Course Description
HIV-education is mandatory in some states because of the risk of discrimination against HIV-positive clients, NOT because there is a risk for the practitioner. There is a natural inclination to shy away from treating patients with communicable diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS. It is important to not panic if you find out that a new client is HIV-positive and this course will teach you why you shouldn't.
This course discusses the disease and it's methods of transmission and how to treat HIV-positive patients without the worry of contracting the disease.
This Seminar-on-Demand is 1 contact hour in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Contact Hours: 1 
Target Audience: MT/LMT 
Instructional Level: Advanced Accreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional through a self-paced study on treating clients with HIV/AIDS
Professional Objectives:
At the end of this course the professional will be able to:
- Define HIV and AIDS
- Recognize how HIV is transmitted
- Identify possible early symptoms of HIV infections
- Prevent HIV infections
- Describe how to work with clients who are HIV positive or who have AIDS
Disclosures:
Contact Hours: 1
Target Audience: Massage Therapists.
Instructional Level: Beginner/Advanced
Course Type: Seminar-On-Demand
Authors:
Lu Mueller-Kaul, LMT, MA
Lu Mueller-Kaul started her career in alternative medicine as a naturopathic physician in Germany. In addition to traditional chinese medicine, Lu uses a variety of bodywork techniques including Neuromuscular and Trigger Point techniques, TuiNa (traditional Chinese massage), Reflexology, stretches and strengthening exercises, and other manual therapy styles. As a specialist for back problems, Lu has had sucess in treating sciatic pain, tense neck and shoulders and the resulting headaches, vertigo and tinnitus.
Lu came to the U.S. in 2006 to study Rolfing Structural Integration. Today, she works as a Certified Rolfer and Rolf Movement Teacher, which enables her to utilize all the tools from her previous education in the Rolfing context. Lu is the owner, workshop instructor and Yoga therapist at Balance Education, in Orlando, FL.
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