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Title: Understanding Blame and Burnout in HIV/AIDS: Recommendations for Effective Practice (Report)
Author : North American Journal of Psychology
Release Date : January 01, 2011
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 201 KB

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HIV/AIDS has challenged the helping profession since the beginning of the epidemic. Now, thirty years since the discovery of HIV/AIDS, human service professionals are challenged with helping individuals cope with a chronic disease that society is still attempting to understand (Dorz, 2003). Current statistics indicate that 38.6 million people are living with HIV worldwide (UNAIDS, 2006). HIV has emerged as a chronic disease, where clients need support adjusting to a long-term illness that requires extensive medical management and coping with the uncertainty of problems that arise from being HIV positive. Due to advances in medication regimes, people with HIV/AIDS are living longer, but HIV continues to be a stigmatized disease in U.S. society. Societal views continue to impact policies, practices for diagnosing, treatment and prevention strategies for HIV (Maughan-Brown, 2006). The human service profession ensures that HIV positive individuals and their families have access to medical, psychological, social and educational services necessary to improve health outcomes. The shift in HIV to a chronic disease has put an increased demand on human service workers, which has subsequently place more strain on persons in the profession (Orner, 2006; Petersen&Swartz, 2002). This demand can consequently increase the risk of human services professionals placing blame and experiencing burnout (Bride, 2007; Brimlow, 2003; Pullium, 1993). A review of blame and burnout provides the basis for a possible connection between both perspectives. In the present paper I hope to demonstrate how an understanding of blame and burnout are helpful in effectively providing better services to those affected by HIV/AIDS. Understanding Blame