Lay Counsellors training in Hyderabad: Request for case studies

[Guest guest]

Friends,

I am working as Consultant for three of the Projects in Andhra

Pradesh, which are supported by Spanish Foundation.

From April 26th to 29th we are conducting training program to rural community

healthworkers Counselling skill training.

Department of Psychology from Osmania University and NIMH have agreed to provide

professional inputs on counselling and communication.

To provide equitable access to professional counselling we are training locals

who are actively invovled (already) in HIV prevention and Communicable Diseases

Control programs in thier respective districts - Nalgonda, Prakasam and

Khammam.

I shall be very glad if you can share the resources, case studies and

expereinces. I am planning to present a good number of case

studies for discussion.

The final aim of the training program is not just to learn modes of

transmission or not trasmission, but the counsellors should be able to chart a

behaviour change plan to reduce risk of infection and spread of infection.

The participants are Community Health Workers, Peer Educators working with

Mobile Population on National Highways, PLWHA and indeginous community.

I want to provide them with rich experiences and kindly share.

Jyothirmayee

E-mail: <jkperfect@...>