Strengthening Connections September 10-12, 2012
This conference is designed to increase your knowledge of parent-child attachment in families affected by HIV, substance abuse, and trauma. More...
Women and Children with HIV/AIDS (March 2012) [PDF]
2012 Webinar Series
The Resource Center hosted four webinar trainings in 2012 on stable housing, community partnerships, HIV medication adherence, and peer workers. Find all four recordings and slides from our series here!
Addressing the Needs of Parentified Children of HIV Positive Parents
The first in a series of Research-to-Practice briefs, this document addresses best practices for working with HIV negative children who have taken on a more parental role in the family due to a parent's positive HIV status. [PDF]
Engaging and Retaining Pregnant and Parenting Substance Users in Programs
This Research-to-Practice Brief details recommendations designed to increase retention and engagement when working with pregnant and
parenting substance users. [PDF]
Online Tutorial: Women and Children with HIV/AIDS This tutorial is designed as an introduction to the complex issues associated with HIV/AIDS among women and children in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 2 CE units. More...
Online Tutorial: Substance Use During Pregnancy This tutorial provides an overview of the prevalence and nature of substance use among pregnant women in the United States. The tutorial can be taken for 1 CE unit. More...
National Abandoned Infants
Assistance Resource Center
University of California, Berkeley
1950 Addison Street, Suite 104 # 7402
Berkeley, CA 94720-7402
Phone: (510) 643-8390
Fax: (510) 643-7019
E-mail: aia@berkeley.edu
Assessing and Intervening in the Home with Victims of Intimate Partner Violence PRESENTERS: Carla Smith Stover, PhD and Phyllis Sharps, PhD, RN, FAAN (bios)
DATE: Tuesday, June 7 - COMPLETED Experts in the field of intimate partner violence will discuss best practices for integrating intimate partner violence screening and intervention practices with home visiting services. Special attention will be paid to increasing practitioner safety when there is violence in the home, as well as navigating assessment and intervention when the perpetrator is present.
Assessing for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Children PRESENTERS: Catherine Hargrove, JD and Cecily Hardin, LCSW (bios)
DATE: Wednesday, July 13 - COMPLETED Estimates suggest that nearly 70% of children in foster care are affected by fetal alcohol exposure to some degree. While only medical personnel can provide a formal diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, this training will educate human service workers about key symptoms and characteristics of children with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder to streamline early diagnosis and care.
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The Effects of Stress on Parenting and Related Child Outcomes in Families Living with HIV PRESENTERS: Lisa Armistead, PhD and Debra Murphy, PhD (bios)
DATE: Thursday, August 18- COMPLETED
When a parent is diagnosed with HIV, the entire family is affected in myriad ways. This training will review the findings of prominent national studies regarding the impacts of HIV diagnosis-related family stressors on parents and their children, and suggest interventions that may mitigate some of these effects.
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Murphy, D. A., Marelich, W. D., Armistead, L., Herbeck, D. M., & Payne, D.
L. (2010). Anxiety/Stress among mothers living with HIV: Effects on
parenting skills & child outcomes. AIDS Care, 22, 1449-1458. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2010.487085
Under embargo in PubMed Central and will be available on December 1, 2011.
Murphy, D. A., Armistead, L., Marelich, W. D., Payne, D. L., & Herbeck, D.
M. (2011). Pilot trial of a disclosure intervention for HIV+ mothers: The
TRACK program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79, 203–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022896
Under embargo in PubMed Central and will be available on April 1, 2012
Addressing Poverty as a Risk Factor in Child Neglect PRESENTERS: Sania Metzger, Esq. and Aimee Durfee, JD (bios)
DATE: Wednesday, September 14 - COMPLETED
Children who live in families with annual incomes less than $15,000 are 7 times more likely to be neglected. Unemployment, single parenthood, limited access to health care, and housing instability all contribute to child neglect. This training will provide a range of economic success strategies that practitioners can utilize to help their families work towards financial stability, despite the nation's economic downturn.
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Understanding Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders PRESENTER: Claire Coles, Ph.D. (bio)
DATE: Tuesday, September 27 - COMPLETED
The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Reauthorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-320) now requires health care providers involved in the delivery or care of infants with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) to notify child protective services. A safety plan must subsequently be developed for these infants.
Assessing and Intervening in the Home with Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Assessing for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Children
The Effects of Stress on Parenting and Related Child Outcomes in Families Living with HIV
Addressing Poverty as a Risk Factor in Child Neglect