NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute

HIV Education & Training Programs

This on-line self-paced training is designed to navigate a leadership team through the process of applying a health equity lens to the work of their organization. The training walks the leadership team through 12 distinct steps, providing guiding questions to explore at each step in the process of applying a health equity lens. The training allows the team to conveniently gather their responses to these questions for use in ongoing organizational change and development. 

Objectives:

As a result of participating in this training, an organization’s leadership team will be able to:

1. Explore 12 distinct steps for applying a health equity lens
2. Access important health equity resources and resources for becoming an anti-racist organization
3. Identify action steps for refining programs and services to best meet the needs of all communities served
4. Identify steps to develop or enhance partnerships to meet community-level social determinants of health needs
5. Apply strategies for developing a data-driven plan and monitoring ongoing progress toward promoting health equity. 

Intended Audience: 

This program is intended for the leadership team of a health care institution, community-based organization or other non-profit organization involved in delivering health or human services. Members of a leadership team might include: the executive director, program managers, supervisors, HR personnel, quality improvement staff, members of the board of directors, community advisory board, and others. 

The training is also open to anyone who is interested in health equity, organizational development and improving services to meet the needs of all communities.

Prerequisite: 

None. It is recommended that individuals complete the Health Equity On-Line training prior to taking this course.  

Training Description:

This 4-hour training (two, 2-hour webinars) will prepare non-physician health and human service providers with the knowledge and skills for providing stigma-free, affirming, sex-positive interactions with all clients. Participants will learn that Sexual health is the ability to embrace and enjoy sexuality throughout one’s life. It is a natural and normal part of overall health and is more than avoiding disease and unwanted pregnancy. This training will introduce participants to the belief that sexual health and sexuality are an important part of one’s emotional and physical health. 

Training Objectives:

As a result of this half-day training, care coordinators and other non-physician health and human service providers will be able to: 

1. Identify the six principles of sexual health; 
2. Assist clients in recognizing the sexual rights of all beings; 
3. Help clients access sexual health information and services; 
4. Demonstrate a sex-positive approach to interactions with clients by recognizing that sexuality is natural and sexual pleasure, intimacy, and satisfaction are an integral part of overall health.

Intended Audience:

All non-physician health and human service providers 

Prerequisite: None

For more information about this curriculum, contact:

HIV Education and Training Programs

New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

Corning Tower, Room 244

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12237-0658

hivet@health.ny.gov 

518.474.3045

This online, self-paced training that consists of two separate modules is designed to increase physician and non-physician health and human service providers’ knowledge of medical negligence and systemic discrimination as a source of medical mistrust and introduce strategies for employing a health equity-informed approach to build current day trust and engagement in care.  This course takes approximately 2 hours to complete. 

Objectives:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

· Define key terms related to medical mistrust;

· Recall at least 3 historical examples of systemic discrimination and medical negligence that create and reinforce feelings of medical mistrust;

· Describe how current day systemic discrimination and medical practices create and reinforce feelings of medical mistrust;

· Identify 2 scenarios where medical mistrust could arise and impact an interaction with a client;

· Recall 3 communication strategies rooted in Self-Determination Theory to promote client trust.

Intended Audience:

Physician and non-physician health and human services providers

Prerequisite:

It is recommended that participants complete the “Health Equity” Online Training prior to taking this course.

This online training is the first course in a series. It contains four modules and sets the stage for the evidence base of integrating Medication to Treat Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in corrections.  It covers the epidemiology of national and state opioid crisis and summarizes the latest data for those diagnosed with an OUD entering the criminal justice system.  This course serves as a primer for the science of Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder, “SUD/OUD” and the FDA approved medications for treating OUD.  It offers an emphasis on the evidence base for providing MOUD in the correctional setting and dispels misperceptions of OUD and MOUD.   The training is self-paced. Progress is automatically saved and learners may exit and return as desired.? It takes approximately 60 minutes to complete all modules. At the end of the training, you're invited to complete a brief evaluation survey and your feedback will help us improve the future offering of this training. 

Objectives 

By the end of this self-paced online training, you will be able to: 

• Identify the scope of SUD/OUD at the national and state level  
• Describe the prevalence of SUD/OUD in correctional settings 
• Name and compare the 3 FDA approved medications that can be used for treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD)  
• Distinguish between the fact and myth of MOUD 
• Describe the evidence base rationale for provide MOUD in corrections 

Prerequisite:?None 

Audience:? The intended audience for this course includes Social Workers, Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors (CASACs), Correctional Officers, other non-physician health and human services providers; peer educators; and staff directly involved with MOUD programming in the corrections setting. 

Addressing the Stigma of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in Corrections 

Intended Audience: The intended audience includes social workers, CASACs, Correctional leadership, Correctional Officers, Nurses, Correctional Health Staff and other staff directly involved with Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) programming. 

This 15-minute quick learn focuses on the importance of addressing stigma within corrections and provides a framework for understanding stigma related to substance use disorders (SUD) and the role language plays in reducing stigma.  This course takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

Objectives 

By the end of this self-paced online training, you will be able to: 

• Describe types and impact of stigma related to SUD 
• Compare myths and facts of MOUD 
• Identify how language can impact and address stigma 

Prerequisite: None

The goal of this one hour online training is to increase non-physician health and human services providers’ understanding of the importance of health equity, and how health equity impacts the clients they work with.

Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

· Define key terms related to health equity.

· List the social determinants of health.

· Describe how health equity is impacted by the social determinants of health.

· Identify three steps that non-physician health and human services providers can take to implement a health equity lens in their work.

Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers

Pre-requisite: None

This online training serves as an introductory course for non-physician health and human services providers.  The training provides up-to-date information about HIV in four different modules.  The training is self-paced. Progress is automatically saved and learners may exit and return as desired.  It takes approximately 120 minutes to complete all modules.

Objectives

By the end of this self-paced online training, you will be able to:

• Recall that HIV is a manageable chronic condition when people take advantage of anti-retroviral treatment and primary care;
• Recall NYS regulations regarding HIV testing, including updated information about the removal of written or verbal informed consent, key messages for people based on test results and the importance of arranging HIV care for those diagnosed with HIV;
• Identify how HIV is and is not transmitted;
• Recall the different ways to prevent HIV, including U=U, PEP, PrEP and other harm reduction strategies;
• Define Health Equity and identify elements of affirming services.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: All non-physician health and human services providers; peer educators; and anyone in the general public with an interest in HIV/AIDS.

This 2-hour webinar will explore the unique barriers that may prevent Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM from connecting to and remaining engaged in health care services. This training will focus on how prevention, support services, and outreach staff can help Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM understand the importance of health care services. Participants will be prepared to educate Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM on what to expect from a clinical visit, how to discuss their specific health concerns with their health care provider and make informed decisions about when and how to disclose pertinent personal information such as sexual orientation, sexual practices and other issues.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explore factors that may influence access to health care services specifically for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Recall the importance of health care services for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Describe what a clinical visit may look like for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Identify strategies to assist Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM in overcoming some of the barriers to health care services; and
• Identify ways to support Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM in making informed decisions regarding when to share their sexual orientation, sexual practices, and other personal information with their health care provider.

Audience: Non-physician health and human service providers who work with young gay men and YMSM. 

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite to attend this course.  It is strongly recommended that participants previously attended the training "Supporting Sexual Health Among YMSM of Color."

This webinar will review basic information about opioid use with a focus on why people use opioids, how they impact a person, and harm reduction and drug treatment options.  The training will provide an overview of commonly used opioids and explain what they look like, how much they cost, how they affect the brain, and risk factors for health.  Participants will learn how tolerance and routes of administration impact the effects of drugs.  Participants will learn how to use Harm Reduction methods to engage with people who use drugs and better understand their experience.

By the end of the training, workshop participants will be able to:

1. Use a Harm Reduction framework to identify risks and develop strategies for engaging People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in care, retaining PWUD in care, and for reduction of drug related harms
2. Understand how tolerance, route of administration, and Drug, Set, and Setting impact the way drugs effect people who use drugs
3. Describe the effects of drugs to service providers and PWUD
4. Understand the continuum of drug use and how stigma, race, socioeconomic status, gender identity impact both people’s vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug-related harm

Prerequisite: none

Audience: All health and human service providers, including peer workers, who work with people who use drugs

This webinar will review basic information about stimulant use with a focus on why people use stimulants, how they impact a person, and harm reduction and drug treatment options. The training will provide an overview of commonly used stimulants and explain what they look like, how much they cost, how they affect the brain, and risk factors for health. Participants will learn how tolerance and routes of administration impact the effects of drugs. Participants will learn how to use Harm Reduction methods to engage with people who use drugs and better understand their experience.

By the end of the training, workshop participants will be able to:

1. Use a Harm Reduction framework to identify risks and develop strategies for engaging People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in care, retaining PWUD in care, and for reduction of drug related harms

2. Understand how tolerance, route of administration, and Drug, Set, and Setting impact the way drugs effect people who use drugs

3. Describe the effects of drugs to service providers and PWUD

4. Understand the continuum of drug use and how stigma, race, socioeconomic status, gender identity impact both people’s vulnerability to and capacity for effectively dealing with drug-related harm

Prerequisite: none

Audience: All health and human service providers, including peer workers, who work with people who use drugs

This interactive webinar will be exactly what the title says - An HIV Jeopardy game, including prizes!  Come test your knowledge while having fun at the same time. Length of time shall be however long it takes to win!

As many as 75% of people with viral hepatitis are unaware of their infection. In order to end the viral hepatitis epidemic, increased knowledge is needed among health and human service professionals. This 90-minute training will prepare non-physician health and human services providers and peer workers with the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hepatitis A, B, and C.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hepatitis A
2. Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hepatitis B
3. Describe the epidemiology, modes of transmission, prevention techniques, and treatment of Hepatitis C
4. Discuss efforts at the national, state, and local levels to end the viral hepatitis epidemic

Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers who work with clients/ patients at risk for HIV or STIs including prevention specialists, PrEP specialists, peer workers, case managers, care managers and coordinators, social workers, client services staff and others

Prerequisite: None

Training Hours: 1.5 hours

This two hour webinar builds upon the first part of this series “Webinar: Using Stages of Change – Assessing HIV/STI Behavior Change.” This training will introduce participants to specific processes of change to be applied after a behavioral assessment is completed. The training series is designed to help participants be more client-centered in their HIV/STI prevention work.

As a result of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Recall the key components of the first part of this training series (including Rationale, Stages of Change, Target Behaviors, Assessing Behavioral Readiness, and Stage-based Behavioral Counseling).
2. Explain the Transtheoretical Model of behavior-change theory.
3. Identify the 11 processes of change used and at what stage each is most applicable.
4. Explain how “success” is described in the application of using a Stage of Change counseling approach.

