In December 2006, the United Nations General Assembly proposed the hosting of International Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Days as an effective way of increasing access to, and awareness of, VCT services. The main premise of this proposal was to s...
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Abstract The main research question in this article is how access to information about HIV/AIDS and level of HIV/AIDS prevention related knowledge are distributed among disabled people, and whether level of knowledge predicts access to HIV/AIDS related services. A survey was carried out among a sample of 285 disabled people from three provinces in South ...
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Research article A critical assessment of the WHO responsiveness tool: lessons from voluntary HIV testing and counselling services in Kenya
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... concerning the employee's drug abuse, including EAP records of the ... Voluntary drug counseling referrals. d. Involuntary drug counseling referrals. ... (3) Failure to successfully complete an EAP counseling or rehabilitative ...
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BackgroundLow uptake of voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) in sub-Saharan Africa is raising acceptability concerns which might be associated with ways by which it is offered. We investigated the acceptability of home-based delivery of counselling and HIV testing in urban and rural populations in Zambia where VCT has been ...
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... Accession Number : ADA306947. Title : Voluntary Education Programs for Military Personnel-Management Information System,. ...
... Accession Number : ADA129122. Title : Voluntary Dehydration and Alliesthesia for Water,. Corporate Author : ARMY RESEARCH ...
... Accession Number : ADA194596. Title : Palatability of Drinking Water: Effects on Voluntary Dehydration. Descriptive Note : Final rept. ...
... Accession Number : ADA302649. Title : Defense Downsizing: An Evaluation of Alternative Voluntary Separation Payments to Military Personnel. ...
BackgroundHIV counseling and testing is an important intervention in the prevention, control and management of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Counseling and testing can be an entry point for prevention, care and support. Knowledge of the quality of services and motivations for testing by individuals is important for effective understanding of the ...
The Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Network was implemented in Brazil in the 1980s to promote anonymous and confidential access to HIV diagnosis. As a function of the population and dimensions of the local epidemic, the study assessed the network's coverage, using data from a self-applied questionnaire and data from the ...
... Accession Number : ADA440399. Title : Standards for Advisement, Invocation, and Waiver of Counsel in Military Intelligence Interrogations. ...
... Accession Number : AD0751679. Title : Preliminary Description of the Navy Career Counseling Process. Descriptive Note : Technical rept.,. ...
... Accession Number : ADA278221. Title : Needs for Guidance and Counseling and Expressed by a Selected Group of Army Health Nurses. ...
... Accession Number : ADA032054. Title : Navy Career Counseling research. Phase 3. Summary and Recommendations. ...
... Accession Number : AD0777461. Title : Impact of Navy Career Counseling on Personnel Satisfaction and Reenlistment. Phase 2. ...
... Accession Number : ADA076659. Title : Career Counseling Attitudes and Opinions of Army Officers,. Corporate Author : ARMY ...
It is increasingly acknowledged that confidentiality is relative rather than absolute in any counselling relationship. This is particularly the case for minors receiving counselling at school, where third parties such as parents and teachers frequently have access to information about an adolescent client. The Australian Psychological ...
Drawing on interviews with practitioners involved in voluntary-sector counselling in Scotland, this paper explores contradictions associated with the professionalisation of counselling in the UK. Five meanings of the term "professional" are identified. Those in support of professionalisation aim to bring these different meanings into ...
Objective To understand the influence of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) and an HIV-negative result on subsequent sexual behaviour; and to identify the specific felt needs of those testing negative. Design Serial interviews, 6 months apart, with people who had tested negative, and three one-off focus group discussions with counsellors. ...
Describes the relationships among ethics documents of the American Counseling Association and its divisions, national voluntary certification boards, state licensure boards, and counseling specialties. Discusses problems inherent in multiple codes and suggests actions toward the establishment of a single, unified code. (JPS)
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National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is June 27. NHTD is sponsored by the National Association of People with AIDS to encourage persons at risk to receive voluntary counseling and testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This year�s theme, �Take the Test. Take Control, � highlights the need for testing and counseling persons at ...
A real-time data collection system can mitigate problems of data completeness, accuracy and timeliness often experienced using paper-based data collection and subsequent data entry. The Client Management Information System developed for the Malawi AIDS Counseling and Resource Organization employs touchscreen computers to collect client information during ...
BackgroundVoluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. However, the utilization of VCT services particularly among men is low in Kasese district. We therefore conducted a study to determine the prevalence and factors associated with VCT use among men in Bukonzo West health ...
Voluntary counseling and testing is important in controlling the spread of HIV, especially among adolescents. The aim is to describe the perceptions of adolescents of the best options to providing voluntary counseling and testing services to them in Rakai District Uganda. A cross-sectional descriptive study was ...
... Accession Number : ADA376494. Title : Voluntary Separation Incentive and Special Separation Benefit Bonuses. Descriptive Note : Audit rept. ...
... Accession Number : ADA272261. Title : Voluntary Private Health Insurance Conversion Program. Descriptive Note : DoD Directive. ...
