Linking research, policy and practice Dewi Keppy Presenting: Master thesis research in International Development Studies Research location: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. University of Amsterdam 2016
Protection makes vulnerable.
How does a Child Counsellor (CC) support Orphans and (other) Vulnerable Children (OVCs) to cope with HIV ‐ status and related vulnerabilities, and what are the perceived ethical issues in conducting their work? OVCs Ethics in social work Wellbeing
What works Challenges Peer education/role models Non ‐ disclosure of HIV status by parents or caregivers CSE What do you talk about, and what not? Individual counselling Receive the right information from stakeholders Family visits Gaining full support from family ‐ and community members Safe house Unsafe context
In this situation: Protecting a child from stigmatization and exclusion by not disclosing their HIV status makes them vulnerable.
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