This 239-page manual is designed to provide information and structure for a four-day

training and a two-day planning workshop that will enable programme managers

and health workers in resource-constrained settings to offer comprehensive,

non-judgemental, and quality care and support to HIV-positive women and

adolescent girls in the local context. The manual also urges male

involvement and promotes a holistic approach to integrated sexual and

reproductive health (SRH) counselling and programme planning that links SRH and

HIV/AIDS services.

This manual was field-tested with SRH and HIV/AIDS programme managers and
health workers in Brazil, Ethiopia, and the Ukraine and the feedback from
the field-tests was incorporated into the final version. It is divided into nineteen sessions, each covered in a format which states objectives, duration of session, materials, advanced preparation, key ideas to convey, and training steps. The activities are participant-centered and include brainstorming, discussion, role plays with prepared scenarios, and small group activities.

Session topics are:

• Overview
• Basic HIV and AIDS information
• Exploring beliefs, values and attitudes about HIV and AIDS
• Basic counselling skills and approaches
• Sexual and reproductive health vulnerability of HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Addressing HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination in the healthcare setting
• Sexual and reproductive rights of HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Supporting clients' informed and voluntary decision-making
• Ethical Issues in counselling
• Providing Psychosocial Support for a positive diagnosis

  HIV disclosure

• Addressing sexuality with HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Improving a client's perception of risk
• Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS
• Counselling HIV positive adolescent girls on sexual and reproductive health
• Comprehensive SRH Care of HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Family Planning needs of HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Integrated SRH counselling for HIV-positive women and adolescent girls
• Closing session

Appendices contain complete course support materials including handouts, questionnaires, informational quizzes, etc.


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