Psychology and AIDS Exchange Newsletter

In This Issue

• About this issue
  The overall focus of this issue is on the psychosocial stressors that gay men experience that heighten their vulnerability to HIV
• The minority stress perspective
  Minority stress is the relationship between minority and dominant values and resultant conflict with the social environment experienced by minority group members
• Community-based approaches to HIV prevention that address antigay stigma
  School-based interventions, social marketing on family acceptance and community connectedness
• Stigma and its role in HIV prevention and care of gay and bisexual men
  Counselors and clinicians must demonstrate cultural competence in working with this population
• Committee On Psychology and AIDS (COPA)
  Committee projects included a resolution on prevention, consultation to the BSSV program and Cyber Mentors, and collaboration on Convention sessions
• Combination biomedical and behavioral approaches to optimize HIV prevention
  The success of biomedical interventions is dependent on behavioral factors affecting medication adherence and treatment uptake

AIDS Programs at APA

• Recent Office on AIDS initiatives
  A 1-day multidisciplinary conference designed to chart future directions for HIV/AIDS research, practice and policy
• The BSSV program
  Translating HIV prevention science into culturally relevant practice
• Cyber Mentors
  A training program for HIV/AIDS researchers working on health disparities
• HIV Office for Psychology Education (HOPE) Program
  The HOPE Program endeavors to enhance psychologists’ ability to competently and compassionately respond to people infected and affected by HIV

• Public policy
  Opportunities and challenges for domestic HIV/AIDS programs in the 112th Congress