... Accession Number : ADA545637. Title : The Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Catalyst to Change Service Voluntary Education Programs. ...
... Accession Number : ADA400775. Title : The Effect of Voluntary Financial Incentives on Separation Rates for Mid-Career Military Personnel. ...
... Accession Number : ADA400323. Title : NIST Handbook 150, 2001 Edition: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. ...
... Accession Number : ADA303358. Title : Food Aid: Private Voluntary Organizations' Role in Distributing Food Aid. Corporate ...
Abstract It is estimated that 5.6% of the Tanzanian population ages 15-49 are infected with HIV, but only 30% of adults have ever had an HIV test. Couples' testing has proven to increase testing coverage and introduce HIV prevention, but barriers include access to testing services and unequal gender dynamics in relationships. Innovative approaches are needed to address ...
Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are more likely to be HIV positive. Many of these women never receive any relevant services, and those who do often access them only after events have escalated to a crisis requiring the police or emergency medical care. Evidence from other settings suggests that routinely asking women about experiences of partner violence ...
An international conference on family planning counseling held in Istanbul in April 1992 was attended by 60 health care professionals from 25 countries. The conference was co-sponsored by the Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception (AVSC) and the World Federation for Voluntary Surgical contraception. Participants ...
This study was conducted among 526 health care workers (HCWs) in Bangladesh to identify the levels and correlates of stigmatized attitudes toward people living with HIV (PLHIV). HIV-related stigmatized attitudes were measured by a set of items that reflected avoidance attitude of HCWs in hypothetical situations. A multiple linear regression model identified the following correlates of stigma: ...
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... Accession Number : ADA041140. Title : Navy Career Counseling Research: Navy Wives Study. Descriptive Note : Technical rept.,. ...
... Accession Number : ADA030860. Title : Navy Career Counseling Research: Command Retention Team Study. Descriptive Note : Technical rept.,. ...
... Accession Number : ADP000815. Title : Counseling Soldiers on TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) Results and Career Education Plans,. ...
... Accession Number : ADA536514. Title : 'Divorce Counseling'. Civil Affairs Proponency under a New Support Paradigm. ...
BackgroundWith the accessibility of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services in sub-Saharan Africa, more women are being tested for HIV in antenatal care settings. Involving partners in the counselling and testing process could help prevent horizontal and vertical transmission of HIV. This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of ...
. At this point they could apply for counselling positions in the public, private and voluntary sectors is available online at: www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/camdata/archive.html ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING 1 Programme title Counselling 6 UCAS code None 7 JACS code(s) [All associated with the programme] 8 Relevant
In Cayenne, French Guiana, 80% of HIV-positive patients followed at the hospital are migrants. Behavioural information is crucial for optimising HIV testing for this vulnerable group. Predictors of ignorance of the existence of free voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) centre and willingness to get tested were investigated in 2006 among 398 migrants ...
Families can play an important role in youth's decision-making about getting tested for HIV. To encourage youth to seek voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and ensure that they receive follow-up care, program managers should implement communication strategies that promote discussion about VCT within families and strengthen referral systems to better ...
Objective(s)We evaluated changes in characteristics of clients presenting for Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) before and during Care and Treatment Center (CTC) scale-up activities in Moshi, Tanzania between November 2003 and December 2007.MethodsConsecutive clients were surveyed following pre-test counseling, and rapid HIV ...
...PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM § 1455.1 Purpose and administration...requirements and definitions for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). (b)...
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ObjectivesTo describe sociodemographics, sexual risk behavior, and estimate HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Mumbai, India.MethodsEight hundred thirty-one MSM attending voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services at the Humsafar Trust, answered a behavioral questionnaire and consented for ...
... opportunities. DOD's Downsizing Although DOD has emphasized voluntary reductions, it has used various ... Downsizing DOD'S ...
... Accession Number : AD0269103. Title : HOMEOSTASIS THEORY OF SMALL GROUPS. VI. VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS. ...
... Accession Number : ADA265712. Title : Conditioning Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus Gilli) for Voluntary Diving Studies. ...
Within a sample of 256 current and former members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), it was found that the longer the time since husbands or wives had married, the less likely they were to report that premarital counseling had been available and voluntary, that it involved more hours of training, and that they had participated in it. However, ...
Despite proof of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) effectiveness in HIV disease prevention and management, there are limited reports on experience with pre- and post-HIV-test counseling in developing countries. In view of this, we aimed to bring to the fore the voluntary counseling and ...
BackgroundThe burden of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda is high. The aim of this paper is to describe the experience of the first 7 years of the prevention of mother- to- child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme in Mbale Regional Hospital, Eastern Uganda, with particular reference to the lessons learnt in changing from voluntary ...
BackgroundCounselling is considered a prerequisite for the proper handling of testing and for ensuring effective HIV preventive efforts. HIV testing services have recently been scaled up substantially with a particular focus on provider-initiated models. Increasing HIV test rates have been attributed to the rapid scale-up of the provider-initiated testing model, but there is ...
