Mental Health Care for Persons with HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS
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The HIV/AIDS Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance programs will be held throughout New York State between September 2008 and April 2009.

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HIV/AIDS Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance

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Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI) is providing Training and Technical Assistance (TA) throughout New York State for the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Mental Health Care for Persons with HIV/AIDS (PWHA) initiative.

Part 1: Training and Professional Development

Training and TA will be delivered to mental health (MH) providers throughout the state through both face-to-face trainings and conference calls.

Part 2: Community Psychoeducation

A series of one day and half day forums/trainings will be delivered to community providers and PWHA consumers on mental health issues, services available and treatment options.

(Note: Additional training opportunities are offered through Columbia University / HIV Mental Health Training Project, phone: (212) 543-5414.)

Goals

As a result of these trainings we plan to:

1) Increase the knowledge and skills of advanced MH providers on the latest advances in medical, behavioral and legal issues in HIV and MH, including evidence-based practices.

2) Increase PWHA and community provider knowledge and understanding of the signs and symptoms of common MH problems, the importance of MH to overall health and wellness, reduce the stigma around mental illness, and increase PWHAs ability to care for their MH and the MH of others.

3) Build regional networks of providers to increase collaboration and share successes and challenges in providing care to PWHAs.

Audience

Training and Professional Development:

Mental health professionals including psychologists, social workers, counselors, therapists, psychiatric nurses and others.

Community Psychoeducation:

For the consumer forums, the primary target population is PWHAs.

For the provider forums, we welcome all providers in New York involved in the healthcare of PWHAs including mental health professionals, primary care professionals, substance abuse counselors, case workers, etc.

Funder

This project was funded by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act, Part B, administered by the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, Division of Health Care, Bureau of Community Support Services.

The Bureau of Community Support Services manages Community Follow-Up (COBRA), case management, mental health, nutrition and a range of supportive service programs for persons living with HIV/AIDS, in addition to overseeing regional and statewide planning bodies. For more information please contact 518-486-1323.

Continuing Education Units

Cicatelli Associates Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credential Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Cicatelli Associates Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor Continuing Education for Psychologists. Cicatelli Associates Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Cicatelli Associates Inc. is an approved provider of continuing education units by National Association of Social Workers New York State.

Cicatelli Associates Inc. is a New York State OASAS-approved education and training provider (Provider #0074).

Training Host

Training is arranged and conducted by Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI). CAI is a non-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) capacity building organization, incorporated in 1979, that provides training, technical assistance (TA), capacity building, resource development, database development and monitoring and evaluation services to community-based providers serving high risk and racial/ethnic minority communities.
The mission of CAI is to enhance the breadth and quality of health care and social services delivered to low-income communities, with an emphasis on women, minorities, and people with disabilities, and to assure that services are culturally sensitive and appropriate to their needs.

Cicatelli Associates Inc., 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10018
phone: (212) 594-7741 / fax: (212) 629-3321
http://www.cicatelli.org