Module 1: What Is HIV Test Counseling? Why Is It Important?
Completion requirements
Module 1: What is HIV Test Counseling?
Module 1: What Is HIV Test Counseling? Why Is It Important? Screen 9 of 12
What HIV Test Counselors Do
HIV test counselors try to have a nonjudgmental conversation with clients that clarifies the facts about HIV and engages clients in talking about sex and drug use. By focusing on clients' thoughts and feelings, counselors help them think about what they’ve done in the past and might want to do in the future to prevent HIV.
This online course offers the information that forms the foundation for the face-to-face Basic HIV Counselor Skills Training you will be attending soon. Both trainings build on 25 years of experience talking with people about stopping the transmission of HIV.
For more information on the difference between health-related counseling and health education, see this PDF on AHP’s Web site: Comparing Health Education with Client-Centered Counseling
What HIV Test Counselors Do
HIV test counselors try to have a nonjudgmental conversation with clients that clarifies the facts about HIV and engages clients in talking about sex and drug use. By focusing on clients' thoughts and feelings, counselors help them think about what they’ve done in the past and might want to do in the future to prevent HIV.
This online course offers the information that forms the foundation for the face-to-face Basic HIV Counselor Skills Training you will be attending soon. Both trainings build on 25 years of experience talking with people about stopping the transmission of HIV.
For more information on the difference between health-related counseling and health education, see this PDF on AHP’s Web site: Comparing Health Education with Client-Centered Counseling