                           AIDS NEWS SERVICE
                      Michael Howe, MSLS, Editor
                        AIDS Information Center
                   VA Medical Center, San Francisco
                        (415) 221-4810 ext 3305
                           February 17, 1995

                 Safer Sex: Information for Counselors
                             (Part XVIII)

                          Audiovisual Reviews
                            by Michael Howe

                       AIDS:  The Facts of Life 

Producer:  Snow Stone Productions 

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 27 min., 1988, $397.00
(GSA contract cost for VA facilities is $197.50)

Target Audience:  Patient Health Educators 

Synopsis:  This program includes commentary from medical
professionals and a discussion group composed of adults who share
their views and fears on dating, sex, and AIDS.  Points discussed
include: (1) information, awareness, and education as means of
preventing the spread of AIDS; (2) condition of the immune system
in relationship to HIV infection; (3) options to control AIDS; (4)
modes of transmission; (5) safe, probably safe and unsafe
behaviors; (6) cofactors and lifestyle as contributors to risk of
infection; (7) communication between potential sexual partners;
and (8) testing and confidentiality.  Animation is used to
demonstrate how the virus affects the immune system.  Betty Dobson,
author of "Sex for One," provides instruction on the proper use of
a condom.  Organizations to contact for additional information are
shown at the end of the program. 

Evaluation:  The goal of this adult education program is to provide
information about AIDS by discussing medical and social issues and
to dispel common myths about the virus.  Education is emphasized
as the most effective preventive measure to control the disease and
safer sex practices are encouraged. Very useful video.

Availability:  Altschul Group, Inc., 1560 Sherman Ave., Suite 100,
Evanston, IL 60201.  Telephone:  (800) 421-2363. 

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


               AIDS:  Training People With Disabilities
                   How to Better Protect Themselves

Producer:  Young Adult Institute, 460 W. 34th Street, New York, NY
10001-2382.  Telephone: (212) 563-7474.

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 20 min., 1987, $145 + $4.00
S&H

Target Audience:  Counselors, Social Workers, Patient Health
Educators

Synopsis:  A counselor at the Young Adult Institute introduces and
narrates this videotape which provides information to teach people
with disabilities how to better protect themselves from AIDS
through safer sex.  In the program, a question appears on the
screen and the counselor provides an answer.  After each point is
made, the instructor using the tape is told to stop the tape and
discuss the material.  The major points covered are: (1) how AIDS
is contracted; (2) methods of protection; (3) how to use a condom
properly; (5) safer sex; and (6) three role-playing dramatizations
in which individuals in three different situations are pressured
to engage in sexual activity without protection.

Related Materials:  A 23-page Trainer's Manual is designed for
step-by-step instruction to accompany the training video.

Evaluation:  This training tape, along with the training manual,
does not guarantee that individuals will be fully protected from
AIDS, but it unquestionably increases the likelihood of their
learning how to better protect themselves.  The arrangement of the
tape and the guide is conducive to learning by allowing the
instructor to stop the tape and use the written material after each
point is made.  This ensures that individuals correctly understand
the information.  Sexually explicit scenes are included.  This
unique video is highly recommended for this target audience.

Availability:   Same as producer.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                           The Best Defense

Producer:  Focal Point Productions and The Los Angeles County Drug
Abuse Program Office

Publication Year:  1988

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 20 min., 1988, $239.00. Also
available in Spanish

Target Audience:  Public Health Educators, Counselors, Social
Workers

Synopsis:  This video is divided into three separate scenes.  It
begins with four recovering addicts who recreate getting high on
heroin.  One of them chooses to bleach the needle and syringe
before shooting up and he explains the importance of this practice
to prevent the transmission of AIDS.  The correct procedure for
bleaching needles is then demonstrated.  The second scene portrays
a couple discussing condoms as a means of protection.  This leads
into an animated segment about condoms by using World War II
newsreel footage with an 80's slant.  The third scene depicts a
Latino couple confronting the early signs of HIV infection and its 
effect on the family.

Related Materials:  The Discussion Guide, created by The Los
Angeles County Drug Abuse Program Office, contains sections
corresponding to points presented in the video.  Suggested
follow-up discussion points for each scene, basic facts about
HIV/AIDS, prevention, and resources are also included.

Evaluation:  This video, combined with the Discussion Guide, can
be used as a teaching tool to assist counselors and public health
educators to provide AIDS education to intravenous drug users. 
The producers recommend that the video be shown in three
educational sessions, rather than in its entirety at one session. 
This will enable educators to distribute AIDS education material
and encourage discussion within the group.  The primary purpose of
the video is to show how HIV can be transmitted by sharing needles
and participating in unprotected sexual activities.

