Group Education Manual - Peace Corps Wiki

Why?? What changes would I want to make in my romantic and intimaterelationships?3. Bring everyone back together and lead a general discussion using the followingquestions:? What ideas did people come up with?? How did you feel answering the questions?? How do HIV-positive people you know or hear about deal with living withthe virus?? How do people who do not know their HIV status think about what lifewould be like if they were HIV-infected?4. Explain that you want to look more closely at the differences between theimpacts of HIV/AIDS on women and on men. Divide the participants intotwo groups. Ask the first group to discuss what it is like as a woman to livewith HIV/AIDS. Ask the second group to discuss how men are affected byHIV/AIDS.5. Allow 30 minutes for this group work and then ask each group to present thehighlights of their discussion. Then lead a discussion using the followingquestions:? What are the main differences between women and men in termsof living with HIV/AIDS?? What are the main differences between women and men in termsof being affected by HIV/AIDS?? What are the main differences between women and men in termsof caring for someone with HIV/AIDS?? Who can a HIV-positive young man or young woman go to forhelp? Is there any support network for PLWHAs in yourcommunity or region?? How can men get more involved in caring for people who areliving with HIV/AIDS?? What other roles can men play in reducing the impact ofHIV/AIDS on women and on other men?? What impact does HIV/AIDS have on a community in general?? How can we be more accepting of people in the community whoare living with HIV/AIDS?6. Make a note of any action suggestions on the Ecological Model and sum up thediscussion, making sure the key points in the closing are covered.59