Class Descriptions

HIV/AIDS Programs, Policies, Services

SW748

Credits:	1
Prerequisites:	None

Pathway Associations

Community Change
Global	Elective
Interpersonal Practice	Elective (Host)
Mgmt & Leadership
Policy & Political
Program Evaluation
Older Adults
Children & Families

Course Description

This mini-course will acquaint students with the basic and advanced facts about HIV/AIDS and sensitize students to the multitude of public health, social policy and social service delivery issues that AIDS presents, and provide US and global perspectives to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Students will be sensitized to the special challenges AIDS presents for social work practice. Students will be presented with an approach to evidence based practice, and will review the state of HIV related evidence based prevention practice from national and global perspectives.

Objectives

Students will be able to:
1. Describe and diagram the pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS
2. Explain current and predict future country-specific and global incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS using social epidemiology models
3. Apply a model of empirically based evidence search strategies and procedures
4. Locate, assess and use sources for empirically based best practice prevention focused interventions for HIV/AIDS at individual, social and structural factor levels.

Design

The course will include participatory discussions, written assignments, and experiential exercises related to course materials. Guest speakers may be invited to address special topics. Evaluation of direct practice will occur using a variety of strategies, including case studies, in vivo examples, and simulations.

Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity and Social Justice (PODS)

This course integrates PODS content and skills with a special emphasis on the identification of theories, practice and/or policies that promote social justice, illuminate injustices and are consistent with scientific and professional knowledge. Through the use of a variety of instructional methods, this course will support students developing a vision of social justice, learn to recognize and reduce mechanisms that support oppression and injustice, work toward social justice processes, apply intersectionality and intercultural frameworks and strengthen critical consciousness, self-knowledge and self-awareness to facilitate PODS learning.