Availability:  Intermedia, 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle, WA 
98109.  Telephone:  (800) 553-8336.  In Washington state, call
collect (202) 282-7262.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                       Choices:  AIDS Prevention

Producer:  National Safety Council

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 20 min., 1988, $198.00

Target Audience:  Patient Health Educators

Synopsis:  A group of young people who are friends discover that
the brother of one of the members may have AIDS.  This leads to a
discussion about the disease with emphasis on modes of transmission
and condom use as a means of protection.  During a later scene
three of the young women discuss the best approach to persuade a
sexual partner to use a condom.  Next, two of the young men talk
about their responsibility to use condoms without being asked.  The
main point of the film is that individuals can make choices to
prevent HIV infection and that includes using condoms.

Related Materials:  A Guide to Teaching About AIDS and twenty
Student Booklets provide additional information for an education
program.

Evaluation:  This program is totally oriented toward young people
who can easily identify with the actors.  The participants and
narrators are young men and women who must confront the reality of
AIDS on a personal level.  The information contained in the video
is limited; therefore, the Guide and the Student Booklets should
be used.  The language is frank and realistic and will be easily
understood by teenagers and college students.

Availability:  Intermedia, Inc., 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle,
WA  98109.  Telephone:  (800) 553-8336.  In Washington state, call
collect (202) 282-7262.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                      Condom-Eze:  A User's Guide

Producer:  Focal Point Productions

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 5 min., 1988, $98.00

Target Audience:  Public Health Educators, Counselors, Social
Workers

Synopsis:  This five minute presentation is the animated segment
which uses WW II footage taken from the video The Best Defense
reviewed elsewhere.  The video demonstrates in a humorous manner
the proper use of condoms without showing human anatomy.  This
includes a condom being rolled onto the dirigible Hindenburg and
the 1940's segment which shows a department store "prophylactic
sale."

Evaluation:  This program encourages the use of condoms and safer
sex practices.  It demonstrates the proper use of condoms in a
humorous, dramatic fashion.  This short excerpt will be an
effective introduction to an education program for the general
public.  Content is frank and explicit.

Availability:  Intermedia, Inc., 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Seattle,
WA  98109.  Telephone:  (800) 553-8336.  In Washington state, call
collect (202) 282-7262.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                              Safer Sex 

Producer:  PAD/WPF Productions 

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, color, 19 min., 1987, $89.95

Target Audience:  Social Workers, Public Health Educators 

Synopsis:  This televised program, hosted by Debi Chard, examines
the impact of AIDS on the heterosexual community and preventive
measures for sexually transmitted diseases, particularly AIDS.  A
major segment of the video covers a computerized dating service
which requires individuals to obtain a personalized identification
card after being tested for HIV.  The last part of the program is
an interview with Dr. Marian La Via,  Immunologist, and Dr. John
Roberts, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.  Dr. La Via discusses
asymptomatic individuals, denial among adolescents, condoms as a
means of prevention, and the percentage of AIDS cases by
heterosexual contact.  Dr. Roberts discusses the tendency of people
to deny their sexual activity, the belief that only certain classes
and types of people can contract the disease, antibody testing, and
the effect of AIDS on heterosexual sexual behavior. 

Evaluation:  This program effectively emphasizes that anyone who
is sexually active is at risk for infection and that total safer
sex does not exist.  Abstinence and monogamous relationships
betweeen uninfected people are presented as the safest measures
for prevention; those who are sexually active should use condoms. 
Although the content is informative, this is not a good production
because the transitions between scenes are abrupt and the interview
at the end of the video is terminated without explanation. 

Availability:  Films for the Humanities and Sciences, P.O. Box
2053, 743 Alexander Road, Princeton, NJ  08540.  Telephone:  (800)
257-5126.  In New Jesey, call (609) 452-1128. 

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                     AIDS Antibody Test Counseling

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 19 min., 1987

Target Audience:  Counselors

Synopsis:  This program covers three role-playing sessions between
a counselor and a white female who requests an HIV antibody test. 
In the first visit, the counselor informs the individual that
unprotected sex should be eliminated, explains the need for
retesting if exposed during the past three months, and offers a
brochure containing safer sex guidelines and phone numbers of
counseling services.  In the second session, the female is informed
that the result was negative.  As she was involved in unprotected
sex two weeks before the test, however, retesting is necessary. 
The counselor suggests a review of safer sex guidelines.  In the
last session, the female is informed that the result was positive. 
Counselor discusses what a positive result means, the implications
of informing her physician, offers to notify sexual partners and
to provide local phone numbers of those who can provide additional
counseling or answer any future questions.

Related Materials:  The Viewer's Guide contains profiles of the
video participants, a transcript of the program, and discussion
questions.

Evaluation:  These sessions do not provide a positive learning
experience for the viewer.  Although the first two sessions offer
pertinent information on antibody testing and safer sex guidelines,
the counselor's role reveals a lack of empathy and understanding
necessary for effective counseling.

Availability:  Multi-Focus, Inc., 1525 Franklin St., San Francisco,
CA  94109.  Telephone:  (415) 673-5100.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


             Counseling the HIV Antibody Positive Patient

Producer:  Niemach/Hassett Productions, Inc.

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 16 min., 1987

Target Audience:  Physicians, Counselors

Synopsis:  This is a role-playing dramatization with a white,
married, bisexual male, who has tested positive for the human
immunodeficiency virus, and his family physician.  The physician
provides a model for counseling through an interactive exchange. 
The main points covered include: (1) an explanation of the test
results; (2) the physician's assurance of confidentiality and
trust; (3) taking a sexual history; (4) determining the presence
of any symptoms; (5) a discussion of, and the need for, safer sex
practices; (6) the obligation of the patient to inform his dentist
and other health care workers of his test results; and (7) the
physician's offer to provide further assistance.

Evaluation:  This program prevides an excellent, positive example
for counseling.  The physician's understanding, compassion and
nonjudgmental manner provide a model of high professional standards
to those who treat and/or counsel HIV positive patients.

Availability:  Los Angeles County Medical Society, 1925 Wilshire
Blvd., Venice, CA 90057.  Telephone: (213) 483-1581.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


     The AIDS Antibody Blood Test:  A Guide to Patient Counseling

Producer:  Network for Continuing Medical Education, 1 Harman
Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094.  Telephone: (800) 223-0272

Description:  3/4 in. videocassette, 15 min., 1988

Target Audience:      Physicians, Counselors

Synopsis:  Two primary care physicians provide information to
conduct a counseling session for an HIV antibody blood test.  A
pre- and post-test interview session with a patient are
demonstrated.  The physicians alternatively discuss the following:
(1) main points of pre-test counseling; (2) assessing patient risk;
(3) educating the patient on risk reduction and prevention; (4)
explaining the meaning of the test; and (5) main points of post-
test counseling for both negative and positive results.  The need
for confidentiality, explaining test results, and providing
information to access medical and support services are emphasized.

Related Materials:  A brochure provides physician guidelines for
patient counseling.

Evaluation:  These two physicians have counseled patients in New
York City for three years and that experience is effectively
demonstrated.  The presentation is nonjudgmental, professional and
empathetic.  The guidelines apply to all patients.  This fifteen
minute program is highly recommended to physicians. 

Availability:   Same as producer.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                        The AIDS Antibody Test

Producer:  San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 333 Valencia Street, 4th
Floor, POB. 6182, San Francisco, CA  94101-6182.  Telephone:  (415)
861-3397  

Description:  1/2 in. videocassette, 15 min., 1987

Target Audience:  Counselors

Synopsis:  Dr. Paul Volberding and newscaster Belva Davis present
information pertaining to pre-testing for HIV.  They discuss: (1)
how the virus is and is not transmitted; (2) what the HIV antibody
test results mean; (3) the infectious state of HIV positive
individuals; (4) ways to prevent exposure to the virus with
emphasis on safer sex practices; (5) the importance of anonymous
testing; and (7) the need for counseling when being tested.  The
video illustrates the effect of the virus on the immune system. 
Individuals relate their reactions to positive test results.

Evaluation:  This brief presentation provides basic facts about
pre-testing for HIV antibodies.  No indepth treatment of counseling
is provided, but the descriptions of the common modes of
transmission and precautionary measures to prevent exposure to the
virus offer a general introduction to those who may have no or
little information about HIV testing.  This video will be most
useful in an educational program for the public and college
students. 

Availability:   Same as producer.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.


                   HIV:  Testing and Risk Assessment

Producer:  East Central AIDS Education and Training Center, The
Ohio State University, Department of Family Medicine, Area 300,
1314 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH  43212.  Telephone:  (614)
292-1400.  Producer/Director:  Kevin M. Jones and Susan A. Farmer

Description:    1/2 in videocassette, Color, 20 min., 1989

Target Audience:  Physicians

Synopsis:  This program, narrated by Renee Burkley, RN, Centers
for Disease Control, covers: (1) the importance of testing so that
individuals can be identified and counseled to prevent further
transmission; (2) the determination for HIV testing by a person's
history or physical examination; (3) the incorporation of sensitive
questions pertinent to AIDS in history tracing; (4) the importance
of initiating pretest counseling when HIV testing is indicated; (5)
written consent for testing; (6) enzyme linked immunosorbot assay
test; (7) the confirmatory Western Blot; and (8) the counseling
approach to positive and negative test results.  Dr. Para comments
on how the physician can use the information obtained from a
history taking, the implications of the incidence of AIDS cases
among various groups, when to use the EIA test and Western Blot,
how the physician should approach a counseling session, and the
positive aspects and benefits of testing. 

Related Materials:  A Discussion Leader's Guide includes program
information, abstract, learning objectives, discussion questions
and additional resources.

Evaluation:  This video provides excellent information for risk
assessment and the need for HIV testing when clinically indicated. 
Dr. Para emphasizes that only those who have a history indicating
possible exposure to HIV infection should be tested and the
benefits of obtaining test results early include treatment and
therapy as they can prolong life.

Availability:   Same as producer.

Reviewer Info:  Michael Howe, AIDS Information Center, Library
Service (142D), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San
Francisco, CA 94121.  Telephone: (415) 221-4810 ext 3305.  FTS 700-
470-3305.
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