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The transition of a residential care service involves significant change at all levels of an organization and affects many different stakeholders, including the children, their families, the staff, and the board and management of the organization. As with any significant change, transition can result in a range of emotional reactions amongst those most impacted, such as fear, uncertainty, and worry. Unless these emotions are acknowledged and addressed, it is common for stakeholders to resist change, regardless of its overall merits.
In this video, Anne Kinuthia, shares how social work…
This is the second edition of the manual, A Holistic Approach to Psychosocial Support – A national training manual for caregivers of orphans and other vulnerable children in Uganda. The first version of this manual was published by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) in 2004. This manual takes into consideration the changing context and dynamics of OVC programming since the first edition.
Who is this manual for?
This manual targets both primary and secondary caregivers of OVC. Primary caregivers are people who are in daily and direct contact…
Ebola virus disease outbreaks have a significant impact on the wellbeing of those affected, their family, community members and the health workers treating people with Ebola.
This guide focuses on psychological first aid, which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It is written for people who can help others experiencing an extremely distressing event.
This guide is an adaptation of the Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers (World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation, World Vision International, 2011). It…
This manual aims to help trainers, OVC programme staff and volunteers refocus on the non-material support they offer to children and to demonstrate how this can be offered in a structured way. It also offers guidance on how caregivers and other adults who interact with OVC can help children overcome the fears and distress they are experiencing and regain their childhood joy and zest for life.
WHAT: A training manual on supporting children and young people who have been orphaned or affected by HIV and AIDS. It provides exercises for caregivers and other adults on understanding how children experience loss and grief and on the types of social and psychological supports such children will need.
WHO: Trainers, social and community workers, volunteers and caregivers involved with the care and protection of children, particularly orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS.
WHERE: While this manual…
The triple effects of HIV, poverty and conflict have created an unprecedented crisis across eastern and southern Africa. As a result, a growing number of babies and young children have lost traditional child protection mechanisms. Millions of babies and young children who have been adversely affected by this loss are now more vulnerable to neglect and various forms of abuse. Nevertheless, programming efforts to mitigate the impacts of these vulnerabilities and to address the psychosocial needs of these children remain largely overlooked.
This publication is offered as a resource for…
The new Building Block Africa-wide briefing note on ‘Young children and HIV’ provides practical guidance on meeting the developmental needs of young children affected by HIV and the care and treatment needs of young children living with HIV. Focusing on children under eight years of age, it aims to help local organisations and service providers to strengthen family and community support for these children.
‘Young children and HIV’ is structured in two sections:
The first section describes the impact of HIV on the intellectual, emotional, psychological and social development of all young…
All children should be cared for in a family environment by their parents, relatives or other loving adults. But there are growing numbers of children who do not enjoy this most basic right and suffer from neglect and extreme vulnerability.
Children’s lives become precarious when they lose a parent because of illness, accident or conflict. The emotional, educational, spiritual and physical needs of children who live without parental care are often neglected and they may resort to dangerous activities to survive.
This handbook describes some innovative examples of how many faith-based…
It is vital for children’s futures that they attend school and take full advantage of their education. Education is also important for their psychosocial development. Schools can provide children with a safe, structured environment, the emotional support and supervision of adults, and the opportunity to learn how to interact with other children and develop social networks. Education can also reduce children’s risk of HIV infection by increasing their knowledge, awareness, skills and opportunities.
However, children affected by HIV are less likely than other children to be enrolled in…