Short Course in the Orientation and Background to HIV Aids Care and Counselling (76968)
Short Course in the Orientation and Background to HIV Aids Care and Counselling (76968)
Duration: 6 months
Language medium: English
Target group:
Students and professionals in the health, human and social sciences
Admission requirements:
Module 1: A Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification is recommended
Course leader details:
Dr Keit Shirinda-Mthombeni
Department of Psychology
Discipline expert in HIV and Aids
Theo van Wijk Building
Tel: 012 429 8317
Programme administrator:
Ms Gladys Thembani
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Solomon Mahlangu Building (Room 2-11)
Tel: 012 429 8089
Email: ucl@unisa.ac.za
Application Link www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this module is to empower students with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage their own lives in the HIV environment and to council, support and empower others in their communities to understand HIV, to prevent HIV infection, to manage HIV, and to know their rights in the HIV context.
Modules:
AIDM01Q - Orientation and Background to HIV/AIDS Care and Counselling
Syllabus/Content:
The module covers knowledge of HIV and Aids in general, principles and strategies of behaviour change to prevent HIV infection, HIV counselling principles and skills, care and support for the HIV infected person, and ethics in the HIV field.
The module consists of the following themes:
Theme 1: Fundamental facts about HIV/Aids
The history of HIV
HIV and the immune system
Transmission and prevention of HIV
Symptoms and diseases (including TB and STIs)
HIV testing
Antiretroviral Therapy
Theme 2: Prevention and empowerment in the HIV/Aids context
How to change harmful behaviour
How to develop educational programmes for various contexts.
Diversity in terms of sexual, gender and cultural issues.
Theme 3: HIV counselling, care and support
Basic counselling principles and skills
Counselling in diverse contexts
Pre- and post-HIV-test counselling
Spiritual and bereavement counselling
Basic principles of community home-based care
Basic principles of orphan care
Care for the caregiver
Theme 4: Ethics in HIV
Human rights and the rights and responsibilities of HIV-infected people.
Women and childrenメs rights.