Prerequisite: It is required that participants take “Webinar: Using Stages of Change – Assessing HIV/STI Behavior Change” prior to attending this webinar.

Audience: Health and human service providers who conduct behavioral counseling.

This two hour webinar is designed to help participants be more client-centered in their HIV/STI prevention work. This training will introduce participants to a brief protocol to assist with determining a client’s behavioral readiness.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Recall the rationale for assessing client’s readiness for HIV/STI related behavior change;

   

• Identify the Stages of Change (SOC) behavior change model;

   

• Discuss how to assess a client’s readiness for behavior change; and

   

• Describe Stage-based Behavioral Counseling for STI/HIV prevention (an application of the Stages of Change and the Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change Theory).

   

Prerequisite: None.

Audience: All health and human service providers who conduct behavioral counseling.

This half day training will unpack how to effectively supervise staff or peers who use drugs.  Supervisors in Hepatitis C, HIV, and/or Harm Reduction programs often rely on peers to provide supportive services and help retain clients in care.  This role is essential to effective programs, but supervisors may find that supervising People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) presents some unique challenges.  This training explores the skills needed to effectively provide this type of supervision.

Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Explain the value of staff/peers who use drugs in harm reduction for both the program and the individual
• Understand the importance of and identify effective steps for contingency planning
• Support workers in recovery
• Develop a well structure supervision that supports and develops peers/staff who use drugs

Prerequisite: none, but knowledge of the basics of Harm Reduction is highly encouraged.

Description: For individuals with criminal records, finding employment can be challenging because of a combination of factors including laws, stigma, and fear of liability. This 90-minute online training will walk through some of the steps New Yorkers with criminal records can take before applying to jobs in order to improve their chances of finding employment.

By the end of the training, participants should be able to:

• Know about the different laws that allow individuals with criminal records to seal certain information so that its inaccessible to most employers
• Understand how to apply for Certificates of Relief and Certificates of Good Conduct
• Know about the types of information that people with criminal records can gather to help make their application for employment stronger
• State whom to contact for legal assistance

Audience: Directly impacted individuals, peers, service providers, advocates, attorneys

LTI will be offering several courses through the 2021-22 calendar year. One of the newer courses will be Health & Wellness Self-Management Skills Training.  In this course, we will be expanding upon our previous work done in self-managing chronic conditions, apart from PrEP, which is our latest track for Peer Certification, and deepen our understanding of the true meaning of “wellness” defining it as a “journey” and not a “destination”.

By the end of this 4-day course, participants will be able to:

• Define the 8 dimensions of wellness
• Address viral suppression, how to get there and stay there
• Acknowledge the impact of trauma on self-care, adherence, and how to address it
• Identify ways of getting healthy and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that is suited to the individual, not a one-size-fits-all
• Define what “self-care” means to you and how it may look different for men and women
• Discuss the impact COVID-19 has and continues to have on HIV, HCV, STIs, Harm Reduction, and the use of PrEP 
• Identify ways in which COVID-19 impacts people with untreated HIV infection
• Seek care and ask for help using good communication skills
• Use organizing and prioritization skills to assure healthcare is manageable on a day-to-day basis and
• Discuss U=U today and the barriers that continue to exist for clients & the community

These objectives will lead us into many rich and invaluable discussions about health and wellness, however, as we venture into this exciting new era of technology and evidence-based interventions, the outcomes for reaching optimal health remain the same, “control”, “functionality” and a “sense of wellness”.

Peers have a unique and vital role to play in advocating for programs and services, as well as educating and representing the community about current political trends impacting the social determinants of health and identifying health disparities, that are products of a challenging healthcare system. Our goal is to increase the “leadership skills” of individuals with shared-lived experience of HIV, HCV current or cured, Harm Reduction which includes taking PrEP for prevention.

Leaders must be able to influence others. To accomplish this, LTI will provide a 3-day course on how to develop and build skills of engagement with leadership being the end goal.

By attending this 3-day “virtual” training, participants will be able to:

• Define leadership in general, then for themselves (what does leadership look like to you?)
• Name at least 3 roles of leadership involved in Peer work
• Identify at least 5 areas of healthcare where one could apply leadership skills
• List the important characteristics of effective leaders or leadership
• Create a vision of leadership in Peer work (visioning)
• State what it means to role model and lead by example
• Define your role as an advocate or leader in HIV, HCV, HR, and/or taking PrEP
• Plan for continuing your pursuit of leadership beyond Peer work.

The community wants leaders who are “present”. There is a growing and identified need for passionate leaders who have particular interest in managing their healthcare, as well as purpose for improving health and social services to the community.  Through this training, we will educate and inform this “passion” and “interest”, with hopes of sustaining the gains we accomplish by working together, and by eliminating some of the roadblocks to self-care, thus creating a healthier lifestyle. We advocated for the right to have a seat on boards and planning councils where we could play key roles in decisions made to improve critical services for ourselves and the communities we serve.

This 90-minute webinar will review the important role that program directors and supervisors should play in the development and implementation of peer-delivered services with a focus on policies and procedures for hiring and supervising peer workers.  Topics to be reviewed include integration of peers into multidisciplinary teams, best practices for supervising and coaching peer workers and strategies to support the development of Peer Worker skills and competencies.

Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, program directors and supervisors will be able to:

• Review Peer Worker contributions and effectiveness in improving patient health outcomes
• Recall NYS AIDS Institute Peer Worker areas of work, core competencies  and identify the unique role of Peer Workers on the care team
• Identify important roles for program directors and supervisors during the Peer Worker practicum which is required for certification and in managing Certified Peer Workers
• Examine the transition period from practicum to employed Certified Peer Worker.

Target Audience:  Program Directors and Supervisors

This two-hour webinar will review sections from the current Sex, Gender and HIV course related to sexual development, trauma, anatomy, and sexual health.

As a result of this webinar, participants will

• Increase their understanding and familiarity with the stages of sexual development
• Explore the impact of aging on sexual health
• Learn how trauma can have an impact on development
• Be able to discuss genital anatomy using gender neutral terminology

Description:    This 90-minute interactive virtual bingo game will test your knowledge of polysubstance use and harm reduction principles. It will provide insight surrounding various terms and provide educational insight with regards to harm reduction in practice, dispelling myths regarding substances, and polysubstance use. 

Objectives:      As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

            ?          Test their knowledge about drug interactions;

?          Provide accurate answers to effects, risks, and harm reduction tips for substances and polysubstance use; 

?          Dispel myths surrounding fentanyl, overdose prevention, and safe injection;

?          List considerations for different prevention measures in an effort to reduce dangerous interactions and overdose risks;

Prerequisite:    N/A

Audience:       This webinar is intended for all non-physician health and human service providers, including but not limited to Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), Peer Workers, and Local Health Departments.

Materials:        N/A

Description:    This 90-minute interactive virtual trivia game will test participant’s knowledge of stimulant overamping. Overamping is the term used to describe what one might consider an “overdose” on stimulants. It will provide insight surrounding various myths and facts and provide educational insight with regards to stimulant overamping response. It aims to support people who might be at risk for overamping or those who encounter overamping to mitigate the risk and provide appropriate response and support while it is happening. 

Objectives:      As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

            ?          Learn the basics of stimulant overamping risk factors;

?          Provide accurate answers regarding the steps, considerations and harm reduction response to overamping; 

?          Dispel myths surrounding drug interactions, stimulant overamping, and overamping risks;

Prerequisite:    N/A

Audience:       This webinar is intended for all non-physician health and human service providers, including but not limited to Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), Peer Workers, and Local Health Departments.

Materials:        N/A

Course Description:

Is your agency interested in being involved in PrEP Aware Week 2022? This 60-minute archived webinar will provide an overview of the newly developed PrEP Aware Week 2022 campaign materials, including an accompanying Social Media Toolkit. Participants will be introduced to the PrEP Aware Week ambassadors, a group of 8 diverse PrEP advocates from around the state. This webinar will provide an opportunity for agencies and stakeholders to learn how to utilize free social media products to promote PrEP Aware Week.

Training Objectives:

As a result of this 60-minute training, participants will be able to:

1. Learn the names and PrEP stories of 8 PrEP Aware Week campaign ambassadors from around the state;
2. Identify how to participate in PrEP Aware Week 2022 using the newly developed AIDS Institute PrEP Social Media Toolkit;
3. Ask questions about the PrEP Aware Week 2022 campaign and how to make the best use of the campaign materials.

Intended Audience:

AIDS Institute funded programs, local health departments, hospitals, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders.

Prerequisite: None

For more information about this curriculum, contact:

HIV Education and Training Programs

New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

Corning Tower, Room 244

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12237-0658

hivet@health.ny.gov

518.474.3045

This 6-hour (3 - 2 hour sessions) training provides participants with foundational knowledge about how psychological trauma and adversity may impact the health and well-being of individuals. Participants will also learn and identify how they can implement trauma-informed approaches in their roles with both patients and the workforce to reduce the potential of re-traumatization.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
• Explain how trauma and adversity may impact health
• Understand the interplay of trauma in healthcare settings
• Recognize the impact of trauma on the workforce
• Recognize the potential for re-traumatization within healthcare settings
• Identify specific trauma-informed values/principles and approaches that can be utilized in their role with patients and the workforce
• Understand/Name the 5 key fundamentals of TIC: Safety, Choice, Collaboration, Trustworthiness and Empowerment, as well as understand the importance of self-care.

Intended Audience:  Any health and human service professional, and peers.

Pre-requisite:  None

The goal of this series of three two-hour webinars is to provide peers with information to support clients who are living with or at risk for Hepatitis C (HCV). The webinars will provide peers with information about HCV transmission, testing, and the progress made in treatment options for people living with HCV. Peers will explore practical strategies they can draw on to support clients’ engagement in HCV medical care and treatment. Peer workers will increase their awareness of the overall medical care needs of people living with HCV and practice the skills and knowledge acquired through case studies, interactive activities, and group discussion.

Note: You must participate in all three webinars in the series (Parts 1, 2, and 3) to receive a certificate for this course and for it to count towards NYS Certified Peer Worker certification.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Part 1:

• Describe basic functions of the liver and how liver damage can affect the body
• Describe how HCV is and is not transmitted
• Describe the two-step process of HCV testing
• Counsel clients about the importance of knowing their HCV status
• Outline the course of HCV disease progression
• Describe the benefits of HCV diagnosis and care

Part 2:

• Describe the goals and advantages of HCV treatment
• Recall basic information about advances in HCV treatment
• Define sustained virologic response (SVR)
• Identify strategies to support clients as they prepare for and engage in HCV treatment

Part 3:

• Recall NYS AIDS Institute Peer Worker competencies related to linkage to care and patient navigation
• Apply harm reduction strategies to help clients avoid re-infection
• Counsel clients living with HCV about the importance of primary care, vaccination for hepatitis A and B, avoiding alcohol, and practicing good liver health practices
• Use motivational interviewing strategies to talk with clients about HCV treatment and work as part of a care team to assist clients in accessing and completing treatment

Prerequisite: N/A

Target Audience:  All non-physician health and human services providers and individuals seeking peer worker certification.

