Online
Workshop: 7 CE Credit Hours In this course, the focus is on the
assessment and treatment of
HIV/AIDS with
an emphasis on counseling. The student will gain the essential
knowledge to
assess and treat people infected with HIV or who have AIDS. This course
is designed to meet the requirements for licensed professional clinical
counselors in California who must take a one-time, seven hour
continuing education course covering the assessment and treatment of
people living with HIV and AIDS, as part of the 36 hour continuing
education coursework requirement. The workshop covers the
basics of the current information about HIV/AIDS, including definition,
transmission, types of virus, how a person becomes infected,
progression,
evidence that HIV causes AIDS and how, and the origin of HIV/AIDS.
Prevention
concerns are addressed recognizing special populations. How HIV/AIDS patients are treated
medically is explained along with how
to care
for them. Specifically, the course discusses counseling and
psychotherapy with
HIV/AIDS patients. It focuses on counselor roles, key issues, client
centered
counseling, family issues, mental health disorders, legal
(discrimination and
stigma) issues and finally, end-of-life issues. AIDS is still
considered a
terminally ill disease. The course concludes with a brief discussion of
Growing
old with HIV/AIDS. Instruction methods include presentation with
slides,
Q&A and group activities. Instructor:
Laura
Petracek, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
is currently a Psychologist at San Quentin
State Prison, and maintains a private practice in both San Francisco
and
Oakland. She has worked in the field of Chemical Dependency
for
over 30
years, Domestic Violence for 20 years, and for past the past 10 years
in
Forensic Psychology. As Clinical Director
at New Leaf, she developed
and
implemented HIV/AIDS education training for Interns and Staff training.
Her book, “WOVEN, An Anger Management Book for Women,” was
published in
the fall of 2004 by New Harbinger Publications. Her educational
background
includes a: |
Alliant International University Continuing Education is co-sponsored by the Association for Advanced Training in the Behavioral Sciences. AATBS is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AATBS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. |