Abstract
As the subdiscipline of medical family therapy grows, collaborative partnerships between family therapy programs and HIV/AIDS clinics represent a promising opportunity to systemically address the medical, intrapersonal, and interpersonal issues that often arise when a family member is coping with the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS. This article highlights a successful collaboration between Drexel's Couple and Family Therapy Program and a Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS clinic at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. The authors describe a brief history of St. Christopher's Pediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS clinic and its transition from a more traditional nonfamily therapy model to one that is systemic. An illustrative case example and lessons learned about developing successful collaborations with HIV/AIDS clinics are presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 350-355 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Families, Systems and Health |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- collaborative team building
- medical family therapy
- pediatric HIV/AIDS