UIC / HBHC Treatment Advocacy Program Main Menu Introduction to TAP 12/9/03 1 The University of Illinois at Chicago / Howard Brown Health Center Treatment

UIC / HBHC TreatmentAdvocacy Program

Main MenuIntroduction to TAP 12/9/03 1

The University of Illinois at Chicago / The University of Illinois at Chicago / Howard Brown Health Center Howard Brown Health Center

Treatment Advocacy ProgramTreatment Advocacy Program

Coping with HIV Treatment & Coping with HIV Treatment & sexualitysexuality

IntroductionIntroduction



Initial TAP Visits: Goals

Welcome to Welcome to TAPTAP

During these first visits we will…During these first visits we will… Discuss your coping with HIVDiscuss your coping with HIV

Begin discussing sexual safety, Begin discussing sexual safety, skills, and attitudesskills, and attitudes

Begin skills for HIV medications, if Begin skills for HIV medications, if necessary.necessary.



Initial TAP visits: Participation

TAPTAP Participation: Participation:

We will discuss very personal issues involved with HIV.

TAP is most effective if you are open and honest about coping with HIV.

If you are uncomfortable with any question or topic just say so and we will skip over it.



Initial TAP visits: Confidentiality

Remember, everything you say Remember, everything you say here is strictly confidential.here is strictly confidential.

All information is kept in locked files, All information is kept in locked files, and is used only for research or and is used only for research or sessions.sessions.

What questions do you have about What questions do you have about this?this?

Confidentiality:Confidentiality:



TAP approach to coping; overall health

Our main goal is to Our main goal is to promote your overall healthpromote your overall health

Health &Health &

Well BeingWell Being

Coping with Coping with Sexuality & Sexuality & TreatmentTreatment

In In TAPTAP we do that through we do that through skills for coping with…skills for coping with… Sexuality & sexual riskSexuality & sexual risk HIV treatmentHIV treatment



TAP approach to coping : Sexual Safety

Health &Health &



Although you are HIV+, sexual Although you are HIV+, sexual safety is still very important.safety is still very important.

A A new STD or new STD or drug resistant drug resistant strain of HIV is strain of HIV is very harmfulvery harmful

It is important to not pass on HIV.It is important to not pass on HIV.



TAP approach to coping: Treatment adherence

Health &Health &



Taking your meds Taking your meds all the timeall the time, , on timeon time, is also critical, is also critical

Missed doses Missed doses allow HIV to allow HIV to growgrow

Learning to cope well with treatment can Learning to cope well with treatment can help you stay on your meds.help you stay on your meds.



TAP approach to coping: complete model

Health &Health &


Feelings &

Feelings &

Moods

Moods

Disclosure Disclosure & Support& Support

Alcohol &

Alcohol &

Drug use

Drug use

TAP TAP focuses on focuses on three key areas that three key areas that affect HIV copingaffect HIV coping




Feelings & Moods in HIV Coping

Health &Health &


Feelings &

Feelings &

Moods

Moods

DepressionDepression, anger, anger or other moods can or other moods can make safety or make safety or treatment difficulttreatment difficult


We will talk about how your moods affect We will talk about how your moods affect your coping during the brief interviewyour coping during the brief interview



Disclosure & support in HIV Coping

Health &Health &



Support from others helps you both helps you both live with HIV and stay safelive with HIV and stay safe


Talking to othersTalking to others about HIV = about HIV = supportsupport



Alcohol & Drugs in HIV Coping

Health &Health &


Alcohol &

Alcohol &

Drug use

Drug use


Alcohol Alcohol oror drugs drugs interfere with: interfere with: sexual safetysexual safety living with HIVliving with HIV HIV treatment itselfHIV treatment itself

We will talk about alcohol & We will talk about alcohol & drugs as we go ondrugs as we go on



Coping with HIV

Health &Health &


Feelings &

Feelings &

Moods

Moods


Alcohol &

Alcohol &

Drug use

Drug use


We will begin by talking about how you are coping with HIV now.

Later we will use information from this to help your HIV treatment be most effective.



Welcome to TAP; Overview

What is going well for you now?What is going well for you now?

Where have things have been difficult? Where have things have been difficult?

How have your moods been?How have your moods been?

How are you feeling about HIV or How are you feeling about HIV or HIV treatment?HIV treatment?

How have others reacted?How have others reacted? Negative / positive reactions from Negative / positive reactions from

others? others?

Who have you been able to talk to? Who have you been able to talk to?



Welcome to TAP; Expectations

Medications and treatment?Medications and treatment?

Sexuality & intimacy?Sexuality & intimacy?

Talking to others about HIV?Talking to others about HIV?

Other areas?Other areas?

What is most difficult about HIV What is most difficult about HIV infection for you?infection for you?

How would you want things to change How would you want things to change in terms of treatment or sexuality?in terms of treatment or sexuality?



TAP introduction: Positive coping

Your relationship with Your relationship with your health provider? your health provider?

Lover or partner?Lover or partner? Church?Church? Family or friends?Family or friends? Support group or Support group or

advocate?advocate? Anything else?Anything else?

What has helped you cope with HIV?What has helped you cope with HIV?

How have these How have these people helped?people helped?

How could your How could your support be support be improved?improved?



Welcome to TAP; Questions & info.

About HIV itself?About HIV itself?

About treatments?About treatments?

About sexuality or sexual risk? About sexuality or sexual risk?

About the TAP program or the research?About the TAP program or the research?

Click here for HIV InformationClick here for HIV Information

What questions do you have?What questions do you have?

Would it help review HIV, AIDS, and Would it help review HIV, AIDS, and HIV treatments now?HIV treatments now?



HIV Treatment Status

Are you taking Are you taking (or starting)(or starting) HIV HIV medications now?medications now?

Currently taking or beginning meds.Currently taking or beginning meds.



TAP introduction; not taking medications

Since you have not begun HIV Since you have not begun HIV medications we will begin with medications we will begin with sexuality & sexual safety.sexuality & sexual safety.

Go to sexuality, intimacy, and safety.Go to sexuality, intimacy, and safety.

When you begin meds we will review When you begin meds we will review medication and adherence skillsmedication and adherence skills

Documents

UIC / HBHC Treatment Advocacy Program Main Menu Introduction to TAP 12/9/03 1 The University of Illinois at Chicago / Howard Brown Health Center Treatment