Teaching the HIV-positive client how to manage the workplace

Issue title: HIV/AIDS and Employment, Part 2

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Breuer, Nancy L.

Affiliations: WorkPositive, Inc., 7401 Studio Road, West Hills, CA 91304, USA. Tel.: +1 805 581 0544; Fax: +1 805 581 0644; E-mail: nbreuer@workpositive.com

Abstract: Clients living with HIV/AIDS need specific skills not only to manage their medications and their diagnosis, but also to manage successfully in their own workplaces. Helping HIV-positive clients to be employed productively means preparing them to navigate disclosure, confidentiality, use of leave time, taking medications on the job and negotiating reasonable accommodation. Best practices for vocational counseling apply on these issues, but they require some adaptations for clients living with HIV/AIDS.

Keywords: confidentiality, privacy, reasonable accommodation, productivity, absences, medications

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 163-169, 2005