Transformed of HIV Infection and AIDS in Occupational Therapy.
HIV infection and AIDS can be transformed through an attitude change and a change in thinking about levels of productivity and function of people diagnosed with HIV. This change in thinking demands that people with HIV/AIDS are viewed as vital, functional, productive and contributing members of society and the world. This article focuses on transforming HIV/AIDS through an examination of personal and professional transformation. It is through personal and professional transformation that the transformation of HIV/AIDS will occur. New ways of thinking about HIV/ AIDS are explored. Present and future possibilities for therapeutic interventions are discussed. Transformation of HIV/AIDS will occur through empowerment of each other as human beings.
Health Care Consultant, Private Practice.
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