Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services (ARTAS) is an individual-level, multi-session, time-limited intervention with the goal of linking recently diagnosed persons with HIV to medical care soon after receiving their positive test result. ARTAS is based on the Strengths-based Case Management (SBCM) model, which is rooted in Social Cognitive Theory (particularly self-efficacy) and Humanistic Psychology. SBCM is a model that encourages the client to identify and use personal strengths; create goals for himself/herself; and establish an effective, working relationship with the Linkage Coordinator (LC).
Target Population: The target population for ARTAS is any individual who is recently diagnosed with HIV, typically defined as within 6-12 months, and willing to participate in the intervention.
Training Information
Target Audience: This training is intended for individuals who will be responsible for conducting the ARTAS sessions with clients, (i.e., Linkage Coordinator). Linkage Coordinators should have experience providing case management or social services. Ideally, participants should include experienced case managers, social workers, and/or HIV test counselors. Pre-course reading is required.
To apply for training on ARTAS, please visit the EffectiveInterventions Training Calendar.
Research and Development
L.I. Gardner, L.R. Metsch, P. Anderson-Mahoney, A.M. Loughlin, C. del Rio, S. Strathdee, S.L. Sansom, H.A. Siegal, A.E. Greenberg, S.D. Holmberg, and the ARTAS Study Group, “Efficacy of a Brief Case Management Intervention to Link Recently Diagnosed HIV-Infected Persons to Care,” AIDS 19, no. 4 (2005): 423-431.
J.A. Craw, L.I. Gardner, G. Marks, R.C. Rapp, J. Bosshart, W.A. Duffus, A. Rossman, S.L. Coughlin, D. Gruber, L.A. Safford, J. Overton, and K. Schmitt, “Brief Strengths-Based Case Management Promotes Entry into HIV Medical Care: Results of the Antiretroviral Treatment Access Study-II,” Journal of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes 47, no. 5 (2008): 597-606.
Program Review Panel Information
The CDC requires all CDC-funded agencies using the ARTAS intervention to identify, or establish, and utilize a Program Review Panel and complete Form 0.113 to document this activity. The intervention researchers and developers are not involved in this activity. This is a CDC requirement for their grantees, and all questions in this regard should be directed to your agency's CDC Project Officer or to the health department funding your agency's implementation of the intervention.
The Program Review Panel guidelines, instructions for completion of Form 0.113, and the form itself are available under the Related Links section of this website.