Prisoners With HIV/AIDS: A Guide To Help Caregivers Understand, Care For and Counsel Infected Inmates

• NCJ Number: 179302
• Author(s): Mary E. Ciptak; Kimberley K. Yablonski
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 42 pages
• Sale Source: LRP Publications
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This is a guide to understanding, caring for and counseling HIV/AIDS-infected inmates.

Abstract

The guide can be used to help inmate caregivers, volunteers and even HIV/AIDS-infected inmates themselves understand the diseases in simple terms. It provides information on basic definitions, how best to help inmates understand their disease, cope with the realities of it and care for those dying of AIDS. The booklet is divided into the following chapters: (1) HIV and the Immune System (disease progression, transmission and HIV testing); (2) Nutrition; (3) Communication Skills (becoming a good listener, counseling basics, and cultural differences and similarities); (4) Coping With Fears (common coping patterns and emotional responses to terminal illness); (5) Confronting Dementia; (6) How To Prevent Caregivers, Volunteers From Burning Out; (7) How To Make Sick Inmates Comfortable (environmental comfort measures, universal precautions, general hygiene); (8) Tips for Starting a Peer Education Program for Inmates; (9) Discharge Planning (disability benefits, legal issues and confidentiality); and (10) Resources.