Handbook of HIV and Social Work: Principles, Practice, and Populations

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John Wiley & Sons, Oct 5, 2010 - Social Science - 384 pages
Praise for Handbook of HIV and Social Work

"Cynthia Cannon Poindexter has given us a remarkable edited volume that contains much information on HIV that every professional social worker needs to know in order to practice competently in today's complex world."—From the Foreword by Vincent J. Lynch, MSW, PhD, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

"This comprehensive handbook assembles a group of social work scholars and practitioners to participate in, guide, and address many of the unresolved challenges characterizing the HIV debates. This handbook is a valuable and timely addition to the literature."—King Davis, MSW, PhD, The Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work

"This handbook is an outstanding resource for the social work professional working to ensure equal access to care, treatment, and resources for all persons living with and/or affected by HIV."—Evelyn P. Tomaszewski, MSW, Project Director, NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum: Mental Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project

"This book is an excellent, up-to-date guide on HIV. It is an indispensable resource for all those who work with HIV and all its complications."—Leon Ginsberg, MSW, PhD, Dean Emeritus, University of South Carolina School of Social Work and Editor, Administration in Social Work

The most current knowledge on the HIV pandemic in a thorough, diverse, and accessible volume

This invaluable book draws on a distinguished roster of HIV advocates, educators, case managers, counselors, and administrators, assembling the most current knowledge into this volume. Handbook of HIV and Social Work reflects the latest research and its impact on policy and practice realities, with topics including:

  • History, Illness, Transmission, and Treatment

  • Social Work Roles, Tasks, and Challenges in Health Care Settings

  • HIV-related Community Organizing and Grassroots Advocacy

  • The Impact of HIV on Children and Adolescents

  • HIV-affected Caregivers

 

Contents

Underlying Principles of Helping in the HIV Field
31
Cultural Competence and HIV
41
The Human Rights Framework Applied to
59
HIVRelated Case Management
77
HIVRelated Crisis Intervention and Counseling
89
HIV Social Work Roles Tasks and Challenges
103
HIVRelated Group Work and Family Support
123
Program
143
From Invisible
199
HIV Prevention and Services for Gay Bisexual
211
The Impact of HIV on Children and Adolescents
231
HIVInfected and HIVAffected Midlife and Older
253
HIV and Black and African American Communities
271
A Framework to Develop
291
HIVAffected Caregivers
311
Looking Back Looking Forward
327

HIVRelated Community Organizing
159
HIVRelated Political and Legislative Intervention
173
HIV Prevention Innovations and Challenges
183

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About the author (2010)

CYNTHIA CANNON POINDEXTER, MSW, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service in New York, where she teaches HIV practice and¿HIV policy. She has been in the HIV field since 1987, and has worked for and consulted with local and state HIV service programs in Boston, Chicago, and South Carolina.

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