Melina Afzal
Pryzbyla Great Room A
Monday May 22
9am to noon  3 CE credits

Registration

Regular Registration Rate: $60
Current NCSSS Field Instructor Rate: $45
Current NCSSS Student Rate: $25

Melina Afzal

Washington DC area has the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the United Sates. For the Nation’s Capitol, we are still in the midst of an epidemic, nearly 36 years later. Social workers experienced the depth of HIV disease from the beginning. We were and still are in the front lines of addressing the complex and multi faceted psychosocial issues. We are educators, activists, advocates and support for those infected and affected. As HIV has moved from a death sentence to a chronic disease so have the understanding, perception and behaviors.

Since the start of the AIDS epidemic, ethics has been a significant challenge in policy, prevention and treatment. The intention and purpose of the Ethics of HIV for Social Workers workshop is for social workers to obtain a working knowledge of these ethical dilemmas on both a macro and micro level. The primary focus will be identifying areas of ethical dilemmas, impact on disenfranchised populations and troubleshooting the murky waters of ethics in relation to access to prevention and treatment. Participants will also gain insight into the personal impact of HIV/AIDS as well as the role of stigma. This is an interactive workshop which includes lecture, video and group discussion.

Objectives

Learners will gain an understanding of ethics in the AIDS epidemic and it’s connection and impact on both a macro and micro level.

• HIV 101 (transmission,  prevention & treatment)
• Ethical dilemmas and considerations:
  • Privacy & confidentiality (i.e. progress notes)
  • Duty to warn  (harm to self or others)
  • Transplant
  • Medical Power of Attorney
  • Client determination (right to decline treatment, palliative care, adherence)
  • Access to resources and care (medical care, NE, condoms or testing)
• Special populations and stigma
• Case Scenarios