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The Fundamentals of Prevention Counseling

Details

Council of Community Services
502 Campbell Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24016

Starts at: April 12, 2017 8:30am ET

Ends at: April 12, 2017 4:30pm ET

Free Admission

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Description

The Fundamentals is a one day course that provides guidelines and skill-building opportunities for professionals who implement prevention counseling and HIV antibody testing. This workshop incorporates recommendations and strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for personalizing prevention counseling sessions before and after testing for HIV. The Facts and the CDC on line Rapid HIV test course are pre-requisites for this course. Please complete before attending.

https://effectiveinterventions.cdc.gov/en/Events/2013/04/01/default-calendar/Rapid_HIV_Testing_Online

Targeted Populations

A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.

Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
Black or African American
Women
Gay, lesbian, bisexual
Rural populations

Materials

Topics

A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.

Behavioral Prevention
Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
Linkage to Care
Health literacy

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