This 2-part webinar will offer participants the opportunity to learn about how to provide sexual health services to LGBTGNC clients in an affirming way. The webinar will review sexual health & sex positivity, client barriers to participating in sexual health services, and frameworks for providing holistic, client-centered services. Participants will take part in discussions and activities to build understanding of client perspectives and identify client-centered strategies.  A key area of focus will be language and practices that can help providers create an affirming environment for transgender and gender non-conforming clients. Participants will also learn about several sources for continued learning. 

Please note: 

• It is recommended that participants have basic LGBTQ+ knowledge prior to participating in this webinar. 
• This is an interactive webinar. Participants should be prepared to actively participate through use of the chat, microphone, and/or video during this webinar.
• The webinar will begin exactly on-time. Participants who arrive more than 10 minutes after the start-time of the webinar will not be allowed to join.  

Objectives 

1. List sexual orientations and gender identities that LGBTGNC people may hold
2. Describe types of sex that LGBTGNC clients may be having
3. Define key terms related to LGBTGNC clients 
4. Ask affirming, appropriate sexual-health related questions 
5. Use gender-neutral and specific language when discussing LGBTGNC sexual health 
6. Define holistic sexual health and sex positivity 
7. Describe strategies to make sexual health discussions more comfortable for LGBTGNC clients 
8. Describe two frameworks for taking a sexual health history
9. Identify LGBTGNC-specific considerations for providing sexual health education 

This 90-minute interactive webinar will be exactly what the title says – a Hepatitis C Jeopardy game, including prizes! In true Jeopardy style, we’ll provide the answers, and you’ll provide the questions. Come test your knowledge of Hepatitis C transmission, prevention, testing, care and treatment. It’s a great way to review or increase your knowledge base while having fun.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe how Hepatitis C is transmitted.
• Identify three ways to prevent Hepatitis C transmission.
• Describe the two-step process of Hepatitis C testing.
• Describe the benefits of Hepatitis C diagnosis and medical care.
• Define the goals of Hepatitis C treatment.

Please plan to participate verbally or through the Chat function.

Audience: Non-medical health and human social services providers.

Prerequisite: None.

Healthy Sex! Linking MSM to Sexual Health Services is a 2-day webinar with one 90-minute session on each day. In this webinar, participants will learn about sexual health basics for MSM, including sex positivity, sexual behaviors, and STIs. Facilitators will review current epidemiology of HIV for MSM throughout the US and in New York State, including region-specific health alerts. The relationship of different types of sex and chances of acquiring HIV if exposed will be discussed. Finally, barriers and best practices to effective sexual health history will be explored.

Objectives:

As a result of this 2-day webinar, participants will be able to:?

• Describe sex positivity and how to take a sex-positive approach when providing services to gay men and MSM
• Recall anal sex basics
• Describe sexual health concerns that may impact MSM, including STIs and anal cancer
• Discuss current epidemiology of STIs and HIV among MSM
• List steps that providers can take to perform affirming sexual health histories
• Describe barriers to sexual wellbeing that may exist for MSM
• Discuss sexual health promotion practices (“harm reduction”) that may benefit MSM

This 45-minute on-line module will provide health and human service providers with an opportunity to practice applying the four processes of Motivational Interviewing (MI): Engaging; Focusing; Evoking; and Planning.  

By the end of this on-line course, you will be able to:

• Describe the four elements of the spirit of Motivational Interviewing, or MI, that frame the relationship between the provider and client
• Describe the four processes of MI
• Apply the basic skills of MI in the context of working with clients living with or at risk for HIV/STIs or Viral Hepatitis, and
• Practice working through the four processes of MI with clients living with or at risk for HIV/STIs or Viral Hepatitis to resolve ambivalence and support healthy behavior change

Prerequisite:  None

Intended audience: All health and human service providers.

Description:

This two-part webinar will explore opportunities for harm reduction programs and staff to address pregnancy and reproductive health needs of people who use drugs. It will also prepare non-physician and health and human service providers with the knowledge, attitude, and skills to provide affirming, compassionate care to people who are pregnant and using drugs.

Note: You must participate in both part 1 and 2 to receive a certificate for this course. In addition, you must be present for at least 80 minutes of each section.

.Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

Part 1:

• Explore provider attitudes and address stigma regarding substance use during pregnancy;
• Discuss the impact of using opioids and other substances on the menstrual cycle, fertility, pregnancy, and the health of the birthing parent and infant during pregnancy and after birth;
• Recall the impact on infant health and wellness including Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; and
• Recall strategies for promoting access to pre-and post-natal care, including HIV, HCV and STI screening.

Part 2:

• Recall substance use treatment options during pregnancy, including different medication options;
• Identify opportunities to promote reproductive health for all individuals receiving harm reduction services;
• Recall participant rights and provider responsibilities regarding substance use, pregnancy, child rearing and Child Protective Services; and
• Apply a harm reduction approach to support positive reproductive health outcomes for all people who use drugs.

Prerequisite:

Previous harm reduction approach training (webinar, half-day, full-day)

Audience:

This webinar is intended for non-physician staff and peer workers who work in syringe services programs (SSP), opioid overdose prevention, or harm reduction programs.

Description:

This two-part webinar will prepare non-physician health and human service providers with the knowledge and skills to effectively offer harm reduction support for individuals who have experienced an opioid-overdose reversal.

Note: You must participate in both part 1 and 2 to receive a certificate for this course. In addition, you must be present for at least 80 minutes of each section.

.Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

Part 1:

• Explain risk factors for opioid-overdose and strategies to reduce these risks;
• Describe the impact of naloxone on someone whose overdose was successfully reversed;
• Dispel myths regarding opioid-overdose and administration of naloxone; and
• Provide tips for harm reduction specialists to maintain management over their self-care.

Part 2

• Describe strategies for effectively working with others at the scene of an overdose or in the emergency room, including hospital personnel, EMS, law enforcement and bystanders;
• List a range of post-care information including referrals to Buprenorphine, syringe services programs, obtaining naloxone, and others;
• Negotiate a safety plan with the individual who has experienced an opioid overdose; and
• Provide ongoing support for program staff and peer workers who have responded to or witnessed an overdose.

Prerequisite:

N/A

Audience:

This webinar is intended for staff and peer workers connected to Drug User Health hubs and non-physician health and human service providers who work with people who use drugs in a variety of settings including Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Description:

This two-part webinar will prepare non-physician health and human service providers with the knowledge and skills to assist people who inject drugs (PWIDs) to identify safer injecting alternatives that work in the context of their reality to keep them and their communities healthier and safer.

Note: You must participate in both part 1 and 2 to receive a certificate for this course. In addition, you must be present for at least 80 minutes of each section.

.Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

Part 1:

• Recall safer injection supplies and equipment needed to prevent disease and infection.
• Recognize factors related to injecting drugs that can increase or decrease the risk of infection or overdose;
• List considerations for different injection methods (IV, IM, SC) and sites (arms, hands, neck or groin); and
• Identify strategies to prevent injection related infections and injuries.

Part 2

• Describe wounds and infections commonly associated with injection drug use;
• Describe basic wound care and red flags requiring medical attention; and
• Provide harm reduction counseling messages tailored to clients’ unique drug-using circumstances to more effectively engage PWIDs.

Prerequisite:

It is strongly recommended that participants complete the course, Harm Reduction Approach Overview (full day or webinar) or have some experience with harm reduction services prior to attending this course.

Audience:

All non-physician health and human service providers and peer workers.

Materials:

• The Point Post Card: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0102.pdf
• Be Aware, Don't Share (brochure)
  https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9405.pdf 
  https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9406.pdf
• Be Aware, Don't Share (Spanish poster)
  https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9421.pdf
• What Does Your Needle Look Like? https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9508.pdf  https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9509.pdf
• How to Safely Dispose of Sharps: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0909.pdf  https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0941.pdf
• HRC Picking a Syringe Size https://tinyurl.com/y959h8ca
• HRC Cleaning Works! https://tinyurl.com/ychtcl29 
• HRC Safer Injection Zine: https://tinyurl.com/y8rojl6t

This 20-30 minute, interactive on-line training will review the requirements for HIV testing as outlined in NYS Public Health Law and regulation.  

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Meet the requirements of public health law to offer HIV testing as a routine part of health care to all patients age 13 and older.
• Recall the healthcare settings and clinical providers impacted by the law.
• Recall that individuals should be informed of HIV testing and have the right to decline the test. 
• Recall that there is no requirement to obtain consent in writing or orally for HIV testing.
• Recall the key points about HIV testing that must be provided before conducting an HIV test.
• Be familiar with resources for interpreting HIV test results.
• Describe the process for providing an HIV negative result.
• Recall follow-up actions for patients newly diagnosed as living with HIV, including case reporting responsibilities and the requirement of arranging for follow-up HIV care, with patient's consent.
• Recall the confidential nature of HIV testing and the use of NYS approved forms for disclosure of HIV-related information.

Audience: All clinical providers and community-based providers who offer HIV testing

Prerequisite: None

Goals of this course:

This 90-minute archived webinar will assist participants in building knowledge and skills to more effectively deliver services to clients remotely.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this 90-minute archived webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the benefits and challenges of meeting with clients remotely,
• List at least 2 resources for meeting with clients remotely, and
• Describe at least 3 key considerations for meeting with clients remotely 

Resources and handouts for this course are available at this link: https://www.hivtrainingny.org/NewsPost/Trending 

Pre-requisites:  This course has no pre-requisite.

Intended audience:  Non-medical human service providers, including peers and peer workers, who meet with and/or work with clients remotely.

This Opioid Overdose TOT is a statewide resource for all staff at OOPPs, however this online training does not include NYC-specific guidelines, reporting requirements, and other critical information.

NYC-based OOPP staff who will dispense naloxone kits must attend in-person Training of Dispensers (TOD) at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), to learn more email naloxone@health.nyc.gov

This 90 minute, 3-module, on-line training is a resource for preparing people to serve as Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainers. Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainers prepare people who use substances, their family, friends, community members and others to serve as Opioid Overdose Responders who recognize an overdose and respond by administering Naloxone.  Once you have completed this training, you will be directed to take a post-training test. This test will evaluate the knowledge you gained. When you achieve a score of at least 80%, you will be directed to download a letter of attendance that documents successful completion of this training. 

