Aids prevention for adolescents at risk: Training social work students as leaders

Vered Slonim-Nevo, Wendy Auslander, Martha Ozawa, Sarah Gehlert

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Abstract

This paper describes a training program aimed at preparing 14 MSW students to teach AIDS prevention to adolescents at risk of HIV infection (i.e., increase knowledge, alter attitudes and teach risk-reduction behaviors). The majority of the students perceived this training not only as helpful in preparing them for the task at hand, but also in improving their overall social work skills and their chances to get a social work job in the future. In this paper, we also discuss problems related to AIDS prevention that arose during the training, such as rape and risk-reduction precautions and whether or not AIDS counselors should recommend taking the AIDS test.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-106
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Teaching in Social Work
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jul 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Sociology and Political Science

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