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HIV Counseling & Testing for Occupational Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

This one-day training will provide information on New York State guidelines for occupational exposure to HIV including counseling, testing, and post-exposure prophylactic treatment.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the core elements of NYS Department of Health 2005 guidance on HIV counseling and testing and NYS guidelines for occupational exposure
  • Describe streamlined options for preparing a client for HIV testing, including offering rapid testing
  • Identify situations when clients may benefit from in-depth pre-test counseling
  • List aspects of effective post-test counseling
  • Review risk of transmission for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in occupational exposure
  • Summarize steps needed to evaluate the source patient
  • State risks and benefits of PEP
  • List elements of follow-up care
  • Identify necessary documentation
  • List elements needed to provide comprehensive counseling after an occupational exposure

Prerequisite: Knowledge of basic HIV/AIDS medical information

Audience: Nurses and other healthcare professionals that provide pre and post test counseling for occupational exposure.

Date Location Registration Center
June 19 Syracuse REACH CNY
TBA Manhattan Cicatelli
May 15 Johnson City STAP
June 18 East Meadow CPHE
June 26 Westchester ARCS
June TBA Albany PDP SUNY Albany
TBA NYC NDRI

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Improving Health Outcomes for HIV-Positive Individuals Transitioning from Correctional Settings to the Community

This one-day training is to inform providers about the culture of corrections as it relates to HIV-infected inmates' needs upon community re-entry. Best practices will be reviewed to assist formerly incarcerated clients living with HIV/AIDS establish and maintain linkages to care, as well as maneuver through the system and access needed services.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the roles and responsibilities of HIV transitional case managers prior to an inmate's release;
  • Describe the distinction between jail and prison custodial settings and how HIV transitional planning services differ;
  • Outline the challenges that HIV-infected inmates face upon release;
  • Describe effective engagement techniques for working with inmates who are transitioning into community systems of care;
  • Discuss strategies for conducting assessments with former inmates who are living with HIV/AIDS to learn about their needs and to create appropriate linkages and referrals; and
  • Identify support services and resources for HIV-infected inmates who have left the correctional system.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants have previous knowledge of basic HIV/AIDS information and harm reduction.

Audience: All health and human service providers who work directly with incarcerated clients and/or who are part of transitioning planning for incarcerated clients.

Date Location Registration Center
August 12 Hawthorne ARCS
September 11 Rochester CHBT
September 15 Syracuse REACH
October 29 Johnson City STAP
November 10 Amityville CPHE
November 25 Buffalo ARC

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Working with At-Risk Youth

This one day training is designed to help health and human service providers work with at-risk youth to learn how societal factors such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, militarism, etc. affect a young person's ability to build self-efficacy and reduce risky behaviors.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Identify societal factors that impact at-risk youth;
  • Describe ways to use this knowledge to assist with pervention programs that target youth; and
  • Examine how strategies such as advocacy and peer education can assist with youth empowerment.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: Health and human service providers who work with youth including: direct service providers, educators, counselors, and peer educators.

Date Location Registration Center
July 29 NYC HRC
September 11 Albany HRC

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HIV Family Centered Case Management

This one-day training will explain key terms in the harm reduction philosophy to help support service providers' efforts in promoting stable living situations for clients with psychiatric disabilities and substance use issues.

Participants attending this course will:

  • Identify barriers to adequate and stable housing for substance using clients;
  • Learn information and tools to identify different strategies for tenant engagement in housing; and
  • Learn new ways to support tenant housing stability.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite for this course, however, it is suggested that participants have previous training on harm reduction and basic HIV/AIDS medical information.

Audience: All Heatlh & Human Service Providers

Date Location Registration Center
October 16 Manhattan Cicatelli
October 17 Manhattan Cicatelli

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