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

1.    Recall the required elements for training community Opioid Overdose Responders to recognize an overdose and respond by administering naloxone;

2.    Identify best practices for dispensing naloxone to Opioid Overdose Responders;

3.    Identify who should be trained to serve as an Opioid Overdose Responder;

4.    Recall additional topics that may be covered with Opioid Overdose Responders, when time permits;

5.    Identify practices for effectively tailoring opioid overdose prevention training to the needs of the audience.

Audience:

Individuals interested in serving as Opioid Overdose Prevention Trainers who are associated with a NYS Department of Health registered Opioid Overdose Prevention Program.

Important Note:

In order to serve as an Opioid Overdose Prevention trainer who dispenses naloxone to others, an individual must be authorized by the clinical director of Opioid Overdose Prevention Program that is registered with the NYS Department of Health.  Completion of this training with a score of at least 80% on the post-training test can be the basis on which a clinical director authorizes a person to serve as Opioid Overdose Prevention trainer.

This Opioid Overdose Prevention: Training of Trainers is structured in the following way:

Module 1: Background knowledge for the trainer

This section provides you with background information on opioids, overdose, and naloxone, and then explores what to do during an overdose. It also covers the 911 Good Samaritan Law.

Module 2: How to train others to give naloxone

In this section, you will review the specific core and recommended training topics that are to be reviewed with trainees when dispensing naloxone kits to them. Then you will review a case scenario of delivering the training to trainees.  A video demonstration of the training is also provided. This section will also cover how to dispense a kit to someone after you have trained them.

Module 3: Additional questions trainees may have

This section covers additional topics that might come up during a training.  It is meant to help prepare you for a wide range of questions or concerns that trainees might have.

This two-part webinar (Part 1 Archive) will build participant knowledge and skills to work with clients around safer injection practices and complications associated with injecting. This course will provide an overview of the basic anatomy of veins and arteries; the supplies and equipment used to inject drugs; common injections practices; and harm reduction strategies for working with people who inject drugs.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

· Describe wounds and infections commonly associated with injection drug use;

· List the risk considerations for different injection sites (arms, hands, neck or groin) and methods;

· Identify strategies to prevent injection related infections and injuries;

· Recognize strengths of substance users that can be used to promote evidence-based practices and reduce infection and fatal incidence; and

· Provide harm reduction counseling messages tailored to clients’ unique drug-using circumstances to more effectively engage PWIDs.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants complete the course, Harm Reduction Approach Overview (full day or webinar) or have some experience with harm reduction services prior to attending this course.

Audience: All health and human service providers and Peer Workers

Related Educational Materials:

The Point Post Card: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0102.pdf

Be Aware, Don't Share (poster): https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9420.pdf https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9421.pdf

What Does Your Needle Look Like? https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9508.pdf https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9509.pdf

Stay Healthy and Survive: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9160.pdf https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9161.pdf

How to Safely Dispose of Sharps: https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0909.pdf https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0941.pdf

This session will introduce participants to the AIDS Institutes’ Benefits Counseling Pilot Project (BCPP).   Created in 2020, the BCPP provides critical information and guidance for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) who are on public benefits and are currently working, considering a return or looking for employment. The BCPP funds nine agencies across New York State to educate PLWHs on how wages impact their public benefits.  Benefits Counselors are credentialed through WIP-C (Cornell) with continually updated expertise to support PLWH as they make important decisions related to work and their benefit programs, such as SSI, SSDI, SNAP, Medicaid, Medicare and more.  The course reviews eligibility criteria and how to access services.

Length: 20 minutes

Intended Audience: PLWHA, HIV providers, health or human services professionals, case managers, health homes care managers, peers  or anyone working with PLWHAs considering or looking for employment and want more information on how wages impact public benefits. 

As a health and human services provider, you play an important role in helping vulnerable populations engage and remain in care.  This module will explore the unique obstacles that transgender people encounter within the healthcare system.  The training explores the case example of a young woman of transgender experience who was recently diagnosed as living with HIV.  The training will review key strategies to overcome obstacles to HIV care.

By the end of this online module, you will be able to:

• Recall key facts related to medical care for women of transgender experience who are living with HIV
• Describe the unique challenges that transgender women living with HIV experience in accessing healthcare
• Use a strength-based approach to support  resilience and improve linkage and retention in care for transgender women living with HIV

Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers

Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of HIV

This session will provide an overview of the NYS Peer Certification Program in HIV, HCV and Harm Reduction and will share a successful program model for integrating peer workers into the health home care team. 

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Recall evidence that demonstrates that the inclusion of a peer worker on the care team can improve health outcomes for people living with HIV;
2. Recall key facts about the NYS Peer Certification program in HIV, HCV and Harm Reduction, including peer worker areas of work, competencies, requirements for training and practicum;
3. Identify elements of a successful model for integrating peer workers on the health home care team;
4. Recall resources for recruiting certified peer workers.   

This two hour archived webinar will review the updated requirements for the NYS Peer Worker Certification program in HIV, Hepatitis C, and Harm Reduction. The webinar will provide a step-by-step walk through of the process for submitting an application for certification. By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• State at least three benefits of Peer Certification
• State the three tracks and who is eligible to apply for certification
• Recall the purpose of foundational training and self-care evaluation for Peer Workers and guidelines for completing the statement of experience
• Identify the core and specialized training requirements for peer certification
• Recall the requirement for signing and uploading the required Code of Ethics attestation
• Recall the requirement for completing a practicum or work experience and uploading a satisfactory supervisor evaluation
• Recall the requirement for passing a knowledge test and state basic features of the testing process
• Navigate the online application system to begin the process of submitting an application for certification

Audience: Peer workers interested in and/or currently peer certification, supervisors of peer works and interested others. 

Pre-Course Module Description

This 30-45 minute self-paced and interactive pre-learning module will offer a brief overview of the information that will be covered in the virtual “The Role of PrEP Peer Workers in Patient Navigation” training, as well as the New York State PrEP Peer Track.

As a result of this online module, participants will be:

• Familiar with the course expectations and background
• Able to recall the NYS AIDS Institute PrEP Peer Worker Competencies related to linkage to PrEP and patient navigation.

It is required that participants complete this pre-learning module prior to attending the virtual “The Role of PrEP Peer Workers in Patient Navigation” training.

Audience:  Peer Workers doing PrEP related work.  

This two-part archived webinar (Part 2) will build participant knowledge and skills to work with clients around safer injection practices and complications associated with injecting. This course will provide an overview of the basic anatomy of veins and arteries; the supplies and equipment used to inject drugs; common injections practices; and harm reduction strategies for working with people who inject drugs.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe wounds and infections commonly associated with injection drug use;
• List the risk considerations for different injection sites (arms, hands, neck or groin) and methods;
• Identify strategies to prevent injection related infections and injuries;
• Recognize strengths of substance users that can be used to promote evidence-based practices and reduce infection and fatal incidence; and
• Provide harm reduction counseling messages tailored to clients’ unique drug-using circumstances to more effectively engage PWIDs.

Prerequisite: It is strongly recommended that participants complete the course, Harm Reduction Approach Overview (full day or webinar) or have some experience with harm reduction services prior to attending this course. Part 1 of this webinar series is also required.

Audience: All health and human service providers and Peer Workers 

Related Educational Materials:

The Point Post Card:

 https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0102.pdf

Be Aware, Don't Share (poster):

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9420.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9421.pdf

What Does Your Needle Look Like?

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9508.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9509.pdf

Stay Healthy and Survive:

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9160.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9161.pdf

How to Safely Dispose of Sharps:

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0909.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0941.pdf

This 2 -hour archived webinar will review the basic information about hepatitis C that health and human service providers should discuss with program participants who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual (LGB) or Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC).  This webinar will explore the practices that may place LGB and TGNC people at risk for HCV transmission and identify harm reduction strategies to reduce their risk. Screening recommendations and key considerations for HCV care and treatment in LGB and TGNC clients will be addressed.

Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Review basic information about HCV prevention, transmission, screening, diagnosis, care and treatment
• Explore HCV risk and identify harm reduction options for LGB and TGNC health
• Discuss the benefits of HCV testing and connection to care.
• Identify HCV prevention messages using Harm Reduction to educate LGB and TGNC clients 
• Address common concerns that LGB and TGN clients may have regarding HCV care and treatment

Prerequisite: It is recommended that participants are familiar with basic information about HCV.  For participants new to HCV, it is recommended that they first view the Hepatitis C basics Archived Webinar.

Audience: All health and human service providers, including Peer Workers

Landing the Job: Resume Development and Interviewing Skills for Certified Peer Workers
Course Description:
This one-hour archived webinar will provide NYS Certified Peer Workers, and individuals seeking certification, with the basic skills to land your dream job.  You’ve found the perfect job opportunity- now what? Topics to be covered include: creating and tailoring a resume and cover letter, completing an application, interview tips and professional wisdom to get you hired.
As a result of this one-hour webinar, participants will be able to:
• Write an effective application and resume, tailored to the requirements of the position
• Identify the difference between a resume and a cover letter, and create a cover letter that complements your resume
• Navigate an interview in professional manner to wow employers and set yourself apart
• Respond to questions about gaps in employment
• Address barriers to employment such as having a criminal record
• Identify supportive professional and personal references
• Recall best practices for follow-up after an interview
• Offer the necessary documentation for the first day of employment
• Locate additional vocational services to assist with job search and obtaining employment.

Target Audience:  NYS Certified Peer Workers in HIV, HCV, HR, as well as individuals seeking certification
Pre-Requisite: N/A

This archived 2-hour webinar explores the unique barriers that may prevent Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM from connecting to and remaining engaged in health care services. This training will focus on how prevention, support services, and outreach staff can help Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM understand the importance of health care services. Participants will be prepared to educate Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM on what to expect from a clinical visit, how to discuss their specific health concerns with their health care provider and make informed decisions about when and how to disclose pertinent personal information such as sexual orientation, sexual practices and other issues.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explore factors that may influence access to health care services specifically for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Recall the importance of health care services for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Describe what a clinical visit may look like for Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM;
• Identify strategies to assist Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM in overcoming some of the barriers to health care services; and
• Identify ways to support Black and Latino Young Gay Men and YMSM in making informed decisions regarding when to share their sexual orientation, sexual practices, and other personal information with their health care provider.

Audience: Non-physician health and human service providers who work with young gay men and YMSM. 

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite to attend this course.  It is strongly recommended that participants previously attended the training "Supporting Sexual Health Among YMSM of Color."

This one-hour webinar will review the latest developments in state regulation as they pertain to sharing of patient-specific information for the purpose of linkage and retention in HIV care.

Topics to be covered will include:

1. How regulations that expand data sharing will support NY’s effort to end the AIDS epidemic by the end of 2020;
2. Who may request information from the NYS and NYC HIV surveillance systems for the purpose of promoting linkage and retention in HIV care;
3. What information may be shared;
4. How to submit a request for information and situations that warrant an urgent request;

Intended audience:

Mangers and staff from health care facilities, care coordination entities and community based organizations involved in providing services to people living with HIV.

