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Programs The Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer (BSSV) Program
The BSSV Program is a national HIV prevention technical assistance program directed by the American Psychological Association, Office on AIDS. The BSSV Program, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),has established a national network of behavioral and social science
volunteers to assist with HIV prevention efforts in their communities.
This national network of psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists,
public health experts, social workers, and others is organized to offer free and ongoing technical
assistance to community-based organizations (CBOs), health departments,
and HIV-prevention community planning groups (CPGs) that want state-of-the-science
prevention for their communities.
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The HIV Office for Psychology Education (HOPE) Program
The HOPE Program utilizes a train-the-trainer model to educate mental
health providers about working with people living with or affected by
HIV/AIDS. The program develops and pilot tests HIV/AIDS training curricula
and then recruits and trains trainers to use these curricula in educating
mental health providers across the country. The Program has trained and
certified more than 450 Regional HOPE Program Trainers to deliver interactive
workshops for mental health providers in their area. These trainers have
in turn provided HOPE curriculum training in their communities to more
than 25,300 mental health professionals.
Get more information. The HOPE Program Training Package 2006 An HIV/AIDS Training Resource
for HOPE Program Regional Trainers (2006, January) {Developed
under contract No. 280-04-0121 to the Center for Mental Health Services of
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD.}
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