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NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum
Mental Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project
Working in collaboration with NASW chapters, federal and state
agencies, national and state associations, universities, and
community-based organizations, the HIV/AIDS Spectrum: Mental
Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project offers
education and training to mental health care providers on the
mental health aspects of living with HIV/AIDS.
The goal of the HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project is to provide
the necessary HIV and mental health practice skills for people
working in social work, mental health, and substance abuse
fields to enhance and promote culturally competent practice
with individuals, families, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. The
target audience includes social workers, allied mental health
care providers, and students in schools of social work. Curriculum
is presented via knowledge-focused training that addresses
mental health and HIV/AIDS within a strengths-based biopsychosocial–spiritual
perspective. The HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project offers
the following skill-building workshops, each using a lecture,
case studies, and small group exercises:
- Mental health and HIV/AIDS: A framework for
social work practice” This
workshop addresses HIV transmission, prevention, and
treatment; the psychosocial factors of HIV disease; identification
and early intervention with mental health problems and
HIV-related neuropsychological problems; and the role
of the mental health care provider with people infected
and affected by HIV/AIDS.
- “Addressing ethical dilemmas in an era
of complex practice issue: HIV/AIDS as a
case study” This workshop explores
legal and ethical issues, individual and institutional
attitudes that may affect services, opportunities to
provide culturally competent services, and a framework
for ethical decision making.
- “Substance use, mental health, and HIV/AIDS: An
integrated response” This
workshop addresses common risk factors; assesses professional
and personal issues; the effect of micro and macro
issues on services; identifies risk reduction techniques;
and demonstrates the application of a comprehensive and
integrated practice model.
- “The role of the social work
in medication treatment adherence: HIV/AIDS as
a case study” This
workshop reviews factors affecting adherence, the role
of the mental health care provider in adherence, the
benefits of risk reduction strategies, and stages of
behavior change to identify barriers and steps to adherence. The
ADHERE model is presented as a framework for promoting
culturally competent practice with individual clients,
their family, and within the broader communities affected
by HIV/AIDS.
In addition to curriculum development and training/education
programs, the project model includes a training-of-trainers
component; televideo presentations; audio-conferencing and
Internet-based continuing education via the NASW Web site. Twenty
four expert social workers have been formally trained in the
delivery of the curriculum.
The project Advisory Committee, composed of social workers with expertise in HIV/AIDS and mental health social work, guide the work and participate as trainers for the all-day and specialty modules. Advisory Committee: Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois and Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (IL); Lisa Cox, associate professor, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (NJ); Dorie Gilbert, associate professor University of Texas (TX); Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, associate professor, Columbia University (NY); Nathan Linsk, professor; Iris Heavy Runner-PrettyPaint, adjunct professor, University of Montana (MT); Jill Sabatine, social services director, AIDS Care Ocean State (RI); and Kevin Wright, infectious disease psychosocial coordinator, Veterans’ Administration NYHHS (NY). Laura Kaplan, clinician and Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa (IA); serves as the Project Evaluator.
Evelyn Tomaszewski, project director, staffs the HIV/AIDS Spectrum: Mental
Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project. Melvin
Wilson, manager, Office of Workforce Development and Training,
is the project manager.
For more information, contact Evelyn Tomaszewski at 202-336-8390
or 800-638-8799 ext. 390. NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum:
Mental Health Training and Education of Social Workers Project, 750
First Street, NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002-4241. (Contract
# - CMHS 280-04-0120) Or contact NASW at www.socialworkers.org
 For
upcoming workshops, click here.
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