New UC Berkeley Extension Course Addresses Issues Surrounding HIV/AIDS

New UC Berkeley Extension Course Addresses Issues Surrounding HIV/AIDS

Business Wire - Wednesday March 24, 1999

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1999--As the AIDS epidemic enters its third decade, practitioners in private practice and agency settings must be prepared to competently address those with and affected by HIV. The spread of the disease has increased the need for those working in the field to understand the potential problems facing a wide range of affected populations. This spring, UC Berkeley Extension will offer a new introductory-level course designed to increase understanding of the medical, psychological and social issues that confront HIV-infected individuals and their families.

"Psychological, Medical and Social Issues of HIV/AIDS" will take place on Saturday, April 17, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the UC Extension Center, 55 Laguna Street, San Francisco. The fee for the seminar is $175. For more course details, call 510/643-3883. To enroll, call 510/642-4111, or visit Extension's Web site and enroll online at www.berkeley.edu/unex.

This one-day course is designed for counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and graduate students who are beginning work with people living with HIV. The instructor will cover topics such as the epidemiological, medical, cultural and political aspects of HIV, interventions, case management and treatment and the legal and ethical issues surrounding HIV. It will be offered every semester, and, this fall, it will be offered in Redwood City. The course meets the Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for the HIV licensing of MFCCs and LCSWs.

Instructor David Jull Johnson is a licensed clinical researcher in private practice and an award-winning instructor at UC San Francisco School of Medicine. He has more than 15 years of experience in research and clinical work with women, children and men with HIV.

Contact:

UC Berkeley Extension Alice Boatwright, 510/643-8093
990324
BW990309

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