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Role play in the group showing how they would disclose to a person they expect will reject them.
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Identify your own feelings to this person, such as, "I have been scared to tell you" and express the importance of his or her
knowing.
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How does it feel when people react negatively towards you when they hear that you are HIV+?
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How can this be used to change your life?
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Talk about the pros (positives) and cons (negative s) of disclosing to your child.
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Role play in the group on how they would disclose to their child (only if the group feels comfortable with it).
ASSESSMENT
Important: reflect in the group, "What have you learnt from this conversation?"
APPLICATION IN PRACTICE
Ask the group to think about someone whom they think they would like to disclose to, and to set a date for when they want to disclose
to that person. Ask the group to think about how they will do it. What can they use from today's session?
CLOSURE
Discuss the way forward and preparation for the next session. End the session with a relaxation exercise. Next week's session addresses
HIV and relationships. Ask the group to think about how HIV has affected their relationships. Discuss the children's group session. In
the children's group session, they got to know themselves better and they looked at their respective roles in their families.
CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK
Discuss the children's session with the mothers. Explain to them that it is important for a child to know that he or she belongs in a
family and has a specific role in his or her family. The children were asked to draw their family and to take their drawings back home
to talk about it with their mothers. Ask the mothers to help the children to define their specific roles in the family and to discuss the
positive aspects of their family.
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Intervention Programme for the ENHANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RESILIENCE
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