Counseling Students’ Perceived Challenges For Self And Families With Members Living With Hiv/Aids

Research has indicated that families affected by Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome benefit from family counseling services; however, little is known about the perceptions that future counselors have about Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and its effect on counselors and the families they serve. A descriptive content analysis of responses by 111 master’s level counseling students revealed challenges perceived to confront families living with Human Immunodeficieny Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: psychological health, interpersonal and systemic changes, healthcare cost, and stigma. Additionally, participants’ indicated that they believed counselors would face challenges associated with knowledge and beliefs, Human Immunodeficieny Virus stigma, grief, empathy, and resources and support. Implications for family counseling and counselor preparation are also discussed

Structuring Poverty: How Racism Shapes Child Poverty and Child and Adolescent Health

Black, Native, and Latinx populations represent the racial and ethnic groups most impacted by poverty. This unequal distribution of poverty must be understood as a consequence of policy decisions-some that have sanctioned violence and others that have created norms-that continue to shape who has access to power, resources, rights, and protections. In this review, we draw on scholarship from multiple disciplines, including pediatrics, public health, environmental health, epidemiology, social and biomedical science, law, policy, and urban planning to explore the central question-What is the relationship between structural racism, poverty, and pediatric health? We discuss historic and present-day events that are critical to the understanding of poverty in the context of American racism and pediatric health. We challenge conventional paradigms that treat racialized poverty as an inherent part of American society. We put forth a conceptual framework to illustrate how white supremacy and American capitalism drive structural racism and shape the racial distribution of resources and power where children and adolescents live, learn, and play, ultimately contributing to pediatric health inequities. Finally, we offer antipoverty strategies grounded in antiracist practices that contend with the compounding, generational impact of racism and poverty on heath to improve child, adolescent, and family health