The UCSF AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling: Perspectives on Psychotherapy, Prevention, and Therapeutic Practice - Softcover

Dilley, James W.; Marks, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0787941948 ISBN 13: 9780787941949

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1998

Synopsis

A Guide for Counselors in the AIDS Community

This practical and state-of-the-art compedium is a rich resourcethat should be a 'must read' for every health professional workingin the field of HIV. . . . The book is bound to instantaneouslybecome the standard against which other books in the field will bejudged.
--Michael Shernoff, editor of The Second Decade of AIDS: A MentalHealth Practice Handbook and Counseling Chemically DepAndent Peoplewith HIV Illness

Highlighting the work of pioneers in the field, this important bookis a comprehensive resource for professionals and volunteersworking in the HIV epidemic. Now that the epidemic has been with usfor more than a decade, researchers and clinicians have had theopportunity to explore the results of the AIDS virus--see thepopulations affected, note the medical and emotional issues facedby those infected, and think about ways to help. This anthologyoffers a wealth of practical information and innovative advice. Theauthors address the therapeutic challenges of treating thispopulation and offer guidance for dealing with issues such ascountertransference, grief management, multiple loss, and assistedsuicide. The book also describes specific treatment techniques forworking with clients with HIV and dual diagnoses such as substanceabuse and psychiatric disorders.

About this title

About the Author

JAMES W. DILLEY is executive director of the University ofCalifornia San Francisco AIDS Health Project.

ROBERT MARKS is the director of publications and training of theUniversity of California San Francisco AIDS Health Project and theeditor of FOCUS: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling.

From the Back Cover

Guidance for Counseling People Living with AIDS

The HIV epidemic has been raging for almost twenty years. Volunteers and mental health practitioners who counsel HIV-infected clients are often overwhelmed by the demands made of them by this complex and ever-changing pandemic.

The University of California San Francisco AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling synthesizes fifteen years experience in working with people with HIV and highlights the medical and psychological issues they confront, presenting effective strategies for counseling the ever-growing HIV infected population.

"This practical and state-of-the-art compendium is a rich resource that should be a ?must read? for every health professional working in the field of HIV. . . . The book is bound to instantaneously become the standard against which other books in the field will be judged."--Michael Shernoff, editor of The Second Decade of AIDS: A Mental Health Practice Handbook and Counseling Chemically Dependent People with HIV Illness

"This is a startling book which eloquently presents insight and guidance on all levels of counseling around HIV issues. . . .Thorough, articulate, practical, and shows a depth of understanding which can only emerge at the confluence of excellent academia and extensive experience."--Lorraine Sherr, Churchill Fellow, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University College London Medical School

"This volume is authored and compiled by some of the most experienced and thoughtful authorities in the field. In its detailed consideration of the behavioral aspects of the transmission and the mental health consequences of HIV infection, this volume provides an invaluable and welcome resource."?Richard W. Price, chief, neurology service, San Francisco General Hospital and professor of neurology, University of California San Francisco

From the Inside Flap

Guidance for Counseling People Living with AIDSThe HIV epidemic has been raging for almost twenty years. Volunteers and mental health practitioners who counsel HIV-infected clients are often overwhelmed by the demands made of them by this complex and ever-changing pandemic.The University of California San Francisco AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling synthesizes fifteen years experience in working with people with HIV and highlights the medical and psychological issues they confront, presenting effective strategies for counseling the ever-growing HIV infected population."This practical and state-of-the-art compAndium is a rich resource that should be a ?must read' for every health professional working in the field of HIV. . . . The book is bound to instantaneously become the standard against which other books in the field will be judged."--Michael Shernoff, editor of The Second Decade of AIDS: A Mental Health Practice Handbook and Counseling Chemically DepAndent People with HIV Illness"This is a startling book which eloquently presents insight and guidance on all levels of counseling around HIV issues. . . .Thorough, articulate, practical, and shows a depth of understanding which can only emerge at the confluence of excellent academia and extensive experience."--Lorraine Sherr, Churchill Fellow, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University College London Medical School"This volume is authored and compiled by some of the most experienced and thoughtful authorities in the field. In its detailed consideration of the behavioral aspects of the transmission and the mental health consequences of HIV infection, this volume provides an invaluable and welcome resource."?Richard W. Price, chief, neurology service, San Francisco General Hospital and professor of neurology, University of California San Francisco

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787941948
• ISBN 13: 9780787941949
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456