HIV/AIDS Implications for the Social Service Sector

This paper examines the response of the social service sector to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Canada. Examples of innovative projects and programs are provided and the challenges of responding to needs in rural and remote settings and special populations are explored, The importance of forging effective p...

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Published in:Canadian journal of public health 1993-01, Vol.84, p.S48-S51
Main Author: Rowe, William S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Canada - epidemiology
Collaboration
Communities
Community associations
Disabilities
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion - trends
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV Seroprevalence - trends
Housing
Humans
Risk Factors
Social services
Social work
Social Work - trends
Volunteerism
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Summary:This paper examines the response of the social service sector to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Canada. Examples of innovative projects and programs are provided and the challenges of responding to needs in rural and remote settings and special populations are explored, The importance of forging effective partnerships between social service professionals and community-based agencies is highlighted and the need for the social service infrastructure to adapt to the highly variable mtds of PLWAs is highlighted. Cet article passe en revue la réponse du secteur du service social à la crise du VIH/sida au Canada. On y passe en revue des exemples de projets et programmes novateurs et on examine les défis que soulève la réponse aux besoins des communautés rurales et éloignées ainsi que ceux de groupes de population spéciaux. On souligne combien il est important de forger des partenariats efficaces entre les professionnels du service social et les organismes communautaires. Enfin, on démontre la nécessité pour l'infrastructure de service social de s'adapter aux besoins extrêmement diversifiés des PVAS.
ISSN:0008-4263
1920-7476