ERIC Number: EJ803408
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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Evaluation of a Faith-Based Culturally Relevant Program for African American Substance Users at Risk for HIV in the Southern United States
MacMaster, Samuel A.; Jones, Jenny L.; Rasch, Randolph F. R.; Crawford, Sharon L.; Thompson, Stephanie; Sanders, Edwin C., II
Research on Social Work Practice, v17 n2 p229-238 2007
Objective: This article provides an evaluation of a federally funded faith-based program that serves African Americans who use heroin and cocaine and are at risk for HIV/AIDS in Nashville, Tennessee. Methods: Data were collected from 163 individuals at baseline and 6- and 12-month follow-up interviews. A subset of participants (n = 51) completed all three interviews. Results: Results suggested that this culturally relevant set of interventions was successful in reducing substance use and HIV/AIDS risk behaviors. The program was able to show data that supported the efficacy of a faith-based approach emphasizing spirituality rather than directive, aggressive, authoritarian, or coercive counseling techniques. Discussion: The model is important to the continued development of culturally relevant interventions that are vital to decreasing the disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS within the African American community. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, African Americans, African American Community, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Religious Factors, Church Programs, Interviews, Program Evaluation, Drug Abuse, Cocaine, At Risk Persons, Cultural Influences, Intervention, Culturally Relevant Education, Counseling Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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