TY - JOUR
T1 - Adapting an HIV/STDs Prevention Curriculum to Fit the Needs of Women With Alcohol Problems
AU - Choi, Y. Joon
AU - Langhorst, Diane M.
AU - Meshberg-Cohen, Sarah
AU - Svikis, Dace S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received April 1, 2011; revised July 30, 2011; accepted August 30, 2011. This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Grant #5R03AA016189-02), National Institute on Drug Abuse (Grant U10 DA13034), and National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (Grant #5P60MD002256-04). Address correspondence to Y. Joon Choi, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Tucker Hall, Athens, GA 30602, USA. E-mail: choiyj@uga.edu
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Alcohol- and drug-dependent women are at increased risk for HIV/STDs. This article discusses how a prevention curriculum, Safer Sex Skill Building (SSB), designed to reduce the contraction of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among drug-abusing women, could be modified to fit the needs of alcohol-abusing women in a residential treatment program. Authors modified the SSB by incorporating feedback from expert consultants as well as by engaging study participants in revising the therapy manual to create a curriculum that speaks to participants' experiences. Specific steps to assist those who would want to adapt an empirically based manual-driven treatment intervention are provided.
AB - Alcohol- and drug-dependent women are at increased risk for HIV/STDs. This article discusses how a prevention curriculum, Safer Sex Skill Building (SSB), designed to reduce the contraction of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among drug-abusing women, could be modified to fit the needs of alcohol-abusing women in a residential treatment program. Authors modified the SSB by incorporating feedback from expert consultants as well as by engaging study participants in revising the therapy manual to create a curriculum that speaks to participants' experiences. Specific steps to assist those who would want to adapt an empirically based manual-driven treatment intervention are provided.
KW - HIV/STDs prevention curriculum
KW - alcohol problems
KW - curriculum adaptation
KW - sexual risk behaviors
KW - women
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U2 - 10.1080/1533256X.2011.619938
DO - 10.1080/1533256X.2011.619938
M3 - Article
C2 - 22446487
AN - SCOPUS:84859354212
SN - 1533-256X
VL - 11
SP - 352
EP - 374
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
IS - 4
ER -