This webinar will provide information about Empire State College's provision of credits for Peer Workers who complete NYS HIV, HCV, HR Peer Worker Certification.

After viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Review information related to Empire State College's provision of credits for the NYS HIV, HCV, HR Peer Worker Certification program;
• Recall how one becomes matriculated to obtain Empire State College Credits;
• Review the evaluation process to understand how one's courses translate to a degree plan; and
• Review sample degree plans to understand potential and appropriate degree programs to further one's education and career path.

Support service providers, like care mangers, case managers, educators, peer workers and others play an important role in helping clients living with HIV to achieve and maintain viral suppression. This online course will help prepare providers to discuss lab values with their clients living with HIV within the scope of their role as a non-physician health and human service provider.

This course is divided into three 20-minute modules:

• Module 1: Labs Overview and Your Role explores key lab value concepts and how to support clients with understanding their lab values.
• Module 2: Specialized Tests to Monitor HIV provides information on specialized tests to monitor HIV, such as the Viral Load and CD4 tests.
• Module 3: Other Routine Lab Tests Used in HIV Care reviews other routine lab tests used in HIV care.

By the end of this training participants will be able to:

1. Describe basic information about laboratory tests performed to assess and monitor clients living with HIV
2. Discuss lab results with clients in a manner that is consistent with their scope of responsibilities as a support services provider
3. Support clients in their efforts to achieve and maintain viral suppression
4. Explain how to support clients in their efforts to achieve and maintain viral suppression by way of adhering lab visits and discussing lab results with their providers, and
5. Identify situations where a client may need more intense interventions regarding adherence to labs, treatment adherence, linkage or retention in care related to labs

Prerequisite:  Although there is no prerequisite for this training, it is strongly recommended that participants have previous training in HIV/AIDS.

Intended audience: All health and human service providers.

Description:       This 2 -hour webinar will review the basic information about hepatitis C that health and human service providers should discuss with program participants who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual (LGB) or Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC).  This webinar will explore the practices that may place LGB and TGNC people at risk for HCV transmission and identify harm reduction strategies to reduce their risk. Screening recommendations and key considerations for HCV care and treatment in LGB and TGNC clients will be addressed.

Description:       This two-hour webinar will prepare health and human service providers to engage people who use drugs in a discussion about fentanyl, fentanyl related risks, and harm reduction options.

Course Description:

This half hour training provides participants with an overview of the Harm Reduction Services available through Medicaid, and how to properly document these services.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the five Harm Reduction Services covered by NYS Medicaid
• Describe commonly provided SEP Services that are not billable to Medicaid
• Create documentation, include Plans of Care and Individual and Group Progress Notes that meet Medicaid documentation standards
• Understand unit billing as it applies to HRS

Audience: Staff and Peer Workers working at NYSDOH Authorized Syringe Exchange Programs.

This 2 -hour archived webinar will provide basic information about Hepatitis C (HCV) for health and human service providers.  This webinar can serve as an introductory course for anyone with a professional or personal interest in Hepatitis C.  

 Objectives: By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe the basics of how HCV can be transmitted;
• Describe how HCV progresses and the importance of care and treatment;
• List the steps to identify HCV infection;
• Discuss basic HCV prevention strategies;
• Describe  basic tips for taking care of the liver and living healthy while living with HCV

Prerequisite: none

Audience: All health and human service providers, including Peers Workers  

This online module is designed to help agency leadership carefully consider five key domains that are critical to the success of peer-delivered services, with a focus on identifying specific steps to build organizational capacity.  The training is most effective when completed as a team by senior leadership of the organization.  The learning module can be paused as the team discusses questions in each of the following five domains: defining the roles and responsibilities of peer workers; fiscal issues; hiring issues; providing appropriate supervision; and integration of peer workers into the overall agency operations.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Complete an organizational assessment regarding agency readiness to implement peer-delivered services
2. Recall five key domains critical to the success of peer-delivered services
3. Identify important next steps for building agency capacity to implement peer-delivered services

Audience: This training is intended for members of the leadership team of any health or social services agency that offer, or intend to offer, peer-delivered services. Members of the leadership team may include:  executive directors, chief fiscal officers, human resources managers and programs supervisors.

Note: This training this most effective when completed by the agency leadership team as a group sitting around a table.

Prerequisite: None

The AIDS Institute's Certified Peer Worker Code of Ethics outlines 19 principles that guide Peer Workers in defining their roles, relationships, and scope of responsibility. As part of the certification process, Peer Workers are required to sign an attestation that they agree to follow this Code of Ethics at all times.

This 30-minute online module will provide Peer Workers with an opportunity to reflect on situations they may encounter in their work and consider how the Peer Worker Code of Ethics can help to determine the best course of action.

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

• Recall the purpose of the Certified Peer Worker Code of Ethics
• Practice making decisions on how to respond to different situations with clients based on the Certified Peer Worker Code of Ethics

Prerequisite:  None

Intended audience: Peer Workers

This 30-minute on-line module will provide health and human service providers with an introduction to Motivational Interviewing. The course will review the basic elements of Motivational Interviewing and how it can be helpful to providers when working with clients who are HIV positive, infected with Hepatitis C, or require harm reduction services.

By the end of this on-line course, you will be able to:

• Define Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• List 3 benefits of using MI
• Identify the major elements of MI
• Discuss ways to know if MI is effective
• Identify opportunities to use principles of MI in consumer encounters

Prerequisite:  None

Intended audience: All health and human service providers.

This 2 -hour archived webinar will describe the role of non-clinical health and human services providers in supporting clients living with chronic Hepatitis C as they consider starting hepatitis C treatment. Participants will become familiar with current guidelines regarding populations prioritized for treatment, issues relating to treatment access, and patient assistance resources.

 Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Describe the recent progress in treatment options for patients living with hepatitis C (shorter duration, fewer side effects, better health outcomes)
• Describe the importance of engaging in primary care, regardless of the clients intent to undergo treatment
• Identify strategies to support clients as they prepare for and engage in HCV treatment
• Define sustained virologic response (SVR)
• Discuss strategies to address the risk of reinfection with clients who achieve SVR

Prerequisite: Although there is no prerequisite for this course, it is strongly recommended participants have some knowledge or basic training on hepatitis C.

Audience: All health and human service providers.

The Engagement in Care Series highlights important issues in linkage to care, retention in care and treatment adherence for people living with HIV through exploring specific case studies.  These brief, interactive on-line trainings take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

The first session in this series addresses the case of Will, a 51 year old gay man who has been living with HIV for thirty years.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. Describe the importance of engaging  older HIV+ men who are gay or MSM in care;
2. List barriers to linkage and retention that older HIV+ men who are gay or MSM face;
3. Describe strategies that health and human services providers can use to improve linkage and retention among older HIV+ men who are gay or MSM.

This 90-minute webinar will review the important role that program directors and supervisors should play in the development and implementation of peer-delivered services with a focus on policies and procedures for hiring and supervising peer workers.  Topics to be reviewed include integration of peers into multidisciplinary teams, best practices for supervising and coaching peer workers and strategies to support the development of Peer Worker skills and competencies.

Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, program directors and supervisors will be able to:

• Review Peer Worker contributions and effectiveness in improving patient health outcomes
• Recall NYS AIDS Institute Peer Worker areas of work, core competencies  and identify the unique role of Peer Workers on the care team
• Identify important roles for program directors and supervisors during the Peer Worker practicum which is required for certification and in managing Certified Peer Workers
• Examine the transition period from practicum to employed Certified Peer Worker.

Target Audience:  Program Directors and Supervisors

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part I: What is required prior to submission of an initial limited service laboratory registration application?

During this segment, we will discuss considerations and requirements prior to submission of an initial single or multi-network limited service laboratory registration application including, but not limited to, testing program oversight, policies & protocols, testing area, and testing considerations.

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part II: Considerations and requirements before, during, and after testing

During this segment, we will discuss considerations and requirements before, during, and after testing.  These considerations and requirements must be in place prior to submission of an initial single or multi-network limited service laboratory registration application.

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part III: Initial limited service laboratory registration

During this segment, we will discuss the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program requirements and how to complete an Initial Limited Service Laboratory Registration Application for facilities performing CLIA-waived tests. 

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part IV: Multi-network limited service laboratory registration

During this segment, we will discuss the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program requirements and how to complete the Limited Service Laboratory Multi-Network Registration Application for facilities performing CLIA-waived tests at multiple locations as defined by the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program. 

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part V: Considerations for Rapid HIV Testing

During this segment, we will discuss additional considerations and requirements for Rapid HIV Testing beyond the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratory registration certificate.

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part VI: Considerations for Rapid Hepatitis C Testing

During this segment, we will discuss additional considerations and requirements for Rapid Hepatitis C Testing beyond the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratory registration certificate.

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part VII: Limited services laboratory registration re-application

During this segment, we will discuss the process for re-application to renew a limited service laboratory registration certificate. 

This eight-part video series provides an overview of the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program limited service laboratories and discusses in detail requirements for obtaining, reapplying, and updating a registration certificate for facilities performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing. The videos are applicable to individuals who serve as, or seek to serve as, lab directors, managers or leadership staff involved in planning or implementing a limited service laboratory, including individuals from facilities implementing or currently performing CLIA-waived testing including rapid HIV and HCV testing.  Limited Service Laboratories include hospital extension clinics, hospital owned physician practices, nursing homes, home health care agencies, school/student health services, dialysis facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, county health departments, correctional facilities, ambulance/rescue squads and other direct patient care facilities performing only waived and/or provider-performed microscopy procedures.

CLEP Series Part VIII: Changing a limited services laboratory registration certificate

During this segment, we will discuss what document changes are required to be submitted to the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program.  We will detail how to document changes in limited service laboratory registration status and how to add and/or delete tests.

This on-line training video, and associated print materials, are designed to prepare public safety and EMS providers, AEMT, EMT-I, EMT-B and CFR/EMR, to administer naloxone using an intra-nasal applicator (mucosal atomizer device) in cases of suspected opioid overdose.   Drug overdose from opioids (such as heroin, codeine, morphine, fentanyl and others) is a significant problem in all areas of New York State.  Naloxone is a medication that safely reverses opioid overdose.

Basic Life Support providers are often the first to arrive at the scene of an overdose.  EMS and other first response public safety providers who are able to recognize the signs of an opioid overdose and are trained to administer naloxone via nasal atomizer will be in a position to help save lives.

