Counseling Clients with HIV Disease Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention

Counseling interventions are a proven and powerful way to help individuals with HIV cope with the enormous changes in their lives wrought by the disease. Proposing an innovative conceptual model for HIV clinical work, this book integrates empirical research on the psychosocial aspects of HIV with extensive case material. It provides a framework for assessing clients' psychosocial concerns and implementing interventions to facilitate adjustment; reviews medical and neurocognitive aspects of HIV disease progression; explores the psychotherapeutic context of HIV clinical work; and addresses risk reduction and prevention.

Mary Ann Hoffman is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Co-Director of the Counseling Psychology Program. Dr. Hoffman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Counseling Psychology. In addition to her work on the psychosocial aspects of HIV disease, she has published on the process and outcome of psychotherapy and of career counseling and on issues related to the training of psychotherapists. She is active in numerous professional organizations, consults to national organizations, and maintains a private practice in psychotherapy.