JANUARY 2004 — The Interpersonal Communication and Counseling Manual on HIV and AIDS is designed to help facilitators run a 10-day workshop. The workshop offers training in communication processes, HIV prevention counseling, counseling skills and strategies for people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as the provision of care and support services for the identified population, including orphans and vulnerable children.

The manual is divided into eight modules. Preceding the modules are guidelines on how to use the manual, run the workshop, and set the workshop climate. With practical sessions, the modules will provide a model daily program to last for 10 working days.

The materials contained in this training manual were gathered from a variety of HIV/AIDS training and other relevant materials. Though no training manual is exhaustive, this one tries to explore issues on interpersonal communication and counseling on HIV/AIDS. It will be necessary to update the manual with new information periodically, considering the dynamic nature of HIV/AIDS.

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