HIV & AIDS Among Women
Course Description:
This course on HIV & AIDS is based on a publication by the CDC, (the) Centers for Disease Control. The publication can also be found on the CDC’s website. This article describes the relationship between HIV/AIDS and Women by reviewing the effects of HIV infection in women, by a discussion of risk factors and barriers to prevention and finally by providing strategies for the prevention of HIV infection for women at risk.
This newly published document (2017), provides timely and accurate information regarding the relationship between HIV infection and women. This publication is an excellent article for health professionals, especially those who work with women at risk for possible HIV infection. It provides the practitioner with a great deal of much needed information. The course is targeted for beginning, intermediate and advanced practitioners. The course also includes an article regarding the persistence of the HIV epidemic among women in the US, addressing some of the unique concerns of women.
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists and certified addictions counselors can benefit from this course. This course may also be helpful for other practitioners, such as midwives, dieticians and nutritionists who also need continuing education in the area of HIV and AIDS. This course is appropriate for beginning and intermediate level practitioners who need continuing education in the area of HIV and AIDS in women.
Author: Centers for Disease Control and Haley & Justman
Learning Objectives: This course will provide an overview of HIV/AIDS among Women. Specifically, a professional will:
- Recognize the effects of HIV infection in women.
- Recall risk factors and barriers to prevention in women.
- Identify strategies for the prevention of HIV infection for women at risk.
Citation: Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2017). CDC Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS Among Women. and Haley & Justman (2014), The HIV epidemic among women in the United States: A persistent puzzle. Journal of Women’s Health, (22)9.
This Ce-Classes.com course is approved for CE credit by:
- Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Ce-Classes.com, Provider #1142, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Ce-Classes.com maintains responsibility for this course. ASWB Approval Period: 1/5/2020-1/5/2023
- This course is NOT available for NBCC credit.
- The Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #852 BAP-Expires 3/31/2023
- The California Board of Behavioral Sciences. The California Board of Behavioral Sciences, BBS, recognizes relevant course work/training that has been approved by nationally recognized certifying bodies, such as APA, to satisfy renewal requirements.
- California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) Provider Number OS-12-147-0221 Expires 2-2021
- The Texas Board of Social Work Examiners, Continuing Education Provider – 5674 expires 4/30/2021.
- The Texas Board of Professional Counselors, Continuing Education Provider
- Massachusetts Authorization Number: 182
- Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board – Provider # RCST031201 Expires 5/31/2021
- New York Social Work Board – Ce-Classes.com is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0120.
- The Florida Board of Nursing (CE Provider #: 50-4896) Expires 10/31/2022 Do not send certificates to the Florida Board of Nursing. You must keep this certificate for 4 years.
- The California Board of Registered Nursing. CEP 15647 Expires 11/30/2022.
This course is Non Interactive .