Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

For this activity you will need:  Flipchart and markers To facilitate this activity: 1 This activity links directly with Activi ...

Some useful skills in communicating with and counselling children:  Take a ‘one down position’, which means showing a child tha ...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Communicating with Children In this activity, you will:  Look at what to do and what not to do when comm ...

Examples of Don’ts when communicating with children: Don’t have a judgemental attitude Don’t speak in a commanding manner Don’t ...

Practising Effective Communication In this activity, you will:  Get the group to practise their communication and counselling s ...

(^184) Unit 2, Module 2 Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children ...

Topic 5 Accompanying Orphans and Vulnerable Children Through Grief and Bereavement Introduction and Objectives for Topic 5 Activ ...

Introduction and Objectives for Topic 5 Once children know that they or a member of their family is HIV positive and will die, t ...

Grief and Loss In this activity, you will:  Discuss grief and loss and how children are affected Facilitator’s notes: In this a ...

For this activity you will need:  Flipchart and markers To facilitate this activity: 1 Ask participants to describe what grief ...

The Signs and Symptoms of Grief In this activity, you will:  Discuss the signs and symptoms of grief and loss in children Facil ...

3 The Understanding of Death at Different Ages In this activity, you will:  Discuss children’s understanding of death at differ ...

You can help a child to prepare for the idea of death by:  Remembering that children from 18 months to about five years have ‘m ...

For this activity you will need:  Flipchart and markers  Copies of Handout 1 To facilitate this activity 1 Ask for participant ...

Support Strategies to Help Grieving Children In this activity, you will:  Get the group to practise their communication and cou ...

During the process of bereavement counselling, the counsellor can:  Give the child time to think about the death. Allow them to ...

Topic 6 Using Play in Counselling Children Introduction and Objectives for Topic 6 Activity 1: Why is Playing Important for Chil ...

Introduction and Objectives for Topic 6 This topic aims to discuss why playing is important in children, especially for orphans ...

Why is Playing Important for Children? In this activity, you will:  Discuss with the group why play is important for children’s ...

Play as an Indicator of a Child’s Well-being In this activity, you will:  Discuss the psychological and developmental importanc ...