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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2016 Feb;61:253–260. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.12.017

Table 2.

Goals and learning objectives for Session 7: Guiding and Supporting Adolescents Living with HIV.

Session 7 Goals
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    To increase family and community members’ understanding of challenges facing adolescents living with HIV including those related to stigma, disclosure, adherence, and healthy relationships

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    To help family and community members strengthen their skills to provide guidance and support to adolescents living with HIV around issues of stigma, disclosure, adherence, and healthy relationships

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    To provide family and community members with information about living with HIV, Anti-Retroviral Therapy, and resources in their community to help adolescents living with HIV

Session 7 Learning Objectives
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
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    Disclose an adolescent’s HIV status to him/her

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    Prepare adolescents living with HIV to face stigma

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    Guide and support adolescents living with HIV as they make decisions about disclosing their status to friends

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    Support ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV and anticipate and help them address challenges with adherence

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    Guide and support adolescents living with HIV to avoid risky sexual behavior and enter into responsible sexual relationships