By viewing this training video, EMS providers will be able to:

• Recall the names of at least 3 different opioids
• Recognize signs and symptoms of overdose
• Assemble a mucosal atomizer device for administering Intra-nasal naloxone
• Implement opioid overdose prevention activities in accordance with NYS-approved policies and procedures

Audience: All EMS providers and Public Safety Personnel who are certified as prehospital care providers.

TO ACCESS THIS TRAINING:

You will be prompted to create a new account if you have not previously used this system.  Once you create your account and register for the course, you will receive an email with the link to the training video.  A training certificate verifying your completion of the video will be available within 24 hours in your account under “My Courses.” You must log back into the site and click on "My Courses" to retrieve the certificate.  Note: The training certificate is only available to those who have watched the entire video, through to the end. 

Additional Training Requirement: EMS providers and Public Safety Personnel who view the video must follow-up with an agency or regionally approved instructor to complete the skills practice portion of the training.

Course Description: The use of written materials is an important component of effective patient education. Although the average adult in the United States reads at an eighth-grade level, most patient materials, including educational materials, registration forms, informed consent forms, or patient letters are written on a high-school or college reading level.  This 2 hour webinar will teach participants about what constitutes a health literate material and will build skills that enable participants to identify and create health literate patient materials. At completion of this webinar, participants will be able to assess and re-design their organization’s health materials.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:
• List the elements that constitute a health literate material
• Develop skills to analyze and assess various health materials
• Learn about the role of meta-messages in health materials
• Identify available material evaluation tools and resources
 

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite for this training.  

Target Audience:  This webinar is intended for staff who prepare written materials such as brochures, patient communications, etc.

This 15-minute online training presents the HIV diagnostic testing algorithm which was updated in 2013 as a result of improvements in HIV testing technologies.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

Target Audience: Health care and support service providers who discuss or offer HIV testing

Prerequisites: Completion of a basic training in HIV such as the Online Overview of HIV Infection and AIDS

Hepatitis C Testing for People Born Between 1945 and 1965: Overview of New York State Law

In October of 2013, Governor Cuomo signed a public health law that requires primary care providers and certain health care settings to make a one-time offer of voluntary hepatitis C screening to all patients born between 1945 and 1965.  This law, which went into effect on January 1^st, 2014, is consistent with the CDC’s “Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C virus infection Among Persons Born During 1945-1965”.  The New York State law applies to 1) physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners providing primary care, 2) primary care services delivered in the outpatient department of a hospital or freestanding diagnostic and treatment center, and 3) in-patient hospital services.

This 40-minute webcast will:

1. Identify the clinical rationale for one-time routine voluntary screening for hepatitis C for all persons born between 1945 and 1965;
2. Describe the key provisions of the law including settings and providers impacted by the law;
3. Provide an overview of the new CDC hepatitis C testing algorithm;
4. Describe health care provider responsibility for reporting cases of acute and chronic hepatitis C;
5. Describe New York State resources for the care and treatment of persons with chronic Hepatitis C infection, and;
6. Provide answers to frequently asked questions, including: exceptions to the law, issues related to reimbursement for testing, patient consent, and others.

Who Should View this Webcast

The intended audience for the webinar includes those health care providers and health care settings impacted by the law including:

• Physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners providing primary care
• Outpatient departments of a hospital offering primary care
• Freestanding diagnostic and treatment centers offering primary care
• In-patient hospital programs

Webcast Sponsored by the New York State Department of Health

This one-hour webcast will assist program managers and supervisors in planning for the implementation of a Hepatitis C screening program using the new FDA approved OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test. It will review the potential benefits of HCV rapid testing in a community setting, provide a brief overview of the rapid test device and outline the key elements required in a program’s policies and procedures.

By the end of this webcast, participants will be to:

• Describe the importance of increasing the number of individuals aware of their Hepatitis C (HCV) infection status;
• Recall key features of the FDA-approved, CLIA-waived HCV rapid test device;
• List requirements for implementing HCV rapid screening in a community-based site; and
• Determine if they are eligible to receive free HCV rapid test kits from the NYSDOH.

Prerequisite: None

Audience: This webinar is intended for program managers and supervisors planning to expand services to include Hepatitis C rapid screening.

**PLEASE NOTE: **Individuals intending to conduct rapid Hepatitis C screening are strongly encourages to enroll in the one-day Integrating screening for HCV and HIV in-person course.

These 5 brief video segments feature faith leaders from many traditions. The purpose of these videos is to share information about how faith communities are addressing HIV prevention, support and care efforts with their congregations and communities. Below is the listing of the various video segments.

Video #1: Rev. Dr. James Forbes pastor of Riverside Church in Manhattan provides an historical overview of the HIV epidemic, including why and how faith community leaders have responded. (5:45 min) https://vimeo.com/61182199

Video #2: Faith community leaders from many traditions explain why they have moved to address HIV/AIDS in their congregations. (4:01 min) https://vimeo.com/61182200

Video # 3: Greek Orthodox monk, Fr. Jonathan Cossey shares his spiritual journey which includes dealing with stigma and discrimination after learning that he is living with HIV/AIDS. (5:45 min) https://vimeo.com/61182201

Video #4: African American and Latino faith leaders from different traditions provide a rich discussion of how faith communities can offer HIV prevention information, establish health ministries, facilitate HIV testing and help the community face HIV/AIDS in a mature and loving manner. (17 min) https://vimeo.com/61182203

Video #5: Venerable T.K. Nakagati describes two principle teachings of Buddhism, wisdom, and compassion, and discusses how to put these teachings to work in addressing HIV/AIDS. (5:49min) https://vimeo.com/61182206

These 5 brief video segments are the second half in Voices of Faith, featuring faith leaders from many traditions. The purpose of these videos is to share information about how faith communities are addressing HIV prevention, support and care efforts with their congregations and communities. Below is the listing of the various video segments.

Video #6: Reverend Robert Perelli talks about his many years at AIDS Family Services in Buffalo and provides insight about what it takes to compassionately "stand beside" people living with HIV and their families. https://vimeo.com/61186863

Video #7: Rabbis discuss the importance of providing HIV prevention information to their congregations, including and interview with Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Associate Rabbi at Beth Simchat Torah, NY's largest synagogue serving the Jewish gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. https://vimeo.com/61186861

Video #8:Three leaders in NY's Muslim community discuss how they have responded to HIV/AIDS. https://vimeo.com/61186864

Video #9: The Beautiful story of how AIDS Care Teams can provide compassionate and meaningful support to HIV/AIDS and their families. https://vimeo.com/61186860

Video #10:Faith community leaders from many traditions discuss how they find the resources they need to address HIV/AIDS prevention. https://vimeo.com/62870053

Video #11:Closing thoughts from several faith leaders and acknowledgement of all those who participated. https://vimeo.com/62870244

This pre-recorded webinar will discuss Fentanyl as a potent, synthetic opioid pain medication that has been associated with the recent surge in opioid related overdose deaths. This 2-hour webinar will provide an overview of fentanyl as a medication and as a contaminant in the illicit drug supply. The role of fentanyl in the current wave of overdose deaths, how to recognize a fentanyl related overdose and harm reduction responses will be discussed.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

•         Recall trends in fentanyl-related drug user deaths;
•         Describe the pharmacology of fentanyl and its analogs;
•         Discuss fentanyl from the perspective of drug users;
•         Explain how to recognize and respond to a fentanyl related overdose; and
•         Identify harm reduction practices that drug users can follow to protect themselves against overdose.

Older Adults and Sexual Health Guide

This 1 hour PRE-RECORDED webinar will introduce participants to "Older Adults and Sexual Health:  A Guide for Aging Services Providers", which  was developed by ACRIA with support from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) AIDS Institute and in collaboration with the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA).  The guide is intended as a supportive resource for the New York State aging services and HIV services networks to promote sexual health as a part of healthy aging and to provide context around healthy aging and sex.   This guide may encourage providers to create opportunities for older adults to learn about sexual health, similar to nutrition and exercise; to promote wellness; and to prevent disease. 

HIV and Aging

This webinar is intended for contractors and staff funded by the NYS DOH AI/Bureau of Community Support Services.
The webinar presenters are: Dr. Eugenia Siegler, MD, and  and Dr. Steven Karpiak, PhD.

The goal of this webinar is to increase knowledge of crystal methamphetamine use among MSM, the effects of meth and other “club drugs” on the body, their connection to HIV and hepatitis, and resources for treatment.

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

Identify at least 3 reasons why MSM may use drugs

Identify at least 3 reasons why meth use is prevalent among MSM

Identify 2 venues in which meth is used

Define “club drugs” and their effects

Define stimulants and depressants

Define homeostasis and rebound

List at least 3 characteristics of methamphetamines

State 3 perceived benefits and long-term effects of methamphetamines

Identify at least two resources relevant and accessible to your work

This two-hour webinar will explore how non-physician health and human service providers can utilize a strength-based approach to identify the assets, strengths, and resiliencies of young gay men and YMSM. This training will explore core principles of strength-based practice and offer providers concrete examples of how they can incorporate these principles into their work with young gay men and YMSM.  Attention will also be devoted to positive youth development (PYD), adolescent development, and sexual identity development and their correlation to recognizing and supporting the assets of Young Gay Men and YMSM.  By supporting the assets, strengths, and resiliencies of young gay men and YMSM, providers can help to empower young gay men and MSM to maximize their health and wellness.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Define the core principles of a strength-based framework.
• Discuss the importance of a strength-based perspective and how it can be applied when working with young gay men and YMSM
• Apply the principles of positive youth development (PYD), adolescent development, and sexual identity development to identify the assets, strengths, and resiliencies of young gay men and MSM.
• Describe strength-based strategies that can be employed in working with young gay men and MSM to support their health and wellness.

Prerequisite: There is no prerequisite to attend this course.  It is strongly recommended that participants previously attended the training titled: Supporting Sexual Health Among YMSM of Color

Target Audience: Non-physician health and human service providers who work with young gay men and YMSM

This webinar will discuss the multiple barriers faced by Trans and MSM immigrants in the U.S. when accessing sexual health services and comprehensive care. It will focus on the major legislative, health, and safety concerns among vulnerable populations. The training will provide information on social integration, global LGBTQ+ oppression, stigma/discrimination, and other health care concerns to better assist LGBTQ+ immigrants dealing with compounded traumas: sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, health inequities, and impoverishment. 

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• List three motivations for undocumented entry by LGBTQ+ people

• Identify problems MSM and Trans immigrants face regarding acculturation, development, and adaptation

• Discuss discrimination and the social norms of immigrants 

• Identify key factors limiting access to sexual health care for MSM and Trans immigrants 

• Describe trauma-informed care for MSM and Trans immigrants

• List ways to advocate for transgender clients

• Practice applying the core objectives with clients 

This two-part webinar series is designed to explore the broad definition of culture and cultural humility and its relationship to competent and effective health care and human service delivery.

