MODULE TWO: COUNSELLING - FHI 360 Center for Global Health ...

The counsellors also need to have a list of local services to which they can refer
clients. These services include the following:
• HIV testing sites
• Places to get condoms
• Youth-friendly clinics offering reproductive health services, including
STI treatment and family planning
• Legal aid
• Places to get HIV treatment and care
• Training resources for home-based care providers
• Support groups for HIV-positive people
• Support groups for friends or family members of HIV-positive people
• Rape counselling services
• Psychologists
Ask the participants to review the YEF resource list prepared and request if there
are any other services which could be added to the YEF referral list.
Example: Places in Lagos where people can get tested for HIV.
Nigerian Institute of Medical research Compound, Yaba
Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba
Federal Ministry of Health /Central Public Health Laboratory, Yaba,
Few Private Facilities e.g. St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagoon and Eko
Hospitals. Etc.
RESOURCE SCENARIOS
The aim of this activity is to acquaint participants with information resources
available to them.
• Each group should consult the YEF information resources available
and decide what referral they would give for that scenario.
#1 You receive a call from a 13 year old girl. She was raped by her uncle
and is afraid that she might be pregnant. She has also been having
vaginal pain and some strange discharge. She is very scared and doesn’t
know where to turn to help. She is also very angry and wants to know if
the police can do anything to punish her uncle. What resources would
you consult to help her? What services could you refer her to?
#2 A 20-year old man calls and says that his 40 year-old mother is very sick
with AIDS. His father died a few years ago, and the young man is
responsible, supporting his mother and siblings. He doesn’t think that he
will have enough money to put his mother in the hospital. He wants to
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