Peers as Treatment Information Counsellors

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HIV+ Peers as Treatment Information Counsellors

Table of Contents

HIV+ Peers as Treatment Information Counsellors: Training Manual and Organizational Resource
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Disclaimers
How to Use this Manual
Background
Setting Up - A Guide for Organizations
Facilitators' Manual
	Introduction
	The Facilitator's Role
	Working with Your Co-facilitator
	Confidentiality
	Sample Confidentiality Agreement
	Supervision
	Structure of the Training Program
	Peer Counselling Skills
	Treatment Information
	Development Groups
		What is a Development Group? (Appendix B)
	Diversity Workshops
	Organizing Time, Space, Refreshments, Child Care
	Check-ins/Check-outs
	Training Tools and Exercises
	Assessment of Participants
		Peer Counselling Skills/Treatment Information Knowledge Profile Sheet (Appendix C)
		Additional Comments on Assessment
	Evaluation of the Training Program
	Training Program Curriculum
Suggested Training Exercises: Peer Counselling Skills
	Ice Breaker
	Fears and Expectations
	Group Rules
	What is Peer Counselling?
	Advocacy, Empowerment and the Core Conditions of Counselling
	Unconditional Positive Regard
		Exercise #1
		Exercise #2 - Accepting Myself
	Empathy
		Empathic Response Exercise
	Beginnings/Endings
		Listening Skills Exercise # 1
	Self-Disclosure
	Congruence/Genuineness
		Listening Skills Exercise #2
	Giving and Receiving Feedback
		Exercise
	Listening Skills
		Exercise #3 - Active Listening
	Focusing and Working in the Here-and-Now
	Listening Skills
		Exercise #4 - Active Listening
	Working with Anger
		Exercise : Self-Profile on Anger
	Setting and Maintaining Boundaries
		Yes/No Exercise
		Self-Awareness/Needs Exercise
		Ethical Issues Exercise
	Referrals
		Exercise
	Supervision
	Group Facilitation Skills
		Exercise
	Counselling Skills Practice
		Exercise #1
		Exercise #2
		Exercise #3
Suggested Training Exercises: Treatment Information
	What is Treatment Information?
		Exercise
	Overview of the Immune System and HIV Disease
		Exercise
	Antiretroviral and Immunomodulating Drugs
		Exercise
	Opportunistic Infections: Prophylaxis and Treatment
		Exercise
	HIV-related Weight Loss
		Exercise
	Non-medical Physical Therapies
		Exercise
	Emotional/Mental Aspects of Health
	Neurological Conditions/Treatments
	Spiritual Aspects of Health
	Diagnostic Tests
		Exercise
	Clinical Drug Trials
		Exercise
	Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy, Naturopathy
		Exercise
	Palliative Care, Suicide, Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
	Leading Edge Medical Technology
Participants' Manual
	Introduction
	Program Requirements
	Recording Your Progress
		Peer Counselling Skills/Treatment Information Knowledge Profile Sheet (Appendix C)
	Reading Lists
	Training Program Suggested Curriculum
	General Guidelines for Participants
Topical Information: Peer Counselling Skills
	What Is Counselling/Peer Counselling?

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