons living with HIV/AIDS and the LGBTQ community, Ms. Archer did extensive public speaking and used her knowledge to combat AIDS hysteria early in the epidemic. She continues to enjoy public speaking and works to help decrease the negative stigmatization associated with HIV/AIDS. Ms. Archer has held several administrative positions in the health care setting, including Director of Clinical Services, Director of Quality and Director of Education.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:
This course is designed for social workers, MFT’s, and professional counselors at all levels of experience who wish to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, including those living with HIV/AIDS. This course is also designed for any mental health
provider who wishes to be an advocate for any individual, family, group, organization or community affected by HIV/AIDS.

Therapist Development Center, Provider #1449, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Therapist Development Center maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 5/30/24-5/30/27. 

If you are an AMFT, MFT, ASW, or LCSW in California, the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) accepts continuing education credits given through ASWB ACE-approved courses.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will be able to:

1. Articulate HIV/AIDS knowledge relevant to clients
2. Identify therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS related issues
3. Identify and respond appropriately to HIV/AIDS ethical dilemmas
4. Identify HIV/AIDS specific laws
5. Identify and make appropriate referrals for clients
6. Identify and access available HIV/AIDS resources for clients
7. Articulate the importance of Antiretroviral Therapy
8. Identify therapy strategies related to medication adherence
9. Develop increased awareness of HIV/AIDS stigma
10. Develop increased awareness of HIV/AIDS related countertransference
11. Explain the transmission of HIV
12. Make appropriate referrals for HIV testing
13. Explain the function of pre-exposure prophylaxis and post-exposure prophylaxis
14. Identify the direct and indirect relationship of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse
15. Identify at-risk groups and at-risk clients

COURSE OUTLINE:

1. History of HIV/AIDS Stigma
2. Therapists’ Ethical Principles in Relation to HIV/AIDS
3. HIV/AIDS Stigma Self-Assessment
4. Countertransference
5. Summary of Advancements in HIV/AIDS Care and Prevention
6. Summary of Relevant Statistics
7. Basic Clinical Information
   - Definition of terms
   - Stages of HIV Infection
8. Transmission and discussing transmission with clients
9. HIV Testing
   - Partner Notification
   - Pre and Post Test Counseling
   - Follow-up for a Negative Test
   - Follow-up for a Positive Test
10. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
11. Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
12. Ethics Related to HIV/AIDS
13. Specific Laws Related to HIV/AIDS
14. Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) and ART Adherence
15. Medical Complications of Persons Living with HIV
16. Substance Abuse
17. Homelessness
18. HIV and Women
19. When HIV becomes AIDS
20. Racial Disparity in the HIV Epidemic
    - Black Americans
    - Geographic distribution of HIV in the U.S.
    - Latino Americans
21. 1970s to 1980s
    - Gay Revolution
    - Crack Epidemic
    - Factor Concentrate for Hemophilia
    - Patient Zero
    - Public Health vs. Politics in the 1980s
22. Timeline of 1981 to Present including:
    - Medical Advances
    - Government Funding
    - Risk Reduction Programs
    - Events that Affected Public Opinion

CE Credits: 7 Hours

REGISTRATION: Please register online at www.therapistdevelopmentcenter.com

HOW TO ACCESS THIS COURSE: Once registered, participants will be able to download handouts and listen to recorded audio lectures. 

PRICE: $84

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: The participant will be able to print their certificate of completion immediately after receiving a score of 80% or better on the posttest and completing the course evaluation.

CANCELLATION POLICY: If you contact us prior to utilizing your course, you may receive a tuition refund less a $10 cancellation fee.

GRIEVANCE POLICY: Your satisfaction is our goal. To view our grievance policy, click here.

ADA Needs: We are happy to accommodate your ADA needs, please contact us by email help@therapistdevelopmentcenter.com 

DATE PUBLISHED: July, 2022

CONTACT INFORMATION: Therapist Development Center

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