3-Hour HIV/AIDS, Sexual Health, and Substance Use: Key Clinical Strategies for Mental Health Professionals

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All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC Related seminars and products

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Lisa Connors, PhD, LCPC, LPC, NCC is a licensed clinical professional counselor (MD), licensed professional counselor (PA), national certified counselor, board-certified coach, master addiction counselor, certified clinical trauma professional, and certified grief-informed professional. She is also a fellow in thanatology.

Ms. Connors has been in the human services/social work/counseling/addiction fields for over 30 years. She has worked in a variety of settings providing services to the despondent and downtrodden. Ms. Connors works tirelessly to help others reach their fullest potential in life, helping and empowering others who have been oppressed, stigmatized, marginalized, and victimized. Her greatest passion is working with individuals affected by HIV/AIDS, substance use and mental health disorders, violence/abuse/trauma, grief and loss, and racial and social injustices.

Ms. Connors has served on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and is the past co-chair of the HIV Planning Group for the state of Maryland. Currently, she serves as the interim secretary and treasurer for the Pennsylvania Association of Addiction Professionals. In addition to her clinical work, Ms. Connors is a college professor at Anne Arundel Community College. She is a member of many organizations, including ACA, NASW, NAADAC, and ADEC. Ms. Connors earned her Master of Arts in professional counseling from Liberty University, her Master of Divinity from Howard University, and her PhD in psychology at Walden University.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lisa Connors maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with Anne Arundel Community College, University of Maryland, and The Institute for Life Coach Training. She receives compensation as a consultant. Lisa Connors receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lisa Connors is a member of the Maryland Association of Addiction Professionals, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), and the American Counseling Association (ACA).

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Objectives

1. Determine how to address infectious diseases and mental health nuances from a public health approach.
2. Utilize clinical strategies and evidence-based screenings to identify sexual risk among mental health clients.
3. Examine the effectiveness and efficacy of integrating HIV and mental health in clinical settings.
4. Choose appropriate interventions and tools to support mental health clients at risk of being impacted and clients living with the comorbidities of HIV and mental health.

Outline

The State of Emergency of HIV

• Test your knowledge
• Address the statistical data of HIV
• Where does prevention, testing, and treatment fall into it?
• Limitations of the research and potential risks

Let’s Start in the Middle: Connecting the Dots

• What’s happening with our clients: Addressing syndemics of HIV and mental health
• The powerful role of social determinants
• What harm reduction really looks like in practice
• Real life case scenarios
  • Maleek is a 38-year-old male with a history of suicidal ideation and substance use issues
  • Sheila is a 24-year-old woman with a history of inconsistent condom use
  • Mandy is a 15-year-old foster care child with multiple sexual partners
  • Chris is a 40-year-old male living with HIV

Explore HIV stigma

• Address systemic, personal oppression, and institutional betrayal
• Dismantle the 4s of HIV and mental health
• Review the elephant in the room and changing systems
• Call to accountability: What to do as mental health professionals

Best Practices: Healing, Reconciliation, Resiliency, and Hope

• Integrate approaches
  • Spirituality
  • Narrative model
• Bring faith, religion, and spirituality into the room
• Use culture as a strength marker
• New innovations for us
• Collaboration among recovery experts

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Case Managers
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Other Mental Health Professionals