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Engaging Reentry Population Part lll: Evidence Based Practices to Reduce Recidivism (Webinar)

Description:

Formerly incarcerated individuals/returning citizens have significant and complex challenges upon integrating back into society. As health care professionals, social workers, educators and advocates for justice, this webinar series seeked to engage persons of interest in a 3-part series where participants described systemic challenges as it relates to the social determinants of health, followed by the role of HIV/HCV/substance misuse plays in their lives and closing with how to foster retention and linkage to care via best practices. This series was best suited for those who were currently working with this population and wanted to sharpen their skills in the field.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify systemic barriers to care
  • Reduce barriers through collaboration
  • Discuss evidence based practices to link and retain returning citizens in care

Engaging Reentry Population Part ll: Facts and Figures in the Health of Reentry Populations (Webinar)

Description:

Formerly incarcerated individuals/returning citizens have significant and complex challenges upon integrating back into society. As health care professionals, social workers, educators and advocates for justice, this webinar series seeked to engage persons of interest in a 3-part series where participants described systemic challenges as it relates to the social determinants of health, followed by the role of HIV/HCV/substance misuse plays in their lives and closing with how to foster retention and linkage to care via best practices. This series was best suited for those who were currently working with this population and wanted to sharpen their skills in the field.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases in jail/prison
  • Discuss the role of substance misuse and mental health illness
  • Discuss best practices to improve health outcomes for returning citizens

Engaging Reentry Population Part l: The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Reentry Populations (Webinar)

Description:
Formerly incarcerated individuals/returning citizens have significant and complex challenges upon integrating back into society. As health care professionals, social workers, educators and advocates for justice, this webinar series seeked to engage persons of interest in a 3-part series where participants described systemic challenges as it relates to the social determinants of health, followed by the role of HIV/HCV/substance misuse plays in their lives and closing with how to foster retention and linkage to care via best practices. This series was best suited for those who were currently working with this population and wanted to sharpen their skills in the field.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define and identify the social determinants of health
  • Identify demographics of those incarcerated
  • Discuss the role of the social determinants of health in mass incarceration (recidivism)
  • Identify the impact of incarceration on health outcomes

Hi-V Regional Early Intervention Services: Policy & Procedure Writing Workshop

Writing and maintaining policies and procedures is a critical component of an effective and compliant Ryan White Early Intervention Services (EIS) program. This workshop focused on defining the EIS service category and targeted HIV testing, covered the key elements of policies and procedures, and gave participants the opportunity to practice writing policies and procedures for their EIS program.

 

Learning Objectives were:

  • Discuss key components of RWHAP Policy Clarification Notice 16-02 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services: Eligible Individuals & Allowable Uses of Funds)
  • Define RWHAP Service Categories (Early Intervention Services, Health Education/Risk Reduction, Outreach)
  • List the components of HIV Targeted Testing
  • Identify key components of Early Intervention Services policies and procedures
  • Describe methods for developing program policies and procedures
  • Practice writing policies and procedures for Early Intervention Services

Health Literacy: Leveraging Tools to Enhance Client Outcomes

Description:

This training reviewed how health literacy has an impact on client health outcomes. Participants learned about and practiced using various tools for assessing health literacy in their client population.

 

Learning Objectives were:

  • Define health literacy
  • List three barriers that can prevent a person from becoming health literate
  • Identify two potential negative outcomes for clients who have low health literacy
  • Identify twelve (12) tools for assessing client health literacy
  • Implement at least three (3) selected tools with clients

Do No Harm: Incorporating Harm Reduction Strategies into Patient-Centered Care

This workshop was for front-line staff looking to enhance their use of harm reduction strategies in practice. Participants discussed harm reduction and its role in patient-centered care,  explored organizational workflow and competency in working with active drug users, and practiced implementing harm reduction tools through hands-on demonstrations.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine how personal beliefs about people who use drugs affect service delivery
  • Define the components of harm reduction
  • Discuss the components of patient-centered care
  • Describe what a needle/syringe exchange program is and how it relates to harm reduction
  • Identify 5 harm reduction ‘tips and tricks’ to use with clients

Ryan White Part A Fiscal Monitoring Standards (Webinar)

Description:

This webinar provided a comprehensive overview of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A Fiscal Monitoring Standards. This presentation covered the structure of the fiscal monitoring standards and the relationship between the direct recipient of RWHAP Part A funds and sub recipients/contracts. The presentation included an overview of the site monitoring process and the responsibilities of both the recipient and sub recipient, as well as the expectation of policies and procedures and documented evidence of compliance with the fiscal monitoring standards. The presentation concluded with a discussion of the components of the Fiscal Monitoring Standards.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the structure of the Fiscal Monitoring Standards
  • Identify the differences between a recipient, a sub-recipient, and a contractor
  • Discuss RWHAP Monitoring Requirements between a Recipient and a Sub-recipient
  • Identify the difference and expectations regarding policies and procedures
  • Describe the components of the Fiscal Monitoring Standards and required components for compliance

Rapid ART: Health Outcomes and Care Engagement (Webinar)

Description:

This webinar provided a high-level overview of the rationale for rapid ART initiation and the research showing improved health outcomes and patient engagement. Counseling, education and creating a clinic protocol for rapid ART are important considerations. There are also patient level factors why rapid ART might not be appropriate.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss evidence supporting rapid antiretroviral treatment (ART) for persons with HIV
  • Describe the recommended antiretroviral treatment for treatment-naive individuals and factors to consider when selecting an initial regimen
  • Understand recommended laboratory studies to obtain at baseline

Risk Reduction Counseling Techniques (Webinar)

Description:

This one-hour interactive webinar was designed to help health and human service providers gain knowledge and skills in risk reduction counseling using a stage-based behavioral counseling approach. The webinar covered 1) the theoretical background for a stage-based risk reduction counseling approach; 2) how to use the stages of change model; 3) how to choose target behaviors and assess readiness for change; and 4) stage specific interventions. HIV/STI/HCV prevention and care services is the lens through which participants examined risk reduction counseling techniques.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize the basic concept behind the stages of change/trans-theoretical counseling model.
  • List the six stages of change.
  • Define target behavior.
  • Assess clients’ stage of readiness for change for target behavior.
  • Identify at least two stage specific interventions and the stage of change each applies to.

Community Mapping & Identifying Priority Populations for HIV Prevention and Care (Webinar)

Description:

This webinar explored how community mapping can enhance outreach programs for HIV prevention and care. Community mapping is a process of creating maps to gain a visual representation of community-specific data organized by geography.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of a  community mapping tool for outreach programs
  • Describe how to use free tools for community assessment; Google Maps, Google Earth and, Google Fusion
  • Understand community assessment as an essential working tool for HIV prevention and care