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Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ postings by addressing the following:

Explain how the stigma and discrimination may influence non-adherence of ART. Explain the roles of a social worker to improve medication adherence. Explain any ethical dilemmas your colleague might face while addressing adherence.

Recommend culturally sensitive interventions your colleague might implement to help patients maintain or improve adherence for the ethnic and racial group they identified.

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Post an explanation of factors causing stigma and discrimination in patients with HIV/AIDS. Then, describe the impact of stigma and discrimination on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and patients’ psychosocial profiles. Explain the propensity of excessive stigma and discrimination in certain ethnic and racial groups. Provide examples to illustrate your response. Focus on the NASW Code of Ethics, and explain ways you might address stigma and discrimination while providing HIV/AIDS education and preventive services. Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the resources and the current literature using appropriate APA format and style.

Some of the main factors that cause stigma around HIV/AIDS is people only associating it with sexual orientation, drug use, and sex work.There are also myths surrounding it that cause people to treat those diagnosed with this disease negatively. Some of these myths are that HIV/AIDS is a death sentence and that all people who have it are irresponsible. Due to this stigma people are more private about their status. Some seek care as privately as they can while others do not seek care at all. They don’t want anyone to know and treat them differently and they feel so strongly about this that they risk their health in the process. Stigma also plays a negative role in prevention. Stigma is a powerful deterrent of individual freedom and self-determination (Tomaszewski, 2012). Stigma leads people to be in denial and feel they are not at risk since they do not fall into certain categories or communities.

The incidence of HIV infection has steadily increased in communities of color, resource poor populations, and among men who have sex with men, all who are already subject to prejudice and discrimination. Excessive stigma and discrimination in certain ethnic and racial groups can lead to loss of harassment/abuse, poor care within the health sector, loss of hope and feelings of worthlessness and loss of reputation (Avert, 2017).

When social workers are addressing stigma and discrimination while providing HIV/AIDS education and preventive services they should focus on the ethical principle of service. The National Association of Social Workers (2017) states social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. Social workers elevate service to others above self-interest. Social workers draw on their knowledge, values, and skills to help people in need and to address social problems. Social workers are encouraged to volunteer some portion of their professional skills with no expectation of significant financial return.

Avert. (2017). HIV Stigma and Discrimination. DB 2

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Post an explanation of factors causing stigma and discrimination in patients with HIV/AIDS.

Individuals who suffer from HIV/AIDS often deal with negative associations, stigma, judgement, discrimination, etc. Some of the factors causing stigma and discrimination in patients with HIV/AIDS include culturally and historically taboo issues such as sexual orientation, drug use, and commercial sex work (Tomaszewski, 2012). A lack of knowledge on the disease and the factors associated with it also cause stigma and discrimination against patients with HIV/AIDS.

Then, describe the impact of stigma and discrimination on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and patients’ psychosocial profiles.

While local and global resources are available for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, individuals suffering from this social issue choose not to receive treatment, often times due to discrimination and stigma associated with being HIV positive (Tomaszewski, 2012). Households often wont register affected children in support programs, further limiting access to information, prevention, care and treatment (Tomaszewski, 2012). Some patients will not even get tested due to the associated stigma.

Explain the propensity of excessive stigma and discrimination in certain ethnic and racial groups. Provide examples to illustrate your response.

There is a tendency to discriminate or associate negative stigma excessively in certain ethnic and racial groups. “Research continues to indicate that persons of color living with HIV are more likely to report feeling stigmatized due to their serostatus than are their white counterparts” (Land & Linsk, 2013).

Focus on the NASW Code of Ethics, and explain ways you might address stigma and discrimination while providing HIV/AIDS education and preventive services.

The National Association of Social Workers (n.d) implemented a health training and education project for social workers. “The goal is to provide the necessary HIV and mental health practice skills for providers working in social work, mental health, and substance abuse fields to enhance and promote culturally competent practice with individuals, families, and communities affected by HIV/AIDS.”While providing these services, I might address stigma and discrimination by working to dispel myths and stereotypes, working to affect change on local, national, and international levels, increasing awareness, staying informed, and sharing information with clients, families, and friends, and working toward culturally competent practice with all clients (NASW, n.d.).

References:

Land, H., & Linsk, N. (2013). HIV stigma and discrimination: Enduring issues. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 12(1), 3–8.

National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). NASW HIV/AIDS spectrum: Mental health training and education of social workers project. Retrieved from