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

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Author: Cynthia Cannon Poindexter

ISBN-10: 0470260939

ISBN-13: 9780470260937

Category: Clinical Medicine

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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 WorkThe most current knowledge on the HIV pandemic in a thorough, diverse, and accessible volumeThis 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 TreatmentSocial Work Roles, Tasks, and Challenges in Health Care SettingsHIV-related Community Organizing and Grassroots AdvocacyThe Impact of HIV on Children and AdolescentsHIV-affected Caregivers

Foreword Vincent J. Lynch xiPreface xiiiAbout the Editor xviiAbout the Contributors xixPart 1 HIV Basics and Social Work Principles 01Chapter 1 HIV History, Illness, Transmission, and Treatment Ryan M. Kull 03Chapter 2 Underlying Principles of Helping in the HIV Field Hugo Kamya 31Chapter 3 Cultural Competence and HIV Manoj Pardasani Claudia Lucia Moreno Nicholas Robertson Forge 41Chapter 4 The Human Rights Framework Applied to HIV Services and Policy Cynthia Cannon Poindexter 59Part 2 Social Work Practice 75Chapter 5 HIV-Related Case Management Douglas M. Brooks 77Chapter 6 HIV-Related Crisis Intervention and Counseling Michael P. Melendez 89Chapter 7 HIV Social Work Roles, Tasks, and Challenges in Health Care Settings Brian Giddens 103Chapter 8 HIV-Related Group Work and Family Support Patricia A. Stewart Valerie Dixson-Anderson 123Chapter 9 Administration of HIV Services-Program Development, Management, and Fund Development Dana B. Marlowe 143Chapter 10 HIV-Related Community Organizing and Grassroots Advocacy Larry M. Gant 159Chapter 11 HIV-Related Political and Legislative Intervention Gary Bailey 173Chapter 12 HIV Prevention Innovations and Challenges Peter A. Newman 183Part 3 Specific Vulnerable Populations 197Chapter 13 Women and HIV in the U.S.: From Invisible to Self-Determined Sally Mason 199Chapter 14 HIV Prevention and Services for Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: Now is Still the Time David J. Brennan Winston Husbands 211Chapter 15 The Impact of HIV on Children and Adolescents Lori Wiener Susan Taylor-Brown 231Chapter 16 HIV-infected and HIV-Affected Midlife and Older Persons Charles A. Emlet 253Chapter 17 HIV and Black and African American Communities in the Twenty-first Century Darrell P. Wheeler Bernadette R. Hadden Michael Lewis Laurens G. Van Sluytman Tyrone M. Parchment 271Chapter 18 Latinos and HIV: A Framework to Develop Evidence-Based Strategies Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Alida Bouris Susan M. Gallego 291Chapter 19 HIV-Affected Caregivers Helen Land 311Chapter 20 Afterword: Looking Back, Looking Forward in HIV Social Work Cynthia Cannon Poindexter Nathan L. Linsk 327Author Index 333Subject Index 347