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HIV, AIDS, and a Christian Social Work Response

Presenter(s): 
Allison Tan, Nancy Peters, Christson Adedoyin, Frederick J. Streets, and Carla MacDonald
$36.00
Member Price: 
$28.80

Training description: 

Social workers find that clients who have HIV/ AID are often discriminated against and stigmatized by secular society, the Church and by social workers themselves. Clients diagnosed with AIDS/HIV are often traumatized and suffer alone. Clients diagnosed with AIDS/HIV experience a host of systematic losses in their lives - physically, socially, financially, relationally, emotionally, physically, spiritually and religiously.

Historically the AIDS epidemic is less than thirty years old, and a great deal of research and work with this population is still needed in order to better understand HIV/AIDS and its impact on AIDS/ HIV on clients. The Social Worker Code of Ethics requires that social workers be competent in all areas in which they practice. More education, training and supervision are needed in order to teach Christian social workers how to overcome some of their own bias so that they may become more confident, competent practitioners who are able to compassionately and effectively assist clients with HIV/AIDS.

The material in this training represents a handful of possible connections between HIV and AIDS, social work practice, and Christian faith. This training's goal is to both inform and inspire participants to continue to wrestle with these and other important connections between faith and practice as they work to effectively support clients with HIV/AIDS with whom they will come into contact in their work.

CE category: 
Direct Practice: Individuals, Couples, Families, and Children
Social Work Ethics, Values, and Professional Relationships
Human Development, Diversity, and Behavior in the Environment
No. of CE Hours: 
3.0
Training format: 
text-based
Practice Level(s): 
Basic: Student/BSW Level
Intermediate: MSW Level
Target Audience: 
Social workers and related professionals
Social work students
Human services professionals
Clergy
Learning Objectives: 

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Outline a broad history of what led to the AIDS epidemic in the United States today.

2. Articulate a range of stigmas present in society as well as churches in the US which have negatively impacted the lives of clients living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

3. Describe 2-3 strategies which will equip Christians in social work become more competent, confident and compassionate practitioners when providing services for client's living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.

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Presenter Bio: 

Allison M. Tan, Ph.D., MSSA, Visiting Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of St. Francis, Joliet, IL, 60546.

Christson Adedoyin, MSW, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Work, College of Human Ecology at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

Frederick J. Streets, MDiv, MSW, DSW, formally the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor in Pastoral Counseling, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York City; currently Adjunct Associate Professor, Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, and Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York City.

Dr. Carla MacDonald, Ed. D, Assistant Professor of Social Work Education, Program/Field Education Director, Huntington University, Huntington, IN