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The book examines the content and method of AIDS education programmes nationally and synthesizes the collective wisdom of more than 130 AIDS educators. The book uses case histories of both successful and unsuccessful efforts to offer practical guidelines for assessing needs, developing materials, building coalitions, and evaluating success. It summarizes the past seven years experience in AIDS education and provides a framwork for making decisions. It addresses the special challenges of working with specific populations, including gay and bisexual males, IV drug users, African-Americans, Latinos, women, youth, prisoners, haemophiliacs, developmentally disabled people, and the homeless.
This guide was developed out of a 5-year project aimed at preventing the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by promoting HIV prevention and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) education in school health programs. This document includes recommendations of a January, 1989 forum which addressed HIV prevention education for special education students, results of a review of existing curricula, and information on a training model which calls for teams of health educators and special educators to collaborate on the planning and delivery of instruction. The introduction describes the sponsoring organizations. A summary of the forum conclusions addresses the roles of professionals, parents, and children and youth with special needs as well as specific deficiencies discovered in instruction and curriculum; recommendations are provided under such topics as policy, training, inservice, statewide activities, curriculum, and instruction. Basic information about HIV and AIDS is presented next and includes information on risk factors for children and the role of education in helping stop the spread of AIDS. Policies, resolutions, and principles of several organizations for AIDS prevention education are presented next. Curriculum information is provided in the final section and includes a checklist for a good AIDS curriculum, a listing of curricula receiving favorable reviews, a sample AIDS curriculum, and a sample lesson plan. A list of resources including 14 materials, a database, three hotlines, and sources of training conclude the guide. (DB)
This book provides health professionals with a "how to" approach to developing culturally sensitive and effective Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) education materials. It is a collection of chapters written by community AIDS educators who have specialized knowledge and skill in developing educational materials in multi-ethnic communities. Included are: (1) "Laying the Groundwork" (Stephen B. Thomas); (2) "Using Evaluation to Develop Responsive Materials" (Aisha Gilliam and Roberta Hollander); (3) "Using Focus Group Interviews to Design Materials" (Joyce V. Fetro); (4) "Creating Culturally Sensitive Materials" (Sara Olivia Garcia); (5) "Developing Low-Literacy Materials" (Jane H. Root); (6) "Adapting and Translating Materials" (Ana Consuelo Matiella); (7) "Singing Your Own Song" (Terry Tafoya and Douglas A. Wirth); (8) "Telling a Tale" (Andrea Green Rush and Dominic Cappello); (9) "Producing Comic Books and Photonovels" (Susan Leibtag and Hugh Rigby); (10) "Developing Relevant Materials on a Low Budget" (Sala Udin); (11) "Understanding the Production Process" (Lianne B. Chong); (12) "Planning Outreach and Dissemination Strategies" (Ruth Lopez); and (13) "Evaluating AIDS Education Materials" (Shelley Mann and Marna Copeland Taylor). Appended are three case studies: "Assessing the AIDS Education Needs of Black Gay and Bisexual Men" (Stephen B. Thomas); "Stopping AIDS Is My Mission (SAMM)" (Aisha Gilliam); and "Conducting Outreach to Combat AIDS Among Injection Drug Users" (Robert S. Broadhead and Kathryn J. Fox). (NB)
Although efforts have been made and continue to be made to reduce the rate of HIV transmission in the U.S. and globally, the rates continue to increase in the majority of countries. In the U.S., members of minority communities remain especially at risk of HIV transmission. An individual’s discovery that he or she has contracted HIV, or that a loved one has contracted the illness, often raises significant issues that necessitate interaction with mental health professionals. Mental Health Practitioner’s Guide to HIV/AIDS serves as a quick desk reference for professionals who may be less familiar with the terminology used in HIV/AIDS care and services.