Objectives
By the end of this session, participants should be able to articulate at least three injection-related risks and present strategies to reduce these risks.
Expected time of activity: 20 minutes each
Beforehand
Choose from either of the following activities. You may also do them both in the order provided depending on the amount of time you have available. If you do Activity 1, prepare images of the body, which may be photocopies from images provided in this guide or by downloading directly from the Internet.
Activity 1 or Activity 2
Activity1: As an exercise for participants, display each of the areas of the body where people may inject as pictures or cut outs. Have enough sets of illustrations for each participant. Ask each of the participants to place the pictures in order of risk, from least risk to greatest risk. This exercise can be done on the floor or up on a wall, depending on the space you are using for your training. Once all participants have placed the diagrams on a hard surface, verify their answers for accuracy with the information provided in this guide.
Activity2: Ask participants to formulate questions that will help assess the possible risks a peer may experience. The questions should be related to behaviour, emotional state, resources and other methods of change. Two volunteers will play the roles of educator / counsellor and client. The educator / counsellor will be given the questions to ask the client.
At the end of the role-play ask the group the following questions: What was the risk of infection of the client? / What resources does he currently have to help him change his behaviour? / What resources does he lack that would help him change his behaviour? / Which questions were hardest to for the client to answer?