The Social Welfare of Women and Children with HIV and AIDS

Theodore J. Stein is Professor of Social Welfare at the State University of New York, Albany. Professor Stein has conducted research and published extensively in the area of child welfare. He has worked with the Children's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union and he has represented women and children with HIV in legal matters.

• 1: INTRODUCTION; 2: THE POLICY FRAMEWORK: STATUS CONFERRING POLICIES; 3: THE FRAMEWORK: BENEFIT CONFERRING POLICIES; 4: THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; 5: CONFIDENTIALITY, TESTING, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE; 6: ADOLESCENTS AND HIV AND AIDS:POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES; 7: WELFARE REFORM AND ITS EFFECTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH HIV AND AIDS