As part of the dissemination and adoption of one of the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Evidence-Based Intervention called "Modelo de Intervención Psicomédica" (MIP) developed by Dr. Rafaela Robles, EdD, Director of the Caribbean Basin and Hispanic ATTC, a series of training were delivered in the Northwest region of Puerto Rico. These series of trainings sponsored by the CDC were developed to provide skills, knowledge and attitudes towards implementation of the model across different programs in Puerto Rico.
These Best-Evidence HIV behavioral interventions include interventions that have been rigorously evaluated and have shown significant effects in eliminating or reducing sex or drug related risk behaviors, reducing the rate of new HIV/STD infections, or increasing HIV-protective behaviors. These interventions meet the PRS (Prevention Research Synthesis) efficacy criteria for best evidence and are considered to provide the strongest scientific evidence of efficacy.
MIP is an intensive intervention that combines counseling and case management. The 6 one-on-one counseling sessions conducted by a registered nurse use motivational interviewing strategies to engage injection drug users for behavior change. The first 3 counseling sessions focus on participants’ motivation to change behavior, the development of a work plan to facilitate behavior change, encouragement to enter into drug treatment, and strategies for relapse prevention. Session 4 focuses on strategies participants can use to explain to their peers why they rejected the practice of needle sharing. Session 5 provides skill building for safer sex negotiation and correct male and female condom use. The final session reinforces self-efficacy to reduce risk behaviors and drug injection and to increase the use of health care and drug treatment services. The case management component involves active assistance from a case manager to help participants get through the intervention and to provide access to drug treatment, primary health care services, and other legal or social welfare services. Participants also received standard HIV counseling and testing.
For more information visit: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/research/prs/resources/factsheets/MIP.htm
Also if you want to see pictures of the last training presentation, trainners and attendees visit: http://www.nlatinoaddiction.org/Documents/MIP_training.ppt
