HIV and Bloodborne Pathogens, Section II: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
A Recorded Webinar
Recorded on Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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Description
Clients who are exposed to infected blood are at high risk for contracting HIV. HIV is a chronic illness in need of lifelong treatment engagement. This section of the webinar will define key terms used when discussing HIV and AIDS and disease transmission. The primary actions of current medications will be explained. Questions will be provided that can help the clinician assess risk. Cultural implications of engagement and treatment will be explored. Current testing procedures will be explored.
Presenter
Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, SAP
Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, SAP, has degrees in biology, community counseling, and counselor education and supervision. Johnson is a core faculty member in Walden University’s School of Counseling MS program. She teaches, trains, and speaks locally and nationally on many topics including ethics, psychopharmacology and the science of addictions. She became interested in the field of addictions when she realized that most of her clients were dealing with co-occurring mental health and substance use or other addictive behavior disorders. Johnson is passionate about understanding how drugs influence the body's homeostasis systemically. She is an Executive Committee member at NAADAC as NAADAC’s President-Elect. She is also an active member of the Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals. Johnson has been working as a clinician for 29 years, and currently maintains a thriving private practice where she is providing counseling, clinical supervision and consultation.
Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, SAP, has degrees in biology, community counseling, and counselor education and supervision. Johnson is a core faculty member in Walden University’s School of Counseling MS program. She teaches, trains, and speaks locally and nationally on many topics including ethics, psychopharmacology and the science of addictions. She became interested in the field of addictions when she realized that most of her clients were dealing with co-occurring mental health and substance use or other addictive behavior disorders. Johnson is passionate about understanding how drugs influence the body's homeostasis systemically. She is an Executive Committee member at NAADAC as NAADAC’s President-Elect. She is also an active member of the Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals. Johnson has been working as a clinician for 29 years, and currently maintains a thriving private practice where she is providing counseling, clinical supervision and consultation.
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Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters.
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