This is a closed event and is passcode protected.
To receive the Event Access Code for this class, please review and complete all pre-requisite requirements.
Requirements and Pre-requisites:
1) All attendees must have attended the HIV Prevention Counseling Series: The Facts and the Fundamentals classes in their entirety in the state of Virginia in the past 12 months. The information provided in these courses build upon each other.
2) To be considered for this class, please ensure that we have a copy of all of your certificates of completion from The Facts live and online module sessions and the Fundamental's training. Once all certificates of completion have been uploaded, you will be provided the event access code. Applicants will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please confirm in advance by emailing Chanel Marshall at chanel.marshall@inova.org.
Course Description:
The Fundamentals of Prevention Counseling 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 Fundamentals course is a prerequisite for this course.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Identify strategies to support clients in making behavior changes that will reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV
- Demonstrate through practice sessions the six steps of prevention counseling
- Support the client in making a decision about testing and preparing for the result
- Assist the client who tests to begin to integrate the result emotionally, behaviorally, and socially
If you have any questions about this process, please email Nathaniel Lewis at nathaniel.lewis@inova.org.
