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If you have an idea for a session or for another topic you would like to see available, please contact Project REACH at
(401) 521-5759 x17.
Fall of 2010...
The REACH faculty is planning to provide the IHIV 101 and ICTRS course in Spanish!
Registration...
Payment must accompany the course registration form. We no longer accept email, fax, or phone registrations.
Questions...
If you have any questions regarding REACH trainings, please contact the REACH coordinator at 401-521-5759, ext. 17 prior to enrolling.
2010 COURSE LISTING
1 Day Booster Qualified Professional Integrated HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Test Counseling
Alfred Forbes and Gloria Hincapie
May 14, 2010
8:30am - 4:30pm
(maximum participants 12)
$40.00 deposit required with registration
Qualified Professional Test Counselor Workshop
Alfred Forbes and Gloria Hincapie
May 26-28, 2010
8:30am - 4:30pm
(maximum participants 28)
$40.00 deposit required with registration
This three-day course is limited to staff performing HIV testing in their agencies.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH-RI) has made strides to integrate viral hepatitis and partner counseling and notification into funded HIV testing
programs. Since risk behaviors that place clients at risk for HIV are also risks for viral hepatitis, integrated testing services for HIV and viral hepatitis is seen as an
effective and efficient prevention strategy. HEALTH-RI is aware that clients may be presenting for either HIV testing and/or viral hepatitis testing. Therefore, HEALTH
-RI is offering this integration training to the community as well as requiring new staff at HEALTH-RI funded testing sites to attend.
Successful completion of the course fulfills the Rhode Island law requirements for
HIV pre-test and post-test counseling. Participants must pre-register and successfully complete a written pre-test on HIV and viral hepatitis knowledge prior
to acceptance into the training. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have completed Integrated HIV 101 within the past 2 years and
must be performing HIV and viral hepatitis CTR as part of their job duties, or must be planning to do so immediately upon course completion. Must complete and pass a
pre-test prior to being accepted into the training.
Approved for 18 Contact Hours for the "HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Specialty
Endorsement" in the domain of Integrated HIV and Viral Hepatitis Counseling, Testing, and Referral
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this training participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate that they have a working knowledge of the transmission, risk
factors and prevention strategies (i.e. condom use, syringe exchange) associated with HIV and viral hepatitis;
- Access information on resources and make referrals to HIV and viral hepatitis services in Rhode Island;
- Access information on current Rhode Island laws and regulations on HIV and viral hepatitis testing and reporting;
- Conduct the 8 step process for pre-and post-test counseling:
Step 1: introduce and orient clients to HIV and viral hepatitis CTR services;
Step 2: assess clients personal risk factors for HIV and viral hepatitis;
Step 3: assist clients with identifying safer sexual behavior, safer syringe sharing behavior and how to modify behaviors that increase their risk for HIV
and viral hepatitis (i.e. sharing drug paraphernalia, nasal drug use, tattooing from unlicensed facilitates, body piercing);
Step 4: assist clients with developing an action plan to modify risk behavior;
Step 5: make referrals to local community resources and provide support for accessing referrals;
Step 6: explain the steps in rapid or conventional HIV and viral hepatitis testing;
Step 7: provide post-test counseling to clients on the results of HIV and viral hepatitis tests with additional referrals and support as needed;
Step 8: summarize and close the HIV and viral hepatitis testing, counseling and referral session.
- Assess clients' readiness to access partner counseling and referral services.
Basic Human Sexuality
Lucille Minuto, RN, BSN, MEd
June 2, 2010
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
$40 Deposit Required
The workshops will help the participants be more aware of their understanding on
human sexuality issues such as gender, sexual expression, intimacy and communication about sexual issues. Participants will be defining love and intimacy
for themselves; engaging in fun activities about how we communicate (and miscommunication) about sex; hear about the component of a healthy sexual
relationships. It is about information and increasing personal understanding.
Intended Audience
Basic Human Sexuality is for the preventionist dealing with sexuality issues with
clients. The purpose of the course is to increase the participant's understanding of human sexuality; it is NOT a course on sexual history taking or dealing with sexual
trauma issues. Participants are strongly encouraged to contact the course instructor with any questions about the suitability of the course to their needs.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of Session 1, the participants will be able to:
- Know the ground rules that best suit the needs of the individuals participating in the sessions.
- Understand terms associated with human sexual behavior such as sexual orientation, transsexuality and transgender.
- Identify the basic terms for sexual anatomy and physiology and sexual response.
- Discuss ways to use the course content with client groups and interactions.
