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The overall aim of the counseling supervision training course is to create pools of counseling supervisors who have the skills necessary to supervise, provide emotional support to and address the professional development of counselors by:

• Providing clear definition of professional practices and ethics in HIV/AIDS counseling
• Providing clear understanding of what is meant by counseling supervision within the context of supporting HIV/AIDS counselors
• Clarifying roles and relationships among supervisors, counselors and organizations
• Identifying types of supervisory practices and settings
• Identifying supervisory methods and tools and their applications
• Developing supervisory skills through theory, practice and assessment tasks

The course curriculum emphasizes experiential learning while also presenting frameworks for counseling supervision. Training activities include, but are not limited to, practicum (fieldwork), role-plays, games, presentations by participants, case studies, use of transcripts, action planning, small group discussions, brainstorming and self-awareness exercises.

The training package can be modified for use in different countries and contexts.