Training in Telephone counselling for HIV/AIDS

[Guest guest]

Dear Friend

I am forwarding the announcement of our next training programme on Telephone

Counselling for HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, due to the existing waiting list we

have only 8 seats available now. So those who would like to attend, are

requested to get in touch as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

" In the history of HIV community service development, hotlines are distinctive

for the following reasons:

1 usually they are among the first community initiatives to appear in the

context of HIV community responses;

2 usually they are organised initially by groups of the highest known

sero-prevalence.;

3 they usually endure and grow to the extent that the value of hotlines is now

beyond any doubt in those communities where they have been established. "

Dr. . 's comment in 1990 underlines the contemporary relevance of

helplines and hotlines in providing much needed support to communities and

People Living with HIV/AIDS. In addition, they offer confidentiality and 24-hour

availability (sometimes). However, appropriate training is often lacking.

The Cell for AIDS Research Action and Training (CARAT) is pleased to announce

another hands-on training programme for counsellors who intend to take up

telephone counselling.

TELEPHONE COUNSELLING FOR HIV/AIDS

DATES: October 31 (2.00 p.m.) to November 4, 2001 (4.00 p.m.)

VENUE: Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Sion-Trombay Road, Deonar,

Mumbai 400 088

COURSE FEES v: Rs. 225/-

(includes shared accomodation & meals at Tata Institute)

The workshop offers

a. a working knowledge on HIV/AIDS-related issues like Basic Virology and

Positive Living

b. skills in telephonic counselling and handling inappropriate callers

c. information on establishing a helpline, maintaining records, ethics of

helplines

d. a guided field visit to local helplines

e. a complementary copy of the book " Telephone Counselling for HIV/AIDS: A

Counsellor's Source Book " (second edition) Workshop faculty include helpline

counsellors

a. Individuals and organisations wishing to register for this workshop must send

a draft for the full amount in the name of Tata Institute of Social Sciences to

Ms Melita Vaz, Cell for AIDS Research Action and Training, Tata Institute of

Social Sciences, Post Bag 8313, Deonar Mumbai, 400 088. Please indicate name of

the participant, age and gender.

Based on our experience of previous workshops, we are restricting numbers to 24

participants only. Please confirm your participation early to avoid

disappointment. For further details, you may e-mail me at melita@...

Yours sincerely,

Ms Melita Vaz

Lecturer, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work Dept.

E-mal:Melita Vaz " <melita@...>

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