Learning Objectives Physical needs Emotional Needs Social needs
Transcript of Learning Objectives Physical needs Emotional Needs Social needs
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HIV infected children:
Identifying needs and referral for treatment, care and support services
Teen Club Community Partners Training Programme
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Learning Objectives
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
1. State the needs of HIV infected children.
2. Relate the needs of HIV infected children to treatment, care and support services available in their local communities.
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The needs of HIV infected children - a review
� All children have needs despite their
HIV or social economic status.
� The needs have to be addressed for children to grow and develop well.
� The needs are - social, physical,
emotional, cognitive, and spiritual
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Physical needs
Examples:
� Nutritional
� Healthcare
� Material needs – food, shelter,
clothing
� Economic
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Emotional Needs
Examples:
� love, care, security, motivation,
reward, trust, participate and be
heard, a sense of belonging,
� assistance to cope with difficult
circumstances such as stigma or grief and bereavement.
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Social needs
Examples:
� To live on the community without
feeling different
� Form friendships, ties and
attachments
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Spiritual needs
Examples:
� Need for a belief in a higher being which helps children cope with difficulties and develop hope for the future.
� They can trust a higher being to see them through difficult situations.
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Cognitive needs
� Formal education
� Informal education
Including:
� Life-skills
� Stimulation
� Knowledge
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HIV infected children are vulnerable children
According to Botswana National OVC Guidelines (2008) a vulnerable child:
� Lives in an abusive environment,
� Is neglected,
� Lives in poverty stricken family and is not able to access basic services,
� Is in a child-headed household
� Both parents are sick
� Is HIV infected
� Lives outside family care
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Many HIV infected children are orphans
According to Botswana National OVC Guidelines (2008) an orphan is:
� A child below the age of 18 who has
lost one (single) or both married parents biological or adoptive.
� A social orphan is a child below the
age of 18 whose parents are not traceable (STPA 1999)
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Children's needs are age and
developmental level specific
� Infancy (0-2 years) stimulation, healthcare, safety, feeding and
nutrition
� Preschool (3-6 years) - Growth and
development monitoring
� School age (7-12 years) – Education, exploration, opportunity, assurance,
information, life-skills development
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Children's needs are age and
developmental level specific
� Adolescence (12-18 years), Stable and trusted relationships, safety and
acceptance, emancipation and independence, sexual& reproductive health information
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The special needs of children with disabilities
should be addressed
� There is a wide range of child
disabling conditions physical, mental, developmental, emotional
and social.
� Some slight, some severe, some
temporary and some permanent.
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How to Identify children's needs
� Research and surveys
� Self reports
� Care provider reports
� Educational reports and assessments
� Health provider assessments and
reports
� Other professional reports
� Home visits and assessments
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Needs Assessment and Management Process
� Identify
� Assess
� Prioritise
� Intervene
� Refer
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Identification and referral to services that provide child treatment, care and
support
� Healthcare
� Home-based care
� Educational facilities
� Church organizations
� Schools
� Support groups
� Other community based services
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Summary
� HIV infected children are vulnerable children. Many of them are orphans.
� HIV infected children have special needs imposed on them by the nature of HIV infection.
� The various elements of the community support system need to be brought together to meet the needs of children.
� Identify children in need, intervene where you can and refer them for additional care and support!!!!
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THANK YOU
� Thank you to all our Partners