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Description: All of our courses are approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors, the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, Florida Board of Nursing and National Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors. This course on HIV meets license renewal continuing education requirements for many licensed health professionals and is taught using text, narrated PowerPoint, video and mp3 audio. All course materials and reference materials are available free online. The learner objectives are: Discuss advances in HIV prevention and treatment; List the goals of HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR); Identify the principles of CTR; Differentiate between targeted and routinely recommended CTR; Identify settings and populations that are at increased risk for HIV; Learn about circumstances for which HIV preventative treatment exists; Identify information all clients who request counseling should receive; Identify the elements of HIV prevention counseling; List the characteristics of the effective HIV CTR counselor; List ways to reduce barriers to HIV CTR; Correctly match HIV test technologies and results (screening vs. confirmatory); Identify the difference between a reactive and nonreactive sample; List possible referral needs for clients testing HIV positive or for high-risk clients; Identify barriers to accessing referral resources; Learn the 11 standards to assess for quality assurance.
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Added: Wed May 13 2009