PPT-Overcoming Stigma:

Strategies for Integrated Care Settings Gretchen Grappone LICSW Marty Boldin LICSW MLADC LCS CPS Gretchen Grappone LICSW ggrapponeatlasresearchus Trainer and consultant in VA Medical Centers civilian . Program Goals. HIV Care Cascade: . Only 25% of Patients Have Suppressed Viral Load. Stigma: Achilles’ Heel of Care. Stigma: Achilles’ Heel of Care (cont). Addressing Stigma. Why Do Patients Drop out of Care? . Learning Objectives. Explore impact of stigma & discrimination on people with mental health disabilities. . Discuss beliefs and actions that foster and perpetuate stigma and discrimination.. Develop strategies for reducing stigma and discrimination against people with mental health disabilities.. April 2, 2009. (NACP Logo). 1. Country Context and Status. HIV sentinel . sero. - prevalence = 5.4% (2007). Demographic and Health Survey prevalence = 1.5% (2007) [men – 1.2% ; women 1.8%]. Higher in Urban areas – 2.5%. Sénégal, . Guinée Bissau, Guinée, Cap Vert, Mali, Burkina Faso , Niger, Gambie. KP Stigma reduction: difficult context and interventions. Despite. . criminalizing. . legal. environnement. Evidences are more and more . solutions. . Research funded by the . Clúid. . Adrian . Norridge Housing Research Bursary. Professor . Michelle Norris. School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice. University College Dublin. Celia Tennant, Inspiring Scotland, . Chair PADS Communities subgroup . Context. Stigma continues to be a pervasive issue. Role of PADS communities sub group. Addressing stigma in relation to substance misuse . By: . Dillan. , Mike, . david. , . david. s. . zion. , . tenika. , . olivia. , . noah. , and riley.. #. Standtogether. Stand together is an project through Pittsburgh . Cares . a local non profit organization . Brandon Brown, PhD. UCR SOM. Department of Social Medicine and Population Health. Outline. HIV Background. HIV stigma. N. ew epidemics. Positive outlook. zero . new HIV infections. zero. discrimination. 2. Symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism . is a . micro-level . theory based on the idea that people act in accordance with shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions. Herbert . Blumer. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY-SA. This Photo. by Unknown Author is licensed under . CC BY. STIGMA?. When elements of labelling, stereotyping, separating, status loss and discrimination co-occur in a power situation that allows these processes to unfold.. Teresa Xu. Implications and Recommendations for Interventions. Contents. 1) Background Information. 2) Research Objectives. 3) Insights from Endemic Regions. 4) Implications for Interventions. 5) Approach to Evaluating Interventions. S elf - mpact of fear of being stigmatized Lillis, J. 1 , Thomas, J.G. 1 , Levin, M.E. 2 , & Wing, R.R. 1 1 Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Agenda. Key definitions and ideas of stigma (. lecture. ). Effects of stigma on women’s wellbeing (. lecture. ). Stigma and abortion providers (. lecture. ). Locating stigma in our physical space (. Joyceline Ntoh Yuh. University of Oldenburg. Germany.. Outline. Introduction. Background of the problem. Purpose & objectives of the study. Problem statement. Research questions. Significance of study.