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About the Editors	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
A Generalist Practice Model in HIV/AIDS Services: An Empowerment Perspective	p. 1
The Ongoing Challenges of HIV/AIDS	p. 1
Generalist Practice Model	p. 19
The Relationship Process: Engaging Client Systems in Services	p. 22
The Data-Gathering Process	p. 28
Assessment	p. 36
Interventions	p. 40
Evaluation of Services	p. 46
The Termination Process	p. 50
Conclusion	p. 54
Case Management	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Case Management Models	p. 67
Research of Case Management	p. 73
Emerging Issues in the Field	p. 77
Service Implications	p. 78
Conclusion	p. 80
The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior and Injection Drug Use	p. 85
Introduction	p. 85
Risk Reduction Among IDUs	p. 87
The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change	p. 89
Practitioners' Applications of the TTM	p. 96
Current and Future Research of the TTM with IDUs	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 105
Utilization of Needle Exchange Programs and Substance Abuse Treatment Services by Injection Drug Users: Social Work Practice Implications of a Harm Reduction Model	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
The Harm Reduction Philosophy	p. 110
Needle Exchange Programs	p. 113
Massachusetts State Treatment Needs Assessment Program	p. 116
Practice Implications	p. 121
Conclusion	p. 123
HIV Prevention Models with Mexican Migrant Farmworkers	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
HIV/AIDS, Mexican Farmworkers, and Agricultural Labor in the United States	p. 128
Research-Informed Understanding of HIV Risk	p. 134
HIV Risk Factors in Mexican Migrant Laborers	p. 135
HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors	p. 139
Contextualizing HIV Risk	p. 143
Conceptual Model of Risk	p. 144
Implications for HIV Prevention and Treatment Services: State of the Art and Beyond	p. 147
Long-Term Recommendations: Expanding Resources, Infrastructure, and Labor Reform	p. 154
A Family Intervention Model for Engaging Hidden At-Risk African Americans in HIV Prevention Programs	p. 161
Introduction	p. 161
African Americans and HIV	p. 162
African Americans As Hidden Populations	p. 164
Family-Focused Interventions and Hidden Populations	p. 166
Factors to Consider	p. 170
Conclusion	p. 171
HIV/AIDS Among African Americans in the Mississippi/Louisiana Delta Region: A Macro-Practice Empowerment Model	p. 177
Statement of the Problem	p. 177
African Americans and the Risk of HIV/AIDS	p. 180
HIV/AIDS in Rural America	p. 181
Proposed Practice Model for Culturally Sensitive Practice with African Americans	p. 184
Cultural Influences on HIV/AIDS Prevention: Louisiana African-American Women	p. 197
Introduction	p. 197
HIV/AIDS Statistical Overview	p. 198
Louisiana African-American Women	p. 201
Ethnic Epistemology	p. 205
Culture in Prevention Efforts	p. 207
Index	p. 213
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