Ask questions like the following:
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What was the impact of on your life?
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Who of these people support you?
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Where is this road taking you?
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How did you deal with it?
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In which context are the relationships and emotions easier to deal with?
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Is it possible to use these strategies in the more difficult contexts?
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In which context do you receive the most support?
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Could you generalise this support to other contexts as well?
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What are the ways in which you contribute to contexts that are easier to deal with/where you receive more support?
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How can you use these strategies in other more difficult contexts?
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On which context and relationship does HIV impact the most?
ASSESSMENT
Reflect in the group. What have they learnt from their life maps? What have they learnt from the other members' maps, and what
have they learnt from the conversation?
APPLICATION IN PRACTICE
Ask the group members to discuss something they have learnt in this session with their partner or a friend or family member they
have disclosed to.
CLOSURE
Discuss the way forward and preparation for the next session. The next session will be the continuation of the emotional experience
of having HIV. Ask the group members if you may keep their life maps in safe storage, because they will be used in the next session
as well. Play a relaxing CD and let the group members relax before the group session ends.
Discuss their child's group session. In this session the children looked at their own strengths and identified how these strengths could
be of benefit to them.
CHILDREN'S HOMEWORK
Your child's homework is to talk to you and to identify all the strengths he or she has. Please think about this question beforehand
and think of all the areas and situations where your child is showing and has previously showed strength. Even think back to his or
her baby and toddler years, for example, when he or she started to walk and fell and tried again, not giving up on the task, his or her
first day at school, etc. These strengths could be physical, emotional, cognitive or moral strengths. It is important to build your child's
self-concept, and one of the ways to do that is to make your child aware of his or her strengths.
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Intervention Programme for the ENHANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S RESILIENCE
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