Basic HIV Counselling
This course is ideal for you if you are a social worker, psychologist, nurse, research worker, community health worker, lay counsellor, and any cadre of staff working in the HIV field.
Please note: This course will now have the option for online or in-person attendance
Date: 21 February 2025 (Friday) (In-person / online)
Venue: Resources Room 3, G Floor, Neuroscience Institute Building, Groote Schuur Hospital
Time: 09h00 to 15h00
Course fee is R 1,800 per person
This course is offered in-person and online and contains +/- 6 hours of content. Participants will receive the content prior to the course for their own perusal. The content is then consolidated during a synchronous online session, where participants will be encouraged to ask questions and participate in supervised role-plays.
Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for you if you are a social worker, psychologist, nurse, research worker, community health worker, lay counsellor, and any cadre of staff working in the HIV field.
Entry requirements: There are no entry requirements. However, preference will be given to candidates working in a health- or social sciences-related field.
Course Content:
- Overview of HIV / AIDS Disease Process
- Overview of Counselling process and effective communication skills
- Legal and ethical issues including testing in children
- The contents of HIV pre- and HIV post-test counselling sessions
- Looking after yourself as the counsellor
A digital certificate of attendance will be issued to participants of the course.
Only participants registered for the workshop will be eligible to attend. Limited space available