Supporting Family Stability: Case Studies in Custody Planning with HIV-Affected Families

Mason, Sally; Vazquez, Deborah

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“…With the change in definition, women were finally recognized as having HIV. Programming and research focused on women's needs, including helping mothers make plans for their children's custody in case of the parent's death (Mason & Vazquez, 2009). In the mid 1990s, highly active antiretroviral therapy (ART) became available in the US and other high-resource countries.…”

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“…With access to ART, the longevity of people living with HIV increased substantially, with many able to manage symptoms of the disease and plan for long, productive lives (Mascolini, 2016). Consequently, programs for parents shifted to supporting them in the role of mother or father as they raise their children to adulthood (Mason & Vazquez, 2009). Most parents living with HIV are single, women, African American or Latina, and living in low-income urban areas where violence and drugs are constant threats (Schuster, Kanouse, Morton, Bozzette, Miu, Scott, & Shapiro, 2000;Centers for Disease Control, 2003).…”

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Participatory Methods for Stigma Reduction with HIV-Affected Families

Mason¹

2021

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HIV stigma contributes to risks for poor health; these risks are exacerbated by additional stigmas of race, gender, sexual orientation, and substance abuse history. As women continue to be infected by HIV and as people with HIV are living longer, their children, most of whom are not HIV infected, are affected by their parent’s HIV status. Children may feel stigma as acutely as their HIV-positive (HIV+) parents, contributing to the children’s vulnerability. Children of HIV+ mothers have more emotional problems, disrupted relationships, and poor school outcomes than those whose mothers are not living with HIV. As we learn about stigma’s impact beyond the individual, we are compelled to respond systemically within families to reduce future generations’ vulnerability to HIV and other risks. Based on a line of inquiry with HIV-affected teens about their stigma experiences, our multidisciplinary team discovered stigma’s impact on our ability, not only to study stigma, but to engage parents and especially their children in services and research. We draw on these findings and the literature on community-based participation to contend that participatory methods have value, not only for research and program development, but in reducing the impact of stigma with our HIV-affected partners. The participatory process is as important to stigma reduction as knowledge and service development outcomes. Participatory methods can expand our potential for breaking the cycle of intergenerational vulnerability by strengthening family skills and capacity and enhancing self-worth so those affected by HIV are empowered to overcome stigma’s impact.

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Participatory Methods for Stigma Reduction with HIV-Affected Families

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2021

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“…The service focus with parents living with HIV has shifted from planning for a parent's death and facilitating children's grief to supporting healthy lives for the parents and the children in their care (Mason & Vazquez, 2009). The service focus with parents living with HIV has shifted from planning for a parent's death and facilitating children's grief to supporting healthy lives for the parents and the children in their care (Mason & Vazquez, 2009).…”

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Focused and Motivated: A Psychoeducational Group for Parents Living With HIV

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Mason

2014

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

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To understand the beneficial aspects of a psychoeducational group, parents living with HIV participated in two telephone interviews.Twelve parents answered open-ended questions about program processes, components, and activities. Study participants identified five processes: focused and motivated; learn from each other; share freely with people who understand; support and care about each other; respect each other's privacy; and protect each other. The identified knowledge areas-self-care, parenting, and goalsetting-were consistent with the program's focus. Components noted were those activities designed to develop comfort between participants, share ideas, and practice skills. Goal-setting and monitoring progress represented a primary task that brought focus to the group's endeavors and around which knowledge was shared and feedback and support were provided, strengthening the bonds between the participants. As people with HIV are living longer, programming can take a future orientation, supporting parents in raising children and leading productive lives.

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Supporting Family Stability: Case Studies in Custody Planning with HIV-Affected Families

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Participatory Methods for Stigma Reduction with HIV-Affected Families

Participatory Methods for Stigma Reduction with HIV-Affected Families

Focused and Motivated: A Psychoeducational Group for Parents Living With HIV

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