... were allowed to provide services to covered ... to the evaluation's objectives outlined ... UTILIZATION, *TRICARE, *COUNSELING, MILITARY FORCES ...
Voluntary counseling services are seen as a cost-effective strategy for HIV prevention and management because they help people to cope with their illness and reduce infection rates in others. This study explored and described the experiences of 20 nurses who rendered voluntary counseling in the Vhembe district, ...
The senior center is discussed as a base from which various services can be delivered to the elderly poor. It is pointed out that a senior center can provide social, recreational, educational, counseling, health, nutrition, employment, and voluntary commu...
Effective programs to prevent the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the general population require the identification of target populations for intense health education and voluntary test-linked counseling. Although much is known a...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is available in many settings in the United States. Voluntary testing can be obtained in medical care settings such as physician offices, hospitals, managed care organizations, and public health clinics, as well ...
...expressed preference, and because the employer feels that the dolly will allow the individual...for example, medical screening for high blood pressure, weight control counseling...detection. Voluntary activities, such as blood pressure monitoring and the...
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Despite the usefulness of VCT service as an entry point to prevention for the HIV-uninfected people and care, treatment and support for those who test HIV positive, VCT service remains poorly utilized among the fishing communities. The aim of the study was to identify factors influencing VCT service delivery and utilisation among fishing communities in Uganda and consequently, formulated a ...
BACKGROUND: Nigeria has the third highest population of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite this, the knowledge of HIV/AIDS and uptake of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is still low, especially in the rural areas. This study assessed knowledge of HIV/AIDS and attitude towards VCT among adults in a rural community in ...
This article addresses the changes in the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification's 2010 "Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors" as they relate to Section C: Advocacy and Accessibility. Ethical issues are identified and discussed in relation to advocacy skills and to advocacy with, and on behalf of, the client; to attitudinal barriers as well ...
This study assessed voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) uptake, nevirapine use and infant feeding options among the pregnant women seen in a tertiary care centre in Enugu, South-east Nigeria, with the aim of identifying gaps (if any) in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation in the hospital. It was a prospective study of ...
The formalization and professionalization processes in Romania resemble the early history of counseling in the United States, where development initially took place in the educational and career/vocational sectors. Brief accounts of the relationship between select periods in Romanian history and access to education and career/vocational support services ...
This study describes counseling and support services for African American and Latino adult learners that reduce barriers to graduation. Procedures adapted traditional counseling by (a) using faculty counselors and (b) including gender-, culture-, and adult-based perspectives in individual and group counseling and peer support. Support ...
This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors for male partner participation in HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) at two primary healthcare clinics in Moshi urban, Tanzania as well as the effect of partner participation on uptake of HIV perinatal interventions. Pregnant women (n = 2654) in their third trimester, participating in a ...
Examined whether and by what means inmates participating in a voluntary counseling program at Hamilton, Alabama, Correctional Facility could be distinguished from those not volunteering for counseling. Results indicated it was possible to distinguish these two group based on Intelligence Quotient, certain demographic factors, two ...
A pilot preventive intervention model was developed for a voluntary joint custody counseling program for parents of very young children. The program, which includes assessments, conferences, and ongoing counseling achieved by monitoring at regular intervals, is adaptable to agency or private clinical settings. Based on initial positive ...
... false Responses to requests for access to records. 700.12 Section 700...INDEPENDENT COUNSEL Protection of Privacy and Access to Individual Records Under the Privacy...700.12 Responses to requests for access to records. (a) Authority to...
AbstractProblemComprehensive service delivery models for providing post-rape care are largely from resource-rich countries and do not translate easily to resource-limited settings such as Kenya, despite an identified need and high rates of sexual violence and HIV.ApproachStarting in 2002, we undertook to work through existing governmental structures to establish and sustain health sector services ...
Given the prevalence of regular marijuana use among adolescents and associated risks for adverse consequences to functioning, effective interventions are needed that are tailored for this population. To date, most such counseling approaches have relied on non-voluntary participation by adolescent marijuana smokers and the outcomes have been only modestly ...
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services were launched in Egypt in 2005. A study of all functioning VCT centres in Egypt (7 mobile and 9 fixed) aimed to determine the profile of clients and their level of satisfaction to identify strengths and weaknesses in the service. In direct interviews with a sample of 928 clients, the main motive for ...
Since 1999, many African governments have launched programs to offer short-course antiretroviral drug regimens to reduce mother-to child transmission of HIV. HIV testing in prenatal care is the gateway to these antiretroviral regimens. Pilot projects in Africa show an uptake of antiretroviral drugs in 8% to 50% of pregnant women presumed to be HIV infected; often, a minority of eligible women in ...
Standards for technology ethics were first introduced into the "Code of Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors" in 2002. Since that time, the proliferation of technology has enhanced practice, changed the American vernacular, and become infused in the delivery of services to and teaching of individuals, families, and groups. The 2010 revision to the Code updates and reinforces standards ...
