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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 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 Zusammenfassung * This comprehensive, edited work provides a historical overview, as well as a practical and state-of-the-art look at HIV prevention strategies, populations served, and advocacy responses for helping professionals, patients, and caregivers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword ( Vincent J. Lynch ). Preface. About the Editor. About the Contributors. Part One: HIV Basics and Social Work Principles. Chapter 1 HIV History, Illness, Transmission, and Treatment ( Ryan M. Kull ). Chapter 2 Underlying Principles of Helping in the HIV Field ( Hugo Kamya ). Chapter 3 Cultural Competence and HIV ( Manoj Paradasani, Claudia Lucia Moreno, and Nicholas Robertson Forge ). Chapter 4 The Human Rights Framework Applied to HIV Services and Policy ( Cynthia Cannon Poindexter ). Part Two: Social Work Practice. Chapter 5 HIV-Related Case Management ( Douglas M. Brooks ). Chapter 6 HIV-Related Crisis Intervention and Counseling ( Michael P. Melendez ). Chapter 7 HIV Social Work Roles, Tasks, and Challenges in Health Care Settings ( Brian Giddens ). Chapter 8 HIV-Related Group Work and Family Support ( Patricia A. Stewart and Valerie Dixson-Anderson ). Chapter 9 Administration of HIV Services: Program Development, Management, and Fund Development ( Dana B. Marlowe ). Chapter 10 HIV-Related Community Organizing and Grassroots Advocacy ( Larry M. Gant ). Chapter 11...
