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HIV/AIDS care & counselling : a multidisciplinary approach /

Van Dyk, Alta C.

HIV/AIDS care & counselling : a multidisciplinary approach / HIV/AIDS care and counselling Alta van Dyk. - 3rd ed. - Cape Town : Pearson Education, 2001. - xiv, 394 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamental facts about HIV/AIDS: HIV and the immune system--The transmission of HIV--Symptoms and diseases associated with HIV/AIDS--Diagnosing HIV infection and AIDS--Managing HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy--Prevention and empowerment in the HIV/AIDS context--Principles and strategies for prevention--Prevention in traditional Africa--Changing unsafe behaviour and practices--HIV/AIDS education and life-skills training--HIV/AIDS counselling: Basic counselling principles and skills--Pre-and post-HIV-test counseling--Counselling in various contexts--Bereavement and spiritual counseling--Care and Support: Home-based care--Support for orphans and other vulnerable children--Infection control--Care and nursing principles--Care for the caregiver--Legal, ethical and policy issues: The Constitution and the legal framework--The basic rights of people living with HIV/AIDS--National policy on testing for HIV--Health Professions Council guidelines on the management of patients with HIV infection or AIDS--HIV/AIDS and employment: code of good practice--National policy on HIV/AIDS for learners and educators--Women's rights--The rights of children--The Caregiver's bookshelf: suggestions for further reading--Websites.

9781868913664

2002482084


AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Counseling of.
HIV-positive persons--Counseling of.
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Care.
HIV-positive persons--Care.
AIDS (Disease)--Psychological aspects.

RC606.6 / .V36 2005

362.1/969792