SWK 542 - AIDS and Social Work: Policy & Practice Issues

Considering the pandemic of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which has implications for social workers in all practice settings, provides in-depth knowledge about HIV disease and to produce social workers to provide community leadership. Helps students become more aware of the 1) medical realities of HIV disease; 2) psychosocial implications of the illnesses related to treatment issues; 3) policy issues relevant to the illness; 4) methods of prevention; 5) issues related to professional practice with the persons who test antibody-positive to HIV; and 6) program planning issues, from program design to implementation. Assists students to provide culturally sensitive services to those infected/affected.

Credits: 3