HIV Trends & Treatment 2010

with  Peter DalPra, LADC, LCS
A 6 hour training event on Friday, March 26, 2010

 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)
at Dr. Thomas Fox Memorial Chapel, Main Bldg., 105 Pleasant Street, Concord, NH

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTATION:  This workshop is designed for the substance abuse professional needing CEUs to fulfill LADC and CPS requirements.  This training meets the 6 hour HIV/AIDS training requirement for both the LADC and CPS credentials.  The goals of this workshop are to increase knowledge about HIV progression and treatment, increase understanding about NH HIV/AIDS EPI profile, and increase awareness of the correlation between HIV/STD/HEP (A, B&C) and TB.   The workshop will also address the utilization of Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in working with clients at high risk for HIV infection and secondary transmission.  Particular attention will be paid to the link between increased infection rate and the current rise of methamphetamine use.   Participants will: gain a basic knowledge about the HIV/AIDS epidemic and will be able to relay this information to their clients; learn strategies to work with their high risk clients utilizing harm reduction techniques; gain increased knowledge about the importance of integrating services of Substance Abuse, Mental Health, HIV/AIDS, housing providers and other community resources to better serve their clients. 

CPS Category:  HIV
LADC Performance Domains:  I, II, III, IV & V    Cat. of Comp: 1, 4 - 6, 8, 10 - 13, & 15 - 18

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:  Peter DalPra, LADC, LCS, is the Program Director at Phoenix House Franklin Center and an associate for LTG Counseling Associates as well as doing his own independent practice, DalPra Counseling Services.  He has worked as the Chemical Dependency and HIV/AIDS Case Manager for the former NH Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Recovery as well as for the Nashua Public Health Department as an HIV/AIDS Street Outreach Worker.  A nationally certified trainer in “Preventing HIV Disease Among Substance Abusers;”  he is a former Adjunct Faculty member at NH Technical Institute Human Services Department, in Concord, NH.  He is also a Past-President of NHADACA and was a member of the NH Board of AOD Professional Practice Peer Review Committee.

Register by:  ASAP, trainings have been filling up a month in advance;   Lunch will be provided

Fee:  NHADACA Members $25.00     Non-Members $35.00                            NASW CEUs $5.00          

For registration information contact:  Kim Hoitt, 528-6800 or  nhtiad@myfairpoint.net