63rd Annual Conference
Thursday, February
23
Afternoon Open
Sessions
2:45
P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Session
306
Groups
for HIV/AIDS and Cancer: Contrasting Different Treatment Models
Co-sponsored by the Medical
Illness and Research SIGs
Chair:
Allen C. Sherman,
Ph.D.,
Director, Behavioral Medicine; Associate
Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock,
Arkansas
Panelists:
Catherine Classen,
Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of
Psychiatry
University of Toronto; Director, Women’s Mental Health
Research Program
The Centre for Research in Women’s Health, Toronto,
ON
Ron Franco Duran,
Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, California School of Professional
Psychology, Los Angeles, California
Bettina O’Brien,
LMFT,
St. Joseph's Family Shelter, San Francisco,
California
Mary Jane
Rotheram-Borus, Ph.D.,
Professor of Child Psychiatry and
Biobehavioral Sciences; Director, Center for Community Health;
Director, Center for HIV Identification Prevention and Treatment
Services, Semel Institute and Department of Psychiatry, UCLA, Los
Angeles, California.
Stephanie
Simonton, Ph.D.,
Director of Program Development, Behavioral
Medicine;
Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Little Rock,
Arkansas
During this
session, the panel will present different models of group
interventions for individuals with HIV/AIDS or cancer. Presenters
will highlight commonalities and differences among different
treatment approaches. The interventions discussed will range across
the illness spectrum from primary prevention through advanced
disease. This session will offer an unusual opportunity to bring
together clinicians and investigators who focus on different
illnesses and different phases of treatment. It is co-sponsored by
the Medical Illness SIG and the Research SIG.
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Become more
familiar with several recent models of group interventions for
individuals with
HIV/AIDS or cancer.
2. Learn more
about the clinical goals and treatment strategies associated with
these
group models.
3. Examine the
efficacy of these approaches.
Course References
1. Chesney, M.,
Folkman, S., & Chambers, D. (1996). Coping Effectiveness Training
for
Men Living with
HIV: Preliminary findings. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 7(2)
75
82.
2. Classen, C.,
Butler, L., Koopman, et al. (2001). Supportive-expressive Group
Therapy Reduces Distress in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer:
A randomized clinical intervention trial. Archives of General
Psychiatry, 58, 494-501.
3. Durán, R.
(2000). Adapting Manualized Interventions for Diverse Populations:
Balancing protocol
adherence with cultural competence. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62,
129.
4. Rotheram-Borus,
M., Lee, M., Gwadz, M., Draimin, B. (2001). An Intervention for
Parents with AIDS and Their Adolescent Children. Am J Public
Health, 91, 1294-1302. |
