Orphans and Vulnerable Children - CRIN

Guide to Mobilising and Strengthening Community-Led Care for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Unit 2, Facilitator’s Guidelines^85

Module Topic Session / Activity Time

DAY 5:

Module 2

(cont)

Topic 3 -

Accompanying OVC

through Grief

20 min

45 min

45 min

1 hour

1 hour

45 min

30 min

3.1 Introduction/objectives

3.2 Grief and loss

3.3 Signs and symptoms of grief in children

3.4 Age and understanding of death

3.5 Preparing children for death

3.6 Support strategies

3.7 Preparing for home visits

25 min

45 min

45 min

1 hour

20 min

DAY 6:

Module 3

Addressing

physical needs

of OVC

Topic 4 -

Spiritual care and

support for OVC

4.1 Introduction/objectives

4.2 Signs of spiritual problems

4.3 Signs of spiritual health

4.4 Strategies for spiritual care and support of OVC

4.5 End of workshop evaluation

Topic 1 -

Assessing needs of

OVC

1.1 Introduction/objectives

1.2 Needs of OVC

1.3 Reaction to unmet needs

1.4 Problems of OVC in the community

1.5 Preparing for home visits

20 min

45 min

45 min

1 hour

20 min

Topic 2 -

Enhancing food

security for OVC

households

2.1 Introduction/objectives

2.2 Meaning of food security

2.3 Threats to food security

2.4 Community initiatives to enhance food security for OVC

households

2.5 What a home visitor can do to enhance food security for

a OVC household

20 min

20 min

1 hour

1 hour

1.5 hours

Topic 3 -

Nutritional care and

support of OVC

3.1 Introduction/objectives

3.2 Meaning of nutrition

3.3 Identifying important foods

3.4 Nutritional care for caregivers with HIV/AIDS

3.5 Nutritional care for pregnant and lactating mothers

3.6 Nutritional care for children with HIV/AIDS

3.7 Poor nutrition - problems and causes

3.8 Steps to take with malnourished OVC

3.9 Preparing for home visits

20 min

15 min

1 hour

1 hour

45 min

1 hour

45 min

45 min

30 min

DAY 7:

Module 3

(cont)

DAY 8:

Module 3

(cont)

Topic 4 -

Monitoring the

health of OVC

4.1 Introduction/objectives

4.2 Health needs of OVC

4.3 Basic health information

4.4 Preparing for home visits

20 min

1 hour

1.5 hours

30 min

Topic 5 -

Hygiene precautions

5.1 Introduction/objectives

5.2 Basic hygiene precautions

5.3 Preparing for home visits

5.4 Review of home visitor manual

20 min

1 hour

30 min

45 min

Module 4

Equipping OVC

for the future

Topic 1 -

Access to education

and vocational

training

1.1 Introduction/objectives

1.2 Importance of education for OVC

1.3 Barriers to access to education

1.4 Community initiatives to ensure access, participation and

achievement of OVC in education

20 min

45 min

45 min

1 hour