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National Association Of Social Workers World AIDS Day 2002 - HIV/AIDS Stigma: Making the Connection to Discrimination and Prejudice

NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project

Nov 01, 2002

The stigma of AIDS is nearly as old as AIDS itself. When the epidemic emerged in 1981, it was perceived as a deadly disease that was transmissible from person to person (NASTAD, 2001). Furthermore, AIDS was closely associated with disfavored minority groups and culturally and historically taboo behaviors, such as homosexuality, drug use, and commercial sex work.

HIV/AIDS And Adolescents And Young Adults

NASW HIV/AIDS Spectrum Project

Apr 01, 2002

Social workers have a key role in helping adolescents and young adults (and their families) affected by HIV/AIDS. A recent NASW study showed that 39 percent of NASW members are employed in mental health settings: 14 percent in family and child services settings; 8 percent in medical clinics; 6 percent in schools; a combined 11 percent in aging, adolescents, addictions, and international settings; and 28 percent in multiple areas or other categories. (NASW, Practice Research Network, 2000).