HIV/AIDS Counselling and Management
Presented by the School of Social Sciences, University of Pretoria
The HIV and AIDS Counselling and Management short course
provides you with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in
the challenging field of HIV and AIDS with the aim to intervene
through appropriate counselling or therapy methods and health
management. During the course, you will gain invaluable insights
to various aspects of the counselling process, including basic facts
about HIV and AIDS, pre- and post-test counselling, living positively
with HIV, managing HIV and AIDS in the workplace, counselling
those infected and affected in the long-term, caring for the caregiver,
psychosocial and ethical issues, as well as terminal care and
bereavement counselling.
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Course content
Course fees must be paid in full 14 days prior to course start
dates. Proof of payment can be submitted to
enrolments@enterprises.up.ac.za.
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Basic facts of HIV and AIDS
Antiretroviral treatment (ART)
Stages of disease
The social, behavioural, gender and cultural drivers of the HIV
pandemic
Contents of HIV pre- and post-test counselling sessions
ART and adherence counselling
Disclosure counselling
Stigma and de-stigmatisation
Psycho-social needs and challenges of living with a chronic
disease
Managing HIV in the workplace
Home-based care
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, you will be able to
demonstrate an understanding of
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the basic facts of HIV and AIDS (means of transmission, types of
tests, CD4 count, viral load
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ART
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stages of disease
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the social, behavioural, gender and cultural drivers of the HIV
pandemic
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the contents of HIV pre- and HIV post-test counselling sessions
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the goals of ART and how antiretrovirals work
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the importance of antiretroviral adherence and the contents of
adherence counselling
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disclosure, types of disclosure and disclosure counselling
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stigma, types of stigma and destigmatisation
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the psycho-social needs and challenges of living with a chronic
disease
managing HIV in the workplace, and
home-based care.
Who should enrol?
This course is ideal for you if you are a social worker, psychologist,
EAP practitioner or nurse.
Course fees
Accreditation and certification
Enterprises University of Pretoria (Pty) Ltd is wholly owned by the
University of Pretoria. As a public higher education institution,
the University of Pretoria functions in accordance with the Higher
Education Act 101 of 1997. Enterprises University of Pretoria offers
short courses on behalf of the University and these short courses are
not credit-bearing, and do not lead to formal qualifications on the
National Qualifications Framework (NQF) – unless stated otherwise.
Delegates who successfully complete a short course and comply
with the related assessment criteria (where applicable) are awarded
certificates of successful completion and/or attendance by the
University of Pretoria.
Registration and enquiries
Client Information Centre
Tel:
+27 (0)12 434 2500
Fax:
+27 (0)12 434 2505
Email:
info@enterprises.up.ac.za
Course leader
Dr Charlene Laurence Carbonatto (DPhil)
Tel:
+27 (0)12 420 2410
Email:
charlene.carbonatto@up.ac.za
Shifting knowledge to insight
www.enterprises.up.ac.za
+27 (0)12 434 2500
+27 (0)12 434 2505
info@enterprises.up.ac.za
Private Bag X41, Hatfield, 0028
For quotations on in-house training, email quote@enterprises.up.ac.za