AIDS Counseling Health Article

KEY TERMS

AIDS—Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, caused by infection with HIV.

BSW—Baccalaureate degree in social work.

HIV—Human immunodeficiency virus, a pathogen that gradually destroys the immune system and eventually causes death.

Lay person—Person who performs a job effectively with little or no special training.

Long-term care—A facility that provides nursing and basic needs care when a client is no longer able to receive that care at home.

MSW—Master's degree in social work.

Needs assessment—Interview conducted by a counselor with client and family, to review charts and interview other health workers to determine what specific services are required by client.

BOOKS

Smith, Raymond A., ed. Encyclopedia of AIDS: A Social, Political, Cultural, and Scientific Record of the HIV Epidemic. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.

United States Department of Labor, comp. Occupation Outlook Handbook: 2000–01 Edition. Washington, D.C.: Department of Labor. NTC/Contemporary Publishing Co., 2000.

ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Social Workers. 750 First Street NE, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20002-4241. <http://www.naswdc.org>.

National Minority AIDS Council. 1931 13th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20009.

Peggy Elaine Browning