How to Have Conversations with Patients About HIV – Engaging & Supporting Patients
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Educational Goal
Participants will gain competency in discussing HIV diagnosis, treatment, and prevention with clients.
Description
We know that stigma inhibits access to and engagement in services. Through this training we seek to identify concrete tools we can use to talk to someone about their HIV status while offering practical and proven-effective strategies for communication with people living with HIV to promote connection to care.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Tanagra M. Melgarejo (ella/she) was born and raised in Puerto Rico and is the proud daughter of Mexican and Cuban immigrants. She joined the National Harm Reduction Coalition in 2017 and is their National Learning and Engaging Strategist, overseeing NHRC’s national capacity building and learning and engagement portfolios. She holds an MSW from the University of Puerto Rico, where she was also a lecturer for their graduate school of social work. Tanagra is an intersectional feminist who believes in decolonization as the way towards liberation.
Financially Sponsored By
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana