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Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care, Inc. is the only organization in the DC-Metro area devoted exclusively to vital support services for children living with HIV/AIDS. Our comprehensive range of psychosocial services is designed in response to the complex needs and wishes of the whole child. We are especially focused on supporting young persons orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS. The children who have priority for enrollment are those with an imminent or recent AIDS-related loss.
Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care, Inc. programs have helped children overcome demonstrated limitations in their cognitive, communication, and personal and social adjustment skills. At the heart of our program are individual and group expressive arts therapy and grief counseling. Our comprehensive programs emphasize creative modalities – especially art, music, poetry, dance, drama, and discussion, as well as structured play, to help them better understand their experiences and losses, balancing HIV/AIDS with the brighter sides of life. We provide evening multicultural programs designed around educational, cultural, social and recreational enrichment services, a mentor program, and parental/caregiver support.
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We are the only organization in the DC area devoted exclusively to vital support services for children living with HIV/AIDS. Our comprehensive range of psychosocial services is designed in response to the complex needs and wishes of the whole child. We are especially focused on supporting young persons orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS. The children who have priority for enrollment are those with an imminent or recent AIDS-related loss.
Individual and Group Therapy
Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care, Inc. therapists provide weekly services for children, parents, and caregivers. Our clinical goals include fostering self-awareness and healthy relationships, reducing anxiety, aiding reality orientation, building trust and integrity, cultivating a sense of belonging and self-esteem, finding responsible alternatives to maladaptive and risky behaviors, reconciling emotional conflicts, developing versatile problem-solving strategies and consequential thinking, and promoting mastery and resilience
Tutoring and Educational Enrichment
We provide educational and cultural enrichment programming that includes homework support, tutoring, college counseling and application assistance, and activities in wide ranging subject areas. Throughout all our learning activities we stress healthy study skills and basic discipline toward scholastic tasks. We strive to help our clients advance academically and cultivate a love of learning and curiosity about new subjects, often utilizing our fully-equipped computer lab.
Youth Space
Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care is proud to be a national leader in the development and implementation of innovative programs and services to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. To this end, we are proud to be the only Federally funded urban summer day camp for children and young adults ages 12-18 who are infected and affected by HIV/AIIDS. This initiative – which will completed its fifth camping season in August 2008 - is designed to serve 30 youth over two month-long summer day camp sessions. The goal of this project is to provide the life, decision-making, and communication skills needed for improved social competence, resiliency and satisfaction in anticipation of purposeful and meaningful adult lives.
Also, PAHC became a DOES worksite in 2008 to give youth real-life work experience that will benefit them in the future.
Supporting Families
We provide the parents and caregivers with individual and family counseling, HIV/AIDS disclosure guidance, parenting and behavior management instruction, crisis intervention, and support for the planning of life transitions. Our goal is to provide parents and caregivers with a respite from their parenting responsibilities while the children are with participating in Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care programming.
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