About The News : a publication of the Atlanta Gay Center. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1984-199? | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1986)
a The Journal df AID Atlanta page 6 rARF ENOUGH TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE a comprehensive introduction to *the AIDS epidemic 9k ^AID Atlanta s response Mhe ways you can make a difference Special Luncheon Programs AID Atlanta invites you to attend All Volunteer Training Weekend Piedmont Hospital The New Rich Auditorium 1968 Peachtree Road, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, June 1, 1986 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 9:00 HOME HEALTH CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS (PWAs) Videotape: San Francisco AIDS Foundation 9:45 BREAK 10:00 BEING THERE: PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH HTLV-III AND ITS ANTIBODIES Saturday, May 31 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. WOMEN AND AIDS Continuing Education Unit credit is available form the University of Georgia School of Social Work, Office o f Continuing Social Work Education. Julia Davis, board member and chairperson of the Women’s AIDS Task Force, leads a panel discussion featuring members of the Task Force s special subcommittees. Since its formation in late 1985, the Women’s AIDS Task Force has produced a brochure on women at risk for AIDS and organized subcommittees on IV drug users, minorities, and children. Members are organizing an area-wide blood drive campaign during the week of June 27 (Gay Pride Week) in cooperation with the American Red Cross, Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance, and YWCA. Sunday, June 1 12:20 - 1:45 p.m. AID Atlanta is an organization approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The APA approved sponsdr maintains responsibility for the program. Sunday Afternoon Options A JOB FAIR OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ES 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. AIDS is only a band of the spectrum of HTLV-III infection and its symptoms. Today's panel includes a person with antibodies to the virus but without symptoms, a person with swollen lymph nodes (Lymphadenopathy), a person with AIDS—Related Complex (ARC), and a person with AIDS. William Glllaspie, M.S.W. Moderator ?WA Support Group Facilitator 10:50 . . BREAK 11; 00 ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS .AND PERSONAL RESPONSES TO AIDS William Gillaspie, M.S.W. 12:30 LUNCHEON PROGRAM (See separate panel for details) 2:00 . . .THE NETWORK OF SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PWAs AND PEOPLE WITH ARC SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HTLV-III/LAV AID Atlanta’s Case Manager, Sarah Holmes, M.A., a doctoral candidate in psychology at Georgia State University, will chair a program featuring therapists and facilitators who lead support groups for people affected by AIDS, ARC and Lymphadenopathy. . Weekly support groups are offerd under the auspices of AID Atlanta for people whose lives are touched by the AIDS epidemic. Among the support groups available are bereavement, holistic approaches to AIDS, groups for lovers, friends and members ef families of People with AIDS £ (pwA’s). For people already infected with HTLV-III/LAV, i groups are available for PWA’s and people with ARC and U Lymphadenopathy. A groups for the worried well, such as . (those who have been infected with the virus but show no symptoms, will be offered in the near future. CONCURRENT SESSIONS (Separate registration required.) 1 RED CROSS HOME NURSING COURSE 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sheppard Spinal Clinic Maria Hansen, MPH, an AID Atlanta volunteer trained as a Home Nursing instructor by American Red Cross, will teach the first session of an 18-hour certified nursing course. Anyone interested in working as volunteer in AID Atlanta's new Practical Support program is encouraged to enroll in this special course which has been adapted to meet the needs of peolewho provide care to PWAs. No previous health care expferience is required. A $15.00 fee is required to cover costs of materials, certification, and classroom space. Subsequent clases in the series will be held on five Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. CASE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP FOR CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND NEW BUDDIES 2:00-5:00 p.m. Old Rich Auditorium Paul Plate, M.Ed., will conduct a three-hour workshop dn case management, intended for potential Buddies as well as for currently active Buddies, this session will acquaint volunteers with the new Patient Services manual. In addition to the Buddy's role as a friend to a PWA, each Buddy is expected to serve as a "mini case manager," coordinating AID Atlanta’s sen/ices tc the PWA and identifying new resources for meeting the client’s special needs. This afternoon’s workshop will offer specific suggestions for fulfilling the case manager role. r A $5.00 fee is requested to cover the cost of the Patient Services manual. This job fair is your opportunity to learn more about your future role as a volunteer with AID Atlanta. Volunteers from each of the agency’s active programs will be on hand to talk with you one-to-one about their involvement with specific programs. Learn from their experiences, ask for their suggestions, offer your assistance to the programs that interest you. THE GAPS VS SEED TO FILL Sarah Holmes, M.A. Case Manager AID ATLANTA Two concurrent sessions are offered in separate locations from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. For information on the Red Cross Home Nursing course and the Buddy Case Management workshop, see separate panel. Saturday, May 31, 1986 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. 8:30 REGISTRATION (Coffee will be provided) 3:30 BREAK 3:45 FILLING THE GAPS: A JOB FAIR OF AID ATLANTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES (See separate panel for details) 9:00 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Heath Costain President AID Atlanta 5:00 CLOSING COMMENTS QUESTIONS AND^ ANSWERS 5:30 ADJOURN 9:10 ........ . WHAT IS HTLV-III/LAV INFECTION? From AIDS to ARC to Lymphadenopathy The Spectrum of Symptoms Stosh Ostrow, M.D. Vice President AID Atlanta 10:30 BREAK 10:45 PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF INFECTION WITH HTLV-III/LAV Don Smith, Ph.D. Chief Psychologist Georgia Mental Health Institute Chairperson, Education Committee AID Atlanta 12:00 . LUNCHEON PROGRAM (See separate panel for details) 1:45 . ... . . • ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND AIDS David MacDonald, C.A.C., M.S.W. Community Addiction Services 2:15 ....... BREAK 2:30 .... . LIVING WITH DEATH AND DYING Nancy Paris Director Hospice Atlanta 4:15 ... BREAK 4:30 ....... . DEALING WITH FEELINGS: DEATH AND DYING Jane Gavin, A.C.S.W. Therapist Board Member AID Atlanta 5:30 .. ADJOURN Today's presentations are only half of the total weekend program. Sunday's sessions are equally important. Please plan to attend both days, if at all possible. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 27, 9:00 p.m. Mail or deliver registration to: AID Atlanta 811 Cypress Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Please enroll me in the two-day All Volunteer Training weekend. I have enclosed $15.00 payable to AID Atlanta to cover all materials, Including refreshments and two luncheons. I will be applying for CEU credit from the University of Georgia School of Social Work, Office of Continuing Social Work Education. Enclosed is my additional $3.00 application fee. I will be applying for CEU credit from the American Psychological Association. Enclosed is my additional $5.00 application fee. Enroll me in the American* Red Cross Home Nursing course. I have erclosed an additional $15.00,‘payable to the American Red ’’ross« Enroll me In the Case Management Workshop for Buddies. 1 have enclosed $5.00 to cover the cost cf the Patient Services Manual ADDRESS CITY/STATE/ZIP ; PHONE (HOME) _
