Topic:
Mental Health & HIV/AIDS
Counseling people with HIV/AIDS, the
issues, the challenges they face in 2002
vs. 1992.
Guest:
Ken Howard, LCSW
Ken Howard is a Licensed Clinical Social
Worker and a licensed psychotherapist
with offices in Los Angeles and Beverly
Hills, California.
He is a graduate of UCLA in Theatre and
Psychology, and holds a Master's in
Social Work from the University of
Southern California, School of Social
Work.
He specializes in helping clients with
gay/lesbian mental health and HIV mental
health issues, but has assisted clients
with a wide variety of issues in
individual, couples, and group
psychotherapy.
He is a monthly columnist for A&U ("Arts
and Understanding") Magazine, and has
published several journal articles. He is
a former member of the Board of Directors
for LAGPA, the Lesbian and Gay
Psychotherapists Association.
He has given seminars on HIV 101,
HIV Mental Health, and Managing
Psychiatric Illness. He is currently
co-chair of the Los Angeles County HIV
Mental Health Task Force, and serves as
Associate Director of Los Angeles Family
AIDS Network, the agency in Los Angeles
County specializing in serving women,
children, and youth impacted by HIV.
He is a person living with HIV himself
for the past 12 years, and he is
available for in-office or online
counseling and psychotherapy services
through his
email
or 310-726-4357.
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