The Fundamentals is a one and a half-day course that provides guidelines and skill-building opportunities for professionals who implement prevention counseling and HIV antibody testing.  This  workshop incorporates  recommendations and strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for personalizing prevention counseling sessions before and after testing for HIV. “The Facts” is a prerequisite for this course.

UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM,           THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE ABLE TO:

· Identify strategies to support clients in making behavior changes that will reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV

· Demonstrate through practice sessions the six steps of prevention counseling

· Support the client in making a decision about testing and preparing for the result

· Assist the client who tests to begin to integrate the result emotionally, behaviorally, and socially