Curriculum

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Wellness Universitys

• Curriculum

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Wellness Universitys
Core Courses

• The following core course descriptions are
  for individuals who are living with HIV/AIDS. The
  courses are apart of the Wellness University
  Curriculum and requirements for completion of the
  program conducive to specific wellness goals.
• HIV 101- The HIV 101 Course will expound on the
  transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology,
  screening, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV. The
  course will also provide a learning experience
  that will empower the participants to understand
  the basic facts about HIV/AIDS.
• Nutrition and Health- This course provides
  information and instruction in nutrition and
  health education that describes the role of
  nutrition and HIV/AIDS. To identify the
  nutritional sources that addresses immune
  function and balance. There is an offsite
  cooking class associated with the course. The
  cooking class demonstrates cooking on a budget
  while maintaining a nutritious diet.
• Mens and Womens Financial Literacy- This course
  provides financial education that will give
  participants a better understanding of their
  finances.  The course addresses banking,
  budgeting, predatory lending, debt management and
  spending strategies. The Rise Foundation partners
  with Friends For Life to provide financial
  education to consumers.
• Medication and Wellness- This course is designed
  to encourage participants to apply adherence
  strategies such as medication compliance and HIV
  treatment to their lives. The course also
  provides a basis to understanding medication side
  effects. A Walgreens pharmacist facilitates the
  course.

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Wellness Universitys
Core Courses

• Understand Substance Abuse and HIV- Participants
  engage in class discussions regarding how
  substance abuse impacts their lives and HIV/AIDS
  status. Modules of the 12 Step program are
  utilized. Participants will learn anger
  management and cognitive skills exercises as a
  tool to aid in the recovery process.
• Life Skills- The participants will understand how
  to craft a detailed vision of their independent
  adult future and create a clear and specific
  picture of possibilities. They will learn an
  array of life skills to build confidence
  necessary to reach their goals. Life skills
  include identifying a preferred lifestyle,
  researching independent living, identify job,
  career, and vocational options, align lifestyle
  mission, explore educational options and
  outcomes, setting lifestyle goals, making
  commitments, and exploring giving back to the
  community.
• Career Development- This course will assist
  participants in identifying skills, interests,
  abilities, goals, and values as they relate to
  careers. With this information, students will
  explore career fields related to the discipline
  that they are interested in and assess if these
  fields are personally a good fit. Participants
  will write a resume, cover letter, and learn
  interviewing techniques.
• Music Therapy-The participants will use sounds
  and singing to relieve emotions as a means of
  psychotherapy treatment. The participants play
  instruments and dance to the sound of the music.
• Sexual Health- This course provides instruction
  in HIV/AIDS sexual responsibility, transmission
  prevention, current information on contraception,
  and sexually transmitted infections. Group
  discussion, support, and participation is
  encouraged to promote effective communication on
  the topic of sexual health.

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Purpose

• The curriculum of the Wellness University is
  designed to help persons with HIV/AIDS develop
  skills to live a high quality life.

Mission
The mission of the Wellness University (WU)
program is to assist in the development of
quality lifestyles for people living with
HIV/AIDS though education, vocational referrals,
medical adherence, and related social activities.
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Wellness University

• The Wellness University is a community-wide
  medical adherence program that coordinates the
  medical treatment and supportive services of
  persons with HIV/AIDS. This is accomplished
  through a Wellness Plan that provides
  clients/students with skills necessary to live a
  high quality of life with HIV/AIDS. Credits are
  earned as students utilize medical treatment and
  supportive services. These credits can then be
  used for incentives as they complete their
  "Degree in Wellness."

Admission Criteria
All persons admitted to the Wellness University
must have a HIV/AIDS diagnosis and willing to
commit to maintaining medical adherence with
their individualized Wellness Plan to the best of
their ability.
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Wellness Plan

• Each student, with the assistance from the
  Wellness Program staff, will develop an
  individualized Wellness Plan that meets his/her
  specific needs. This plan will be used by the
  student to determine the curriculum chosen to
  earn credits towards graduation.

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HIV 101

• The HIV 101 Course expounds on the transmission,
  pathogenesis, epidemiology, screening, diagnosis,
  and treatment of HIV. The course will also
  provide a learning experience that will empower
  the participants to understand the basic facts
  about HIV/AIDS. This is a two part course.

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Nutrition and Health

• This course provides information and instruction
  in nutrition and health education that explores
  the role of nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
• Participants identify the nutritional sources
  that address immune function and balance. There
  is an offsite cooking class associated with the
  course. The cooking class demonstrates cooking on
  a budget while maintaining a nutritious diet.

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Sexual Health

• This course provides instruction in HIV/AIDS
  sexual responsibility, transmission prevention,
  current information on contraception, and
  sexually transmitted infections. Group
  discussion, support, and participation is
  encouraged to promote effective communication on
  the topic of sexual health.

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Understanding Substance Abuse

• Participants engage in class discussions on the
  affects of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS
  diagnosis. Modules of the 12 Step program are
  utilized. Participants will learn anger
  management, relapse prevention, and cognitive
  skills exercises tools in the recovery process.

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Career Development

• This course will assist participants in
  identifying skills, interests, abilities, goals,
  and values as they relate to careers. With this
  information, students will explore career fields
  related to the profession of interest.
  Participants will write a resume, cover letter,
  and learn interviewing techniques.
• There is a curriculum CD/PPT located in the
  sleeve of Wellness University curriculum binder.

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Life Skills

• The participants will understand how to craft a
  detailed vision of their independent adult future
  and create a clear and specific picture of
  possibilities. They will learn an array of life
  skills to build confidence necessary to reach
  their goals. Life skills include identifying a
  preferred lifestyle, researching independent
  living, identify job, career, and vocational
  options, align lifestyle mission, explore
  educational options and outcomes, setting
  lifestyle goals, making commitments, and
  exploring giving back to the community. FFL
  purchased the Life Skills curriculum and it can
  be accessed at http//www.pikespeaklearning.com
• Login and password must be obtain by the Wellness
  Program Manager.

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Music Therapy

• The participants will use sounds and singing to
  relieve emotions as a means of psychotherapy
  treatment. The participants play instruments and
  dance to the sound of the music. Participants
  will also be encouraged to be creative tool for
  individual expression.

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Financial Literacy

• This course provides financial education that
  will give participants a better understanding of
  their finances.  The course addresses banking,
  budgeting, predatory lending, debt management and
  spending strategies. The Rise Foundation partners
  with Friends For Life to provide financial
  education to consumers. There is a mens and
  womens financial literacy class.

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Medication and Wellness

• This course is designed to encourage participants
  to apply adherence strategies such as medication
  compliance and HIV treatment to their lives. It
  also provides a basis to understanding medication
  side effects. A Walgreens pharmacist facilitates
  the course.