Recommendations for Partner Services Programs for HIV Infection, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infection

Quick reference guide for the MMWR Recommendations & Reports, Recommendations for Partner Services Programs for HIV Infection, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydial Infection

A quick reference resource, it only lists the recommendations and data security guidelines included in the MMWR. The document is available in its entirety at www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/partners.

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Toolkit for Technology-Based Partner Services

The toolkit serves as a general resource for health departments, community-based organizations, and others on how to use the internet and other technologies to trace and contact persons potentially exposed to STIs including HIV.

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Disease Intervention Specialist Summit

In September 2020, Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) across the United States gathered for a virtual summit to address the expanding roles of DIS. Hosted by the CAPTC in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Office of AIDS (OA) and the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch (STDCB).

The summit touched upon an expansive range of subjects, including motivational interviewing techniques and medical mistrust in DIS work. View videos and download resources.

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Home Training Introduction to Field Safety for DIS

Introduction to Field Safety for DIS

CDC Train’s Introduction to Field Safety for DIS module will introduce partner services providers (i.e., DIS) to the basic principles and best practices for safely conducting field visits.

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Syphilis and HIV Linkage to Care and Partner Services Interview

Video example of a disease intervention interview linking a person co-infected with syphilis and HIV to care, and providing partner services.

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Linkage to Care Interview

Example of a disease intervention interview linking a person newly diagnosed with HIV to care, conducted by telephone.

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Standard of Care for Patients with Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

Use this document to educate providers and clinic administration about the need to implement patient-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) within the expedited partner therapy (EPT) framework to treat the partners of those who have tested positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea.

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Home Training Understanding Boundaries

Understanding Boundaries

On hold due to COVID-19. Will resume as soon as it is safe to do so.

Personal and professional boundaries are an integral part of any provider-client relationship. This is particularly true for those in the medical and social service delivery fields. Boundaries represent invisible structures imposed by legal, ethical, and/or professional standards. The ability to set and maintain boundaries is critical to ensure effective and successful interactions with clients as well as colleagues.

This training explores the importance of personal and professional boundaries. We look at the ways in which maintaining good boundaries improves client relationships and builds self-sufficiency. We define what constitutes personal versus professional, and legal versus ethical boundaries. Through didactic learning and experiential exercises, participants work to identify the most appropriate actions in situations that may arise when working with clients or colleagues.

This training is appropriate for any organization that has experienced challenges with boundaries or would like to proactively develop a boundary-aware culture.

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S2 Ep1 Speaking Frankly: Welcoming the new CAPTC Director, Dana Cropper

Dana Cropper recently took the helm of the California Prevention Training Center as its new Director, after Alice Gandelman’s retirement. Dana previously served as Director of Education at HealthHIV.

In this debut episode of Speaking Frankly season two, we talk with Dana about her new position, why Oprah and Sojourner Truth are two of her heroes, and why she thinks to reduce stigma, we must each engage in deep and ongoing self-reflection “about how we navigate through the world”.

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CDPH Best Practices and Early Detection of Repeat Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections

This document summarizes best practice implementation strategies that may improve partner treatment, management, and retesting, reducing missed opportunities.

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