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The main goal of the article is to analyze the problems and needs of individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, and to identify characteristics of effective social and psychological support for representatives of the target group. Basic methods are: analysis of research and practice working with PLHIV, theoretical data generalization, synthesis features to determine social and psychological support for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS in Ukraine. In the article we reitemized the basic aspects that determine the vulnerability of individuals and families (acceptance of the diagnosis and adherence to treatment, stigma and discrimination, self-stigma, drug addiction, domestic violence and other difficult life circumstances); were singled out typical problems and difficulties of HIV-infected people, their basic needs. The main objective of social and psychological support for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS was defined as improving their quality of life, protection of rights and interests, and combating further spread of HIV. Basic measures, the implementation of which has proved their effectiveness, were detailed: counseling individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS on a wide range of health; assistance in making status and/or disclosure of a child or family status; home patronage, and if it’s necessary – medical support; protection of rights and representation; organization of self-help groups and so on. Some characteristics of social and psychological support for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS were determined. Materials of the article can be useful for scientists and practitioners who work in the provision of PLHIV. Based on the analysis of the theory and practice of socio-psychological support for individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, we can conclude that the activities are aimed both at expanding the resources of the client and his family, and in the whole community, where PLHIV lives, and are focused on overcoming obstacles on the formation of adherence to treatment, overcoming self-stigma, improving the quality of life with HIV infection; effective support which is possible only through an integrated approach to problem solving and meeting the client’s needs and involves social workers, psychologists, doctors, lawyers – that is implemented in multidisciplinary team of specialists; to achieve high efficiency of such work is to use the fullest possible range of measures of social and psychological support of PLHIV and to consider the features of implementation of such activities.
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In this article the authors analyze the factors of risk for HIV infection behavior of teenagers – students of vocational education institutions of Ukraine, drew attention to the tools to determine the factors identified; make recommendations to social workers of vocational training institutions that must help adolescent students in recognizing the negative impact of certain factors of risk for HIV infection behavior and finding ways to address them. In particular, the authors analyze in detail the individual risk factors for HIV infection behavior of teenagers: representations, beliefs, focusing on teenagers who may choose risky behavior; emotions, feelings, emotional states, which have been negatively experienced by teenagers and encouraged them to engage in risky behavior; skills and behavioral patterns associated with risk of HIV infection, leading to the formation of risk behaviors and skills that are lacking for safe life; personal qualities, which make it difficult to adapt, preventing choose safe means to meet the needs; personal problems that a teenager can try to solve or from which to hide using risky behavior; especially adolescent relationships with others, the negative impact that it has on the part of others. According to the authors, the formation of risky behavior in each case results in a unique course factors. Thus the boys can not understand or overlook these factors and do not associate them with risky behaviors, negative attitude to prevention and to professionals in these activities. To achieve the objectives of social and HIV risk behavior should help teenagers realize the negative impact of these factors and find ways to address them. This problem appears to social educators and other professionals involved in the design and implementation of social and educational programs on HIV/AIDS and risky behavior. As a result, research on risk factors of HIV infection in the life of a teenager by a variety of methods social worker must make an educated guess about what is risky behavior and HIV infection, what personal qualities and circumstances of life contribute to the formation, consolidation of risk behavior or hinder overcome it. On this basis, it is determined what information to provide the adolescent, how to teach skills which personal qualities necessary to correct and which develop. Only considering these characteristics, according to the authors, you can create and implement effective prevention program for students of vocational education institutions on HIV/AIDS.
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