This is the characteristics of this program:

• New Certification trainings for prevention counselors
• Expand the information provided to prevention counselors
• Adaptation of CDC training curricula for certification of prevention counselors

The target for this project is to educate prevention counselors, supervisors and clinicians in suburban counties. The types of training included are culture and diversity, language interpretation, STI's HIV testing and Women, and strength based trainings. Our ultimate goal is to support clients in making decisions about testing and to prepare them for test results, by equipping them emotionally, behaviorally, and socially.

TPAC spearheaded and certified 14 sites to provide prevention counseling and rapid testing programs using new technologies like OraQuick Advance.

• AIDS Care Group (Delaware County)
• AIDS Services in Asian Communities (Asian and Pacific Islanders communities)
• Albert Einstein Medical Center (Community at Large)
• Asociacion de Puertoriquenos en Marcha (Latino communities)
• Black Women Health Alliance (African American communities)
• Congreso de Latinos Unidos (Latino communities)
• Dr. Arthur Williams Medical Clinic (Community at Large)
• Dr. Jose Castillo Medical Clinic (Latino communities)
• Family Services of Montgomery County (Montgomery County)
• Gaudenzia (Community at Large)
• La Comunidad Hispana (Latino communities in Chester county)
• Positive Effects Outreach Ministry (African American communities)
• The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium (Community at Large)
• Turning the Tide (African American communities)