As a result of training participants will be able to:

Define Culture, Humility, Structural Competency, Implicit Bias, Microaggressions, and Health Inequities;
Describe the difference between generalizations and stereotypes;

Describe how privilege and social determinants of health impact health care delivery;
Explore potential obstacles to providing effective services.

Description:

This 75-minute webinar will provide participants with knowledge and skills to understand and respond to cannabinoid related overdoses. This course will provide an overview of how cannabinoids affect one's emotional, mental, and physical abilities. This webinar will also identify treatment plans, risk behaviors and strategies to reduce risks related to cannabinoid use.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Share basic information on different types of cannabinoids;
• Debunk common myths surrounding cannabinoid use;
• Explain various effects of cannabinoid use, signs of withdrawal and overdose;
• Share how the brain reacts when cannabinoids are used;
• List 3-5 strategies to reduce risk related to drug use;
• Identify risk behaviors and develop strategies to engage PWUD in care, care retention, and drug-related harm reduction.

Prerequisite:

General Substance Use 101

Audience:

This webinar is intended for Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Materials:

Review the training orientation prior to attending this webinar, by clicking on the link below: Pre Training Orientation Guide.docx

Description:

This 75-minute webinar will provide participants with knowledge and skills to understand and respond to all club drug related overdoses. This course will provide an overview of how various club drugs such as rohypnol, ketamine, MDMA, and LSD affect one's emotional, mental, and physical abilities. This webinar will also identify treatment plans, risk behaviors and strategies to reduce risks related to cannabinoid use.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Share basic information on different types of club drugs;
• Debunk common myths surrounding club drug use;
• Explain various effects of club drug use, signs of withdrawal and overdose;
• Share how the brain reacts when various club drugs are used;
• List 3-5 strategies to reduce risk related to drug use;
• Identify risk behaviors and develop strategies to engage PWUD in care, care retention, and drug-related harm reduction.

Prerequisite:

General Substance Use 101

Audience:

This webinar is intended for Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Materials:

Review the training orientation prior to attending this webinar, by clicking on the link below: Pre Training Orientation Guide.docx

Description:

This 75-minute webinar will provide participants with knowledge and skills to understand and respond to depressants related overdoses. This course will provide an overview of how depressants affect one's emotional, mental, and physical abilities. This webinar will also identify treatment plans, risk behaviors and strategies to reduce risks related to depressant use.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Share basic information on different types of depressants;
• Debunk common myths surrounding depressant use;
• Explain various effects of depressant use, signs of withdrawal and overdose;
• Share how the brain reacts when depressants are used;
• List 3-5 strategies to reduce risk related to drug use;
• Identify risk behaviors and develop strategies to engage PWUD in care, care retention, and drug-related harm reduction.

Prerequisite:

General Substance Use 101

Audience:

This webinar is intended for Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Materials:

Review the training orientation prior to attending this webinar, by clicking on the link below: Pre Training Orientation Guide.docx

Description:

This 90-minute webinar builds participant knowledge about what substance use is and the risk factors surrounding substance use disorders. This course will delve into the stigmatization of substance use and how it negatively impacts people who use drugs. It will touch on aspects such as overdose reversals and recovery to provide best practices when providing support to people who use drugs.

Note: This course provides general knowledge of substance use and is a prerequisite for all other in-depth substance 101’s.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Explain how the continuum of drug use, stigma, and drug, set, and setting are factors for people who use drugs;
• Define substance use disorder and be able to identify signs and symptoms;
• Identify how etiology, epidemiology & phenomenology impact substance use disorders;
• Share how the brain reacts when drugs are used;
• Discuss what an overdose is and how to conduct an overdose reversal;
• Describe what recovery is and provide examples of how it may look.

Prerequisite:

N/A

Audience:

This webinar is intended for Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Materials:

Review the training orientation prior to attending this webinar, by clicking on the link below: Pre Training Orientation Guide.docx

Description:

This 75-minute webinar will provide participants with knowledge and skills to understand and respond to over-the-counter drug related overdoses. This course will provide an overview of how over the counter drugs affect one's emotional, mental, and physical abilities. This webinar will also identify treatment plans, risk behaviors and strategies to reduce risks related to cannabinoid use.

Objectives:

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Share basic information on different types of over-the-counter substances that have potential for misuse;
• Debunk common myths surrounding over the counter drug use;
• Explain various effects of over-the-counter drug use, signs of withdrawal and overdose;
• Share how the brain reacts when over the counter drugs are used;
• List 3-5 strategies to reduce risk related to drug use;
• Identify risk behaviors and develop strategies to engage PWUD in care, care retention, and drug-related harm reduction.

Prerequisite:

General Substance Use 101

Audience:

This webinar is intended for Community Based Organizations (CBO), Syringe Services Programs (SSP), and Local Health Departments.

Materials:

Review the training orientation prior to attending this webinar, by clicking on the link below: Pre Training Orientation Guide.docx

Description: This 60-minute webinar will introduce participants to Trauma Informed Environmental Design. Participants will build skills for using principles of Trauma Informed Care to create patient/client spaces that promote safety and provide support for LGBTQGNC+ clients and staff. Interactive activities will suggest easy to implement, budget-friendly recommendations for changes to patient spaces.

Please note: Some familiarity with Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is recommended before attending this course.  A brief review of TIC will be provided but due to time constraints it will not be comprehensive.

Objectives:

As a result of attending this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify ways that trauma disproportionally impacts LGBTQGNC+ clients.

2. Evaluate existing spaces through a Trauma Informed lens.

3.  List options for design changes that promote safety and healing.

This 2 hour training will provide health and human service providers with a comprehensive overview of Harm Reduction. Harm reduction is a practical set of strategies designed to prevent disease and promote health by “meeting people where they are” rather than making judgments about where they should be in terms of their personal health and lifestyle. Recognizing that not everyone is ready or able to stop risky behavior, harm reduction focuses on promoting ways to reduce the health risks associated with drug use and other high risk behaviors. This course will assist providers in more effectively engaging their clients in a range of interventions to reduce the risk of harm.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• Define the key principles of harm reduction;
• Identify at least three attitudes they have about using a harm reduction approach;
• Explore the harm reduction premise that the client is the expert and is responsible for choosing the type and timing of behavior change;
• List a range of harm reduction options for substance use behaviors;
• Identify a range of harm reduction options for sexual behaviors;
• Describe ways in which they can incorporate harm reduction skills into their relationships with clients; and
• Practice identifying relevant approaches and barriers to using harm reduction techniques with their clients.

Audience: All non-physician health and human service providers, peer educators, and anyone in the general public with an interest in HIV/AIDS. 

Prerequisite: None

Associated Materials:

Be Aware Don't Share                                                                                                                   www.health.ny.gov/publications/9405.pdf 

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9406.pdf 

The Point Post Card                                                                                                                                                                                 http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0102.pdf

PrEP Yourself Against HIV Brochure                                                                                                                                                      http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9146.pdf 

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9147.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9148.pdf 

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9149.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9150.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9151.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9172.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9173.pdf

PrEP Yourself Against HIV Card 

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9152.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9153.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9154.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9155.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9156.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9157.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/9159.pdf

PEP 4 HIV Prevention                                                                                                                                                                      www.health.ny.gov/publications/9874.pdf

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9405.pdf 

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9876.pdf

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9878.pdf

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9879.pdf

www.health.ny.gov/publications/9880.pdf 

PEP 4 Pharmacy Decal                                                                                                               ?www.health.ny.gov/publications/9828.pdf

This 2 -hour webinar will describe the role of non-clinical health and human services providers in supporting clients living with chronic hepatitis C as they consider starting hepatitis C treatment. Participants will become familiar with current guidelines regarding treatment, issues relating to treatment access, and patient assistance resources.

Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Describe the recent progress in treatment options for patients living with hepatitis C (shorter duration, fewer side effects, better health outcomes)
• Describe the importance of engaging in primary care, regardless of the clients intent to undergo treatment
• Identify strategies to support clients as they prepare for and engage in HCV treatment
• Define sustained virologic response (SVR)
• Discuss strategies to address the risk of reinfection with clients who achieve SVR

Prerequisite: Although there is no prerequisite for this course, it is strongly recommended participants have some knowledge or basic training on hepatitis C.

Audience: All health and human service providers.

This 45-60 minute self-paced online training will review the requirements for collecting dried blood spot (DBS) samples for HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) RNA testing. The training is specifically intended for staff working in programs that have approval to send the DBS samples to the NYS Wadsworth Center for processing. 

By the end of this online module, you will be able to:

1. Recall the steps of DBS specimen collection;
2. State how ensure maintenance of DBS specimen integrity;
3. State the 3 items that must be listed on the DBS card. 
4. Recall how to complete the Infectious Diseases Requisition (IDR) form. 
5. Identify the steps to package and ship a DBS specimen;
6. State where to retrieve DBS test results;
7. Recall and download resources for Communicable Disease Reporting;
8. Recall the training components required to determine staff competence for DBS testing. 

In addition to this module, you should seek further training on bloodborne pathogens, HCV and HIV, transmission, testing algorithms, interpreting and messaging respective to the test results, harm reduction, linkage to care and treatment. You must be familiar with relevant public health regulations, required consent and messaging as well as your reporting responsibilities.

Audience:

This training is intended for staff who use dried bloodspot sample collection for HIV or HCV testing that is conducted through the Wadsworth Center. 

Prerequisites:

None. Consult with your supervisor.

This half-day training will describe the role of non-clinical health and human services providers in supporting clients living with chronic hepatitis C as they consider starting hepatitis C treatment. Participants will become familiar with current guidelines regarding treatment, issues relating to treatment access, and patient assistance resources.

Objectives: By the end of this session participants will be able to:

• Describe the recent progress in treatment options for patients living with hepatitis C (shorter duration, fewer side effects, better health outcomes)
• Describe the importance of engaging in primary care, regardless of the clients intent to undergo treatment
• Identify strategies to support clients as they prepare for and engage in HCV treatment
• Define sustained virologic response (SVR)
• Discuss strategies to address the risk of reinfection with clients who achieve SVR

Prerequisite: Although there is no prerequisite for this course, it is strongly recommended participants have some knowledge or basic training on hepatitis C.

Audience: All health and human service providers.

Associated Materials:

Over 200,000 New Yorkers Have Hepatitis C, Are You One? (Female)

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1892.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1894.pdf

Over 200,000 New Yorkers Have Hepatitis C, Are You One? (Male)

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1893.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1895.pdf

www.health.ny.gov/publications/1885.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1886.pdf

http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1887.pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1888 pdf

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1891.pdf

Training Description:

This half-day course (two-part webinar) will build participant knowledge and create strategies to improve health care with people who use drugs. This course will provide an overview of the unique health care needs of PWUD, address stigmatization and bias concerning how people who use drugs engage in health care, and utilize Self-Determination Theory to identify strategies to assist PWUD to develop positive health care relationships. 

