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		<title>HIV testing services</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Counselling, as a tool, can be used very broadly in many different situations.  You might use counselling to help people process their emotions or prepare them for something, such as an HIV test.

Counselling thus consists of different skills, processes and principles, and it is important to have a good working knowledge of these in order to counsel effectively. This  course will look at these areas and present you with an opportunity to grapple with each concept.]]></description>
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Counselling thus consists of different skills, processes and principles, and it is important to have a good working knowledge of these in order to counsel effectively. This  course will look at these areas and present you with an opportunity to grapple with each concept.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Theoretical approaches to counselling</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This course will focus on different approaches that underpin much of the counselling practice.

We will look at the Psychodynamic approach, Person Centered approach (PCA), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the Egan Skilled Helper Model.]]></description>
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We will look at the Psychodynamic approach, Person Centered approach (PCA), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and the Egan Skilled Helper Model.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Introduction to counselling</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are numerous on-going support and counselling needs required by those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

This course explores the importance of counselling area, describing the emotional and spiritual needs of  all those affected by the disease.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are numerous on-going support and counselling needs required by those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS.

This course explores the importance of counselling area, describing the emotional and spiritual needs of  all those affected by the disease.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Relationships and HIV and AIDS</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several societal effects are directly related to those who suffer from HIV and AIDS. Many people who life with AIDS or HIV also have to live with how other people treat them.

This may stem from some individuals being uneducated about the basics of the disease or the virus. In this course, we will explore the effect of HIV on workplace, interpersonal, intimate and family relationships.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Several societal effects are directly related to those who suffer from HIV and AIDS. Many people who life with AIDS or HIV also have to live with how other people treat them.

This may stem from some individuals being uneducated about the basics of the disease or the virus. In this course, we will explore the effect of HIV on workplace, interpersonal, intimate and family relationships.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Basic rights and services</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In your role as a provider of support, you will need to address a wide range of needs. This includes those who have become more vulnerable as a result of an individual’s illness.

What access to care does the infected person have? What state support is there to support those directly affected? This course will explore this vital area in some depth.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[In your role as a provider of support, you will need to address a wide range of needs. This includes those who have become more vulnerable as a result of an individual’s illness.

What access to care does the infected person have? What state support is there to support those directly affected? This course will explore this vital area in some depth.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Emotional and spiritual needs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[There are numerous on-going support and counselling needs required by those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS, and emotional and spiritual needs may be the first that have to be addressed.

This course explores these needs and how you, as a counsellor, should address them.]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-test counselling</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Engaging with people in HIV counselling, testing, prevention and care is one of the most important strategies for reducing the burden of HIV and AIDS in South Africa. South Africa bears 17% of the global burden of HIV infection. This is 23 times the global average! This course will explore the pre-test counselling process.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[Engaging with people in HIV counselling, testing, prevention and care is one of the most important strategies for reducing the burden of HIV and AIDS in South Africa. South Africa bears 17% of the global burden of HIV infection. This is 23 times the global average! This course will explore the pre-test counselling process.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Refresher training: Rapid finger prick testing</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This course has been designed to train health-care providers (HCPs) and health-care workers (HCWs) in the safe and accurate use of HIV rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).

This course has been adapted to also include the latest information as set out in the National HIV Testing Services.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[This course has been designed to train health-care providers (HCPs) and health-care workers (HCWs) in the safe and accurate use of HIV rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).

This course has been adapted to also include the latest information as set out in the National HIV Testing Services.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Post-test counselling</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The role of the counsellor is to aid and support the client in coming to terms with the outcome of the HIV test.

Post- test counselling creates an environment in which the client is taught how to cope with strong emotional reactions after receiving their HIV test result and the changes their status will bring to their life. It also prepares the client to disclose their status to their partner and/or family and to build up a support network.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[The role of the counsellor is to aid and support the client in coming to terms with the outcome of the HIV test.

Post- test counselling creates an environment in which the client is taught how to cope with strong emotional reactions after receiving their HIV test result and the changes their status will bring to their life. It also prepares the client to disclose their status to their partner and/or family and to build up a support network.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Physical and practical needs of people living with HIV and AIDS</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This course will explore some of the physical and practical needs of people living with HIV and AIDS, as well as the necessary support and the universal precautions that need to be considered.]]></description>
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