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Asia-Pacific Countries Should Increase Access to HIV Testing, Counseling, Health Services, U.N. Agencies Say

Governments in Asia and the Pacific should work to increase access to HIV testing, counseling and health services in their countries, the World Health Organization , UNAIDS and UNICEF said in a statement released on Monday, the AP/ International... Read more »

Kenya to Train Health Workers to Counsel HIV-Positive People, Prevent Further Transmission

"Kenyan health workers have been missing the opportunity to prevent HIV-positive people from infecting others because they lack the skills and knowledge to counsel this population, say specialists," IRIN/ PlusNews writes. The article examines a... Read more »

Health Officials Urge Increased HIV Testing, Counseling of Male Bathhouse Patrons

Los Angeles County health officials are urging increased HIV testing and counseling in gay bathhouses, after a study released this week at the 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta showed that male bathhouse patrons were twice as... Read more »

Ask the Experts

hiv counselling

My boyfriends nephew, who stays with him is hiv positive and has been on medication for a month. He is nine years old and he doesn't know why he is taking the medicine. He doesn't know that he is HIV positive. How do we go about...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

First, who is responsible for the boy? Is your boyfriend his guardian? Are his parents alive and well? The person or people who are responsible for the boy should make this decision.Second, whoever tells him should consider whether he is old enough... Read more »

counseling

Just wondering, what are some counseling challenges for the HIV/AIDS population?...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

In my experience the big challenges are coping with changes in health and coping with severe illness and impairments in ability to function. Many people have great difficulty in adjusting to the loss of independence that may occur in those who... Read more »

HIV/AIDS counseling/counseling referrals?

What is the 800 National Hotline for HIV/AIDS counseling/counseling referrals for straight as well as gay individuals? The one listed in my Internet search was for the CDC, and they do not provide this counseling inforamtion. Thanks....

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

The CDC National AIDS Hotline (1-800-342-AIDS) does not provide counseling, but it does provide information on where to go for HIV testing and counseling. The counseling is designed to explain the test process and meaning of the test results. In... Read more »

Group Therapy and Counseling Resources

Dear Michael, I am writing as a graduate student in Counseling and an HIV Positive gay man. I'm interested in any/all resources in counseling (individually), marital/family therapy models and group psychotherapy with gay men with HIV Disease....

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

By this stage in the epidemic there is a plethora of published articles and books on this topic. Books on the mental health needs of gay men living with HIV are being published all the time. Several excellent books that are recent that are not... Read more »

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Need advice-get hubby to counseling

Posted by wifey289, 5 Replies

Hello. My hub is +, I'm - . we found out about 1.5 years ago. he has been going to the doctor for treatment and is not on meds except inh for latent tb. i can tell he is depressed about the diagnosis (understandable) but he is one of these manly men... Read more »

6/27, Austin, TX: PROTOCOL BASED HIV COUNSELING AT AIDS SERVICES OF AUSTIN

Posted by bartleby

PROTOCOL BASED HIV COUNSELING AT AIDS SERVICES OF AUSTIN NHTD 2012

Wed, Jun 27, 2012 , Austin TX

What: National HIV Testing Day Protocol Based HIV Counseling
Where: AIDS Services of Austin, 7215 Cameron Road, Suite A, Austin, TX, 78752
When: Wednesday,... Read more »

HIV testing, counseling, and referal Atlanta, GA

Posted by Anonymous

AIDS Survival Project

HIV testing, counseling, and referal

Description:
Under supervision of the Program Manager of Prevention Counseling the HIV Pre/Post Counselor provides education, risk reduction activities and HIV testing to the community... Read more »

HIV Counseling

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am trying to find the best way to find a GOOD HIV counselor in my area. I am Philadelphia, Pa.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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