Training Objectives:

As a result of this training, non-physician health and human service providers will be able to:

1. Address unconscious bias concerning how people who use drugs engage in health care;
2. Describe institutional, social, and behavioral factors that influence access to healthcare, including drug-related stigma;
3. Identify some of the unique health care needs of PWUD; 
4. Identify and discuss different points of access to health care for PWUD;
5. Apply strategies for working with people who use drugs to engage in health care;
6. Utilize Self-Determination Theory to identify strategies for empowering PWUD to develop positive health care relationships;

Intended Audience:

Non-physician health and human service providers who work with clients/patients who are living with, or are at risk for, HIV, HCV, STIs, are LGBT/GNC or who use substances, including: social workers, nurses, care coordinators, case managers, peer workers, prevention specialists, PrEP specialists, client services staff, and others.

Prerequisite: None

For more information about this curriculum, contact:

HIV Education and Training Programs

New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

Corning Tower, Room 244

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12237-0658

hivet@health.ny.gov

518.474.3045

Intimate partner violence is a pattern of coercive behavior exerted by one intimate partner over the other with the goal of establishing and maintaining power and control.  This is a basic introduction to the topic for health and human service providers.

This presentation will discuss the following topics:

1. Define Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
2. Classify types of IPV
3. Prevalence of IPV
4. Identify Risk factors
5. Understand how HIV/AIDS can impact domestic violence
6. The impact COVID-19 has had on IPV
7. Accurately identify and assess the safety and services needs
8. Assist victims in developing safety plans and make appropriate and supportive referrals.

Audience: Non-physician health and human services providers who work with clients/ patients at risk for HIV or STIs including prevention specialists, PrEP specialists, peer workers, case managers, care managers and coordinators, social workers, client services staff and others

Prerequisite: None

Format: Synchronous, online

Training Hours: 2.0 hours

This two-hour webinar will introduce non-physician health and human service providers to co-occurring disorders (substance use and mental health disorders) and their impact on people living with HIV.  The training will review the impact of trauma and stigma on care, and the elements of an integrated treatment approach for COD.  

This 60-minute, interactive session will provide an overview of gender-neutral language and the importance of using gender-neutral language in HIV prevention and other supportive services. Participants will have the opportunity to practice using gender-neutral language in various interactive activities. 

Please note: active participation is required of all participants. Please ensure you have the latest version of Zoom installed on your computer or device.

Objectives:

As a result of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Define gender-neutral terminology.

2. Describe the importance of using gender-neutral language with clients.

3. Utilize gender-neutral language when providing services to clients.

This 90 minute, single-session will provide participants the opportunity to recognize stigmatizing language including microaggressions that many clients experience when having a sexual health interaction with a focus on LGBTGNC clients in order to improve services and interactions to be stigma-free. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in large group discussions to increase understanding of client perspectives. A key area of focus will be adapting language to improve services for LGBTGNC clients.

Please note: 

• It is recommended that participants have basic LGBTQ+ knowledge prior to participating in this webinar. 
• This is an interactive webinar. Participants should be prepared to actively participate through use of the chat, microphone, and/or video during this webinar.
• The webinar will begin exactly on-time. Participants who arrive more than 10 minutes after the start-time of the webinar will not be allowed to join. 

Objectives 

1. Define microaggressions
2. Describe the different types of microaggressions and where they may exist when working with LGBTGNC clients
3. Utilize strategies that can mitigate microaggressions
4. Understand what “stigma-free services” means

Training Description:

This 4-part virtual training will prepare non-physician health and human service providers and peer workers with the knowledge, attitude, and skills needed to provide culturally-relevant HIV prevention and sexual health promotion services to clients who combine sex and substance use to enhance sexual desire, pleasure or performance.

Training Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1. Recall the impact of different substances on sexual desire, pleasure, and performance;
2. Reduce stigma by demonstrating a nonjudgmental attitude regarding the use of substances to engage in or enhance the sexual experience;
3. Provide harm reduction options and awareness and referrals to individuals seeking help for substance use, including methamphetamine use;
4. Promote sexual health for individuals who use substances to enhance pleasure;
5. Explain the history of HIV and why PrEP represents such an important advance;
6. Use affirming language around gender identity, sexuality, and sexual orientation.

Intended Audience:

Non-physician health and human services providers who work with clients/patients at risk for HIV or STIs, including prevention specialists, PrEP specialists, peer workers, case managers, care managers and coordinators, social workers, client services staff, and others.

Prerequisite:

Implementing a Sex Positive Approach

Format:

Live Webinar

For more information about this curriculum, contact:

HIV Education and Training Programs

New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute

Corning Tower, Room 244

Empire State Plaza

Albany, New York 12237-0658

hivet@health.ny.gov

518.474.3045

Description:  This two-part webinar (each part is a 2 hour session) is designed to build the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to enable non-physician health and human services providers to deliver culturally competent services to the diverse range of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) clients they serve.  This interactive training will help providers identify best practices for creating a welcoming and safe environment for LGBTQ clients.  It will also help participants identify communication skills needed for effective engagement of the wide range of LGBTQ clients at risk for, or living with, HIV, STIs or Hepatitis C.

As a result of this training, participants will be able to:

• define various gender and sexuality terminologies, including identities and concepts, used in LGBTQ communities.
• differentiate sex assigned at birth, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation are each their own distinct concepts and that they exist on a continuum.
• distinguish between various forms of oppression experienced by LGBTQ+ people and how these levels are interconnected.
• understand the concepts of unexamined privilege and its relationship with oppression.
• reflect on and identify one’s own privileges and types of oppression in professional settings and how their privilege/oppression affects their client/provider relationship.
• define social determinants of health
• identify reasons why LGBTQ people are disproportionately at risk based on social determinants of health
• recognize specific LGBTQ health disparities among various LGBTQ subpopulations.
• describe protective factors for LGBTQ people that counter health risks.
• identify strategies that organizations/agencies can adopt or create to ensure safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ clients/patients and staff.

Prerequisite:  Additional trainings are not required to attend this course.

Target Audience:  This training is for non-clinical health and human service providers who work with LGBTQ+ clients or patients.

In this second part of the 2-day Leadership Development Skills training, we will take a deeper dive into the development of the skills for participants who took Part 1.  In this training program, we will be continuing to develop skills in emotional intelligence.  Research has shown that leaders with high “EQ”, have the ability to understand their own emotions and how it effects their performance.  Good leaders must be able to influence others and learning to control emotions allows us to understand and assist others in managing theirs as well.

The areas of competency that will be addressed are Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness & Relationship Management.

We will also introduce the participants to Situational Leadership. This will allow leaders to identify the ability of others in completing tasks assigned by recognizing their level of “readiness” to complete a task. This is a “best practice” and has shown remarkable value in leadership development.

To accomplish this, we will promote the following objectives:

• Explain how emotional intelligence assists leaders in influencing others;
• Apply emotional intelligence appropriately;
• Explain the 4 styles of situational leadership – telling, selling, participating, and delegating;
• Recognize your own preferred style of leadership;
• Adapt your preferred leadership style to match the needs of others.

This 2-day training program is an essential component of the work the AIDS Institute has tasked LTI to produce. We want to ensure a statewide presence of individuals who have completed trainings to serve as leaders in their communities by ensuring there are leaders and peer mentors, as well as ambassadors, in every region of the state.  We will continue to provide ongoing trainings to keep these skills in leadership development relevant to the times in which we live.  We will continue to navigate our  LTI graduates, who are interested, to the NYS Certified Peer Workers program. 

"Minors’ Health Rights – Accessing Confidential Treatment for HIV/AIDS, Substance Use, and Other Sensitive Health Issues"

This 2-hour webinar explains teenagers’ rights to access confidential healthcare in New York State, and the roles of parents, legal guardians, and the foster care system. The training focuses on common questions that arise in youth HIV testing, prevention, and treatment, and also covers substance use disorder treatment, mental healthcare, and sexual and reproductive healthcare for minors.
 By the end of this training, participants will be able to describe when minors can make their own healthcare decisions, particularly when it comes to:
• HIV prevention, testing, and treatment, including PrEP
• Substance use disorder care
• Mental healthcare
• Reproductive and sexual healthcare

Participants will also be able to describe minors' health privacy rights, including:
• When parents are involved in the minors' healthcare decisions or payment
• When foster care, school, public health, child abuse and neglect investigations, or juvenile/criminal justice systems are involved

Audience: All health and human services providers who work with youth at risk or living with HIV.

Description: Participants will learn & discuss the concepts of cultural competency and cultural humility, and how they understand the terms. Participants will also learn how cultural humility builds upon the definition of cultural competency.

Description: Participants will further learn and discuss the concepts of cultural humility, and the benefits of cultural humility when working with clients.

Participants will learn and discuss relevant research and literature that shows the benefits of cultural humility in relationship to the provider-client relationship, as well as how to navigate one’s own cultural journal using stages of change. 

Description: “In this open discussion-based webinar, participants will discuss their experience in applying cultural humility into their work. Participants will share any challenges or questions that they have experienced, as well as provide insight into strategies that they have found to be useful. This webinar is intended for the participants who attended Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3 of the Cultural Humility series.”

Session 1

Promoting Resilience and Growth in Clients and the Workforce will provide opportunities for participants to build on foundational knowledge of trauma-informed approaches to promote resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG). Part 1 will focus on how the 5 guiding values/principles of Trauma-Informed Care can promote resilience and growth with individuals they work with.

This training is appropriate for any clinical or non-clinical health and human services professional. Previous training on Trauma-Informed Care is recommended.

Participants will:

• Reflect on how they define and recognize resilience;
• Consider how world view, adversity and trauma inform the ways in which resilience and growth can be promoted;
• Identify specific trauma-informed values/principles (safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment) and approaches that can be utilized to promote resilience and growth;
• Create next small steps they can take in the context of their work to be more intentional about ensuring the values/principles to promote resilience and growth.

Session 2

Promoting Resilience and Growth in Clients and the Workforce will provide opportunities for participants to build on foundational knowledge of trauma-informed approaches to promote resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG). Part 2 will focus on formally defining resilience and growth, and recognizing the connections between promoting resilience and growth in self and others through the practice of self-care.

This training is appropriate for any clinical or non-clinical health and human services professional. Previous training on Trauma-Informed Care is recommended. Attendance at part 1 of this training is required.

Participants will:

• Reflect on how they define and recognize resilience;
• Explain resilience and post-traumatic growth (PTG);
• Engage with self-assessment tools to reflect on coping and growth;
• Identify current and new self-care strategies.