Approved for 6 Contact Hours for the "HIV/AIDS and Viral Hepatitis Specialty
Endorsement" in the domain of "Sexual Risk Behaviors and Harm Reduction Strategies"
TRAINER BIOGRAPHIES
- Alfred L. Forbes is a Boston-based consultant with A. L. Forbes Consulting
Services. He has worked in various roles in the health service field for over 15 years and has conducted workshops nationally for the past 8 years.
- Jeremy Holman, PhD is a Senior Consultant at John Snow, Inc., and has
over eight years experience in the HIV/AIDS field. Since 2005, Dr. Holman has managed JSI's National Data Technical Assistance Center and has worked with
state and local projects to improve HIV service delivery. Before joining JSI, Dr. Holman was Executive Director of Boston AIDS Consortium (BAC),a local CBO
that provided HIV planning, capacity building, and TA services to enable minority CBOs in Massachusetts to implement effective HIV care and prevention programs for people of color, and to support the Boston EMA
Planning Council. An experienced trainer, Dr. Holman specializes in comprehensive planning, evaluating HIV/AIDS services, developing and implementing needs assessments and other community studies, maximizing
PLWH consumer involvement, developing standards of care and other quality management methods. In addition to his work at JSI, Dr. Holman is also an
adjunct instructor at Lesley University where he teaches world geography.
- Lucille Minuto, RN, BSN, MEd, is the Assistant Administrator at the Office of HIV/AIDS & Viral Hepatitis at the Rhode Island Department of Health. She has
been a public health educator in a variety of community and academic settings before coming to the Department of Health in 1995. Most of her
public health work has been in the area of human sexuality, substance use prevention and HIV. She has been teaching a course on Human Sexuality at a local college since the 1980's.
- Shannon Spurlock, MA is the Project Director of the Rhode Island HIV/AIDS
Prevention Evaluation Project for John Snow, Inc., and has over fifteen years experience in the prevention field and six years of HIV/AIDS prevention
evaluation experience. Ms. Spurlock has trained and worked with RI HEALTH funded HIV/AIDS Prevention vendors to build evaluation capacity through the
development process and outcome measures and logic models. She also serves as the evaluation consultant for the RICPG.
MORE INFO
Acceptance Policy
Please Note: effective October 2009 REACH will require a $40.00 deposit. Upon Completion of the course students/Agencies will be reimbursed their deposit. NO refund will be issued if the student does not cancel with 24 hour notice and does
not complete the course. Deposit fee waivers are available, and subject to approval. However, if a student is granted a fee waiver, and he or she does not attend the
course, then they will not be eligible to receive any future deposit fee waivers from REACH. Deposits must accompany your course application form in order to be accepted.
Students Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. All
prerequisites, if any, must be documented prior to final acceptance. Once we have reached capacity for an individual training, we will maintain a waiting list and
contact applicants by phone to notify them of late acceptance. If you have not received notification of your acceptance into a particular course, please call Project
REACH at 521-5759 ext. 17. HIV contractors of the Rhode Island Department of Health receive priority acceptance.
Course Times and Location
Unless otherwise noted, all courses will take place at DATA of Rhode Island, 102
Dupont Drive in Providence. The majority of courses take place from 9 am to 4 pm. Other course times are indicated in the course description.
Meals
Please bring your own lunch or be prepared to purchase lunch locally. There are
many restaurants located near the Project REACH office.
Cancellation Policy
Please contact Project REACH if you are unable to attend any training into which
you have been accepted, with at least 24 hours notice. Should an unforeseen emergency arise that forces us to cancel or postpone a training, we will make every
effort to notify you. In the event of inclement weather, cancellation of courses will be recorded on DATA's answering machine at 521-5759.
Course Levels
In order to provide you with a training experience that meets your expectations, we
offer course levels for most trainings. Please do not apply for a training if your background is inappropriate for the level of the course.
- Entry Level: Beginners in the HIV field, or new to subject area.
- Intermediate: Individuals with less than 5 years experience
- Advanced: Individuals with more than 5 years experience, with at least 1 year in a supervisory capacity.
Certificates of Completion
Certificates are given only for actual participation time. If you do not complete at least 80% of a training, you will not receive a certificate.
Directions to DATA of RI
102 Dupont Drive, Providence, RI 02907
- From Route 10 N: Take the Niantic Ave/Cranston Street exit. Keep straight
through the light (cross Niantic Ave.). Bear right onto Dupont Drive; #102 is on your right. Parking is available on the street or in the lot just past the building.
- From Route 10 S: Take the Huntington Ave. exit; keep straight onto
Huntington Ave (you will wind under Route 10). At the third light turn right onto Magnan Rd (crossing over Route 10). Turn left onto Dupont Drive.
- From Route 95 North: Take exit 16 to Route 10 N; follow directions from 10 N above.
- From Route 95 South: Take Exit 22B to Route 6 W to Route 10 S; follow directions from 10S above.
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