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

James W. Dilley

ISBN 10: 0787941948 / ISBN 13: 9780787941949

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1998

About this Item

This text comprises specific counselling approaches to help HIV positive people live with their illness. Also discussed is familiarity with specific techniques to treat AIDS clients experiencing substance abuse problems, personality disorders, and other dual diagnoses. Editor(s): Dilley, James W.; Marks, Robert. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JKSN2; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567. . 1998. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The UCSF AIDS Health Project Guide to Counseling: Perspectives on Psychotherapy, Prevention, and Therapeutic Practice
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787941948
• ISBN 13: 9780787941949
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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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 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.