CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLINICAL SKILLS

HIV/AIDS Beyond the Stigma

(6 CE hours)

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Course Summary

Led by an instructor who has cared for individuals with HIV since the onset of the epidemic, this comprehensive 7-hour course fulfills the Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) first renewal requirement in HIV/AIDS training. This course provides clinicians with the following: 
  • an increased understanding of HIV/AIDS and how to support affected clients in clinical practice
  • an understanding of how the HIV/AIDS stigma affects prevention, treatment, and services
  • an exploration of ethical and legal issues, therapy strategies, resources, and appropriate referrals through nine client scenarios
  • deeper insight into the issues through personal stories shared by individuals living with HIV/AIDS
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Jennifer Zakarian-Bauman 
2025
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"This course was excellent. A fantastic refresher after being out of the field for a number of years. Very thorough but also kept me engaged. I appreciated having multiple therapists discussing the issues with each other in the audio as this felt like I was taking an in person workshop or course. I will definitely use TDC for future courses!”
     
Aimee Trotter
2025
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2025
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Learning objectives

As a result of participating in this training, participants will be able to:
  • Develop increased awareness of HIV/AIDS stigma
  • Develop increased awareness of HIV/AIDS related countertransference
  • Identify therapy strategies for HIV/AIDS related issues
  • Identify HIV/AIDS specific ethical and legal issues 
  • Explain the transmission of HIV, pre and post prophylaxis, and the importance of Antiretroviral Therapy
  • Identify the direct and indirect relationship of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse
  • Identify at-risk groups and at-risk clients
  • Identify and make appropriate referrals for clients
  • Identify therapy strategies related to medication adherence

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

Instructors

Jocelyn Archer, RN, B.A.N, M.Div.
Jocelyn Archer, RN, B.A.N, M.Div. Ms. Archer has been involved in the care and counselling of HIV patients since the beginning of the epidemic in 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 of which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Ms. Archer has held several administrative positions in the health care profession, including Director of Clinical Services, Director of Quality, and Director of Education.

Who should take this course

This course is designed for social workers, marriage and family therapists, 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.

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.

CE Credits

7 hours.

Registration

Please register online at www.therapistdevelopmentcenter.com

Price

Course format

Online Self-Paced Recorded Audio Lecture.

How to access this course

Once registered, the course will appear in the participant’s Study Center, where participants can download the handouts and listen to recorded audio lectures.

Certificate of Completion

Participants will be able to print their certificate of completion immediately after receiving a score of 80% or higher on the posttest and completing the course evaluation.

Cancellation Policy

If you contact us prior to completing the posttest, you will receive a tuition fee refund minus a $10 cancellation fee.

Grievance Policy

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

ADA Needs

ADA accommodations will be honored upon request. Please email: help@therapistdevelopmentcenter.com.

Date Published

October 2024

Contact Information

Therapist Development Center email: help@therapistdevelopmentcenter.com
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Therapist Development Center, provider 1449, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 5/30/24-5/30/27. Social workers completing this course receive 7 clinical continuing education credits.

Therapist Development Center is recognized by the New York State Education Department's (NYSED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers SW-0857.

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