This document provides guidance for child counseling. It discusses attitudes like positive regard and empathy that counselors should have. It also discusses skills like active listening and nonverbal communication. The document outlines dos and don'ts for counseling children, such as establishing relationships, listening to children, and not making decisions for them or imposing beliefs. It describes age-appropriate tools and methods for different age groups, including play, activities, and discussing interests. The document discusses issues around HIV/AIDS like emotional and social impacts, preparing children for death of a parent, and advocacy. It provides information on maintaining counseling records.

1. CHILD COUNSELING DR.MINAL MEHTA [email_address]

2. COMPONENTS ATTITUDES SKILLS COUNSELING PROCESS WITH OBJECTIVE – example – change of behavior, building self esteem, therapeutic

3. ATTITUDES POSITIVE REGARD EMPATHY GENUINENESS NON-JUDGEMENTAL

4. SKILLS ATTENDING SKILLS LISTENING SKILLS RESPONDING SKILLS NON-VERBAL BODY LANGUAGE TONE OF VOICE

5. CHILD COUNSELING-Do’s Establishing helping relationships with children Helping children tell their story Listening attentively to children Giving children correct and appropriate information Helping children make informed decisions Helping children recognise and build on their strengths Helping children develop a positive attitude towards life.

6. CHILD COUNSELING-Don’ts Making decisions on behalf of children Judging children Interrogating children Blaming children Preaching or lecturing to children Making promises you cannot keep Imposing your own beliefs on children Arguing with children.

7. TOOLS/METHODS DRAWING DRAMA STORY TELLING PLAYING GAMES

8. CONFIDENTIALITY GROUP DISCUSSION- WHAT DOES GROUP FEEL?

9. AGE OF THE CHILD < 5 YEARS- Sit down on the floor and play

10. Age of the Child 6-12 YEARS- some activity

11. Age of the Child 13- 18 YEARS- ask them about their interest as this builds rapport Age appropriate language

12. Family consent Pre Test Post test HIV status disclosure- child /sibling

13. Impact of HIV Emotional- anger, guilt, shock,fear,blame

14. IMPACT OF HIV- social Discrimination

15. Death Preparing the child for parent’s death.

16. Death- Preparing the child for death Age - < 5 years- breathing stops ( example- animals, humans ), 5-10 years – everyone dies some day > 10 - accepts that he/she is not strong enough to go on

17. ADVOCACY ISSUES GROUP TO DISCUSS – Trg Needs Alliance to Respond.

19. Counselling Register Nature of counseling : CHAHA project counselor is mainly responsible for providing counseling services to children and family members. The counselling could be on Pre-HIV testing, Post-HIV testing, psychological counselling, treatment adherence counselling, counseling to family members, trauma related counselling, etc., However it is important to note that on a one-to-one basis outreach workers during their day-to-day interactions with children/family members do provide some sort of psychosocial support or other forms of in-depth discussion/interaction or motivational sessions. During this process, the ORWs will have to identify those children/family members who need in-depth counselling, and link them with the counselor of CHAHA project, who is trained for providing specialized counselling sessions in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The Counsellor is responsible for filling this particular register. The counselor is advised to mention place of counseling – whether counseling was done in field or in an office like set-up. If any IEC material is given to the client, the same can be reflected in the remark column. Duration of counselling Remarks/Follow-up required/ S. No in the referral register Issues discussed Nature of Counselling Present case history / problem/ Issue Age Gender Name Date #

20. CONCLUSION More trainings will be arranged till then Thank you very much