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Building Bridges to Cultural Competency

HVCS Newburgh 280 Broadway, 4th Floor, Newburgh

6.5 OASAS credits This one-day training explores the broad definition of culture and its relationship to competent and effective health care and human service delivery. As a result of this training, participants will be able to: • Discuss invisible privilege and its affect on both receiving and providing services; • Explore potential obstacles to providing […]

Introduction to HIV, STIs and Viral Hepatitis

HVCS Newburgh 280 Broadway, 4th Floor, Newburgh

This one day introductory training will prepare non-physician health and human services providers to address HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and viral hepatitis in an integrated, client-centered manner. The training will review the similarities and differences in transmission, screening, available treatments and needed support services for each of the diseases. The training will emphasize the […]

Prevention Strategies & HIV Positive Clients – Webinar

Webinar

Prevention Strategies and HIV Positive Clients January 10th, 2014, 10 am – 12 pm During this 2 hour webinar we will discuss strategies to help people living with HIV achieve behavioral changes that can prevent negative health outcomes for themselves and avoid transmission to others. This Webinar will allow participants to:   Define “primary” and […]

Free

Supporting Sexual Health Among Young MSM of Color

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

This one-day training will explore the social factors that impact sexual and substance use behaviors among young men who have sex with men (MSM) of color. Health and human services provider will examine how these factors contribute to high rates of sexual and substance use risk behaviors among HIV positive and HIV negative MSM of […]

Working with Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

Working with Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS This one day training will provide an overview of the NY State epidemiological trends of HIV in older adults, an overview of sexual activity, social isolation, mental health and substance use issues and the impact of co-morbid conditions among those aging with HIV. This information will then be […]

Active Drug Users and HIV/HCV Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

Active Drug Users and HIV/HCV Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence This one-day training is designed to assist health and human services providers in promoting retention in care and treatment adherence with active substance users.  Providers that are aware of effective strategies for working with active substance users can play a vital role in assisting […]

Surviving and Thriving: Older Gay Men and MSM Living with HIV

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

HIV & Aging Training from ACRIA on March 7th! Training will take place from 9 AM - 5 PM.     COURSE TITLE:   Surviving and Thriving: Older Gay Men and MSM Living with HIV    In NYS, more than 35% of people living with HIV are gay men or men who have sex with […]

Introduction to HIV, STIs and Viral Hepatitis

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

This one day introductory training will prepare non-physician health and human services providers to address HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and viral hepatitis in an integrated, client-centered manner. The training will review the similarities and differences in transmission, screening, available treatments and needed support services for each of the diseases. The training will emphasize the […]

Hepatitis C: Screening, Diagnosis, and Linkage to Care

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

Description: This one day training will help increase non-clinical health and human services provider’s knowledge of Hepatitis C screening and diagnosis and the importance of effective linkage to care for persons infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). By the completion of this training, providers will be able to: Describe the burden of HCV disease. […]

Free

Sex, Gender and HIV/AIDS, Pt 1

HVCS Hawthorne 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY, United States

This two-day training is designed to help health and human services providers promote sexual health among their clients by building their capacity to talk sensitively and non-judgmentally about sexual identity, gender identity and sexual behaviors. Topics to be covered during the training include: sexual and gender identity; strategies for talking with clients about sexual health […]