AEGiS-06IAC: Evaluation of five NIDA sponsored video and training programs on AIDS and the IV drug user.

6th International AIDS Conference

San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

Evaluation of five NIDA sponsored video and training programs on AIDS and the IV drug user.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:350 (abstract no. Th.D.898)
Kassiday D, Sowder B, Ashery R; T. Head & Company, Inc., Herndon, Virginia, USA

OBJECTIVE: -- To evaluate five training strategies in AIDS and IV drug use & prevention sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). These include: (1) the use of NIDA training materials by States, (2) utilization of videos by treatment programs, (3) an experimental study of the Alicia video, (4) the impact of training for Outreach workers, and (5) follow-up of Methadone treatment strategies training.

METHODS: Methods have included self-report, mail surveys, telephone interviews and group interviews; response rates were 75% or greater.

RESULTS: Presenter will provide data for each of the studies. Data from States indicate that over 6,000 counselors, 500 administrators and 100 instructors have been trained at the State level using the NIDA curricula. Data also show that other training efforts are achieving goals, programs are using the videos and a majority of clients understand the video messages.

CONCLUSIONS: The data demonstrate that training and education efforts by NIDA have been well received and have made an impact on the ability of drug abuse treatment personnel to address the AIDS crisis.

Keywords: AEGIS, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Evaluation Studies, Program Evaluation, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Substance-Related Disorders, Teaching, Data Collection, Curriculum, Interviews, Counseling, Human, nursing, education, methods, ICA6

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