GROUP-THERAPY WITH THE MULTIPLY OPPRESSED - TREATING LATINO, HIV-INFECTED INJECTING DRUG-USERS

The Latino community in New York City and across the country is dispro portionally represented in the AIDS epidemic. This article explores th e impact of multiply oppressed group membership on the psychotherapeut ic group treatment of Latino, HIV-infected injecting drug users. The i nteraction of traditional Latino values with injecting drug user and s eropositive identities is described. Clinical examples drawn from a bi lingual group held in a methadone maintenance clinic in the South Bron x highlight how oppressed group memberships affect Yalom's curative fa ctors.