SAKSHAM- GFATM R-7 HIV/AIDS Counselling Programme

Background & Work Profile of

Saksham’s Counselling Supervisors

Selection of Counselling Supervisors 1) Educational Qualifications : Postgraduate in Social Work/

Psychology / Public Health

2) Experience: 3 - 5 years experience in HIV/AIDS , training or counsellingThey could be from: • NGOs working in the field of HIV/AIDS • Teaching Institutes, (master trainers and / or teaching faculty• Social workers from hospitals and medical colleges• Freelance consultants,

Preference was given to those persons who had experience as counsellors, as supervision of counsellors / or had worked with communities.

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Selection of Counselling Supervisors (contd.)

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Other criteria for selection:1. Should be empathetic2. Should have good listening skills and a non judgmental attitude3. Should be able to communicate in the local language.4. Should be willing to travel to ICTC centres.5. Should be willing to comply with training and reporting

requirements.6. Should undergo the five days training in Counselling Supervision

organized by Saksham 7. Should be willing to commit time as per Saksham requirements 8. Should agree to the norms of payments (Honorarium+ food+

travel expenses)

Expectations from Counselling Supervisor

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• To supervise 5 to 7 ICTC counsellors assigned• Duration : Give undivided 3 to 4 hours per visit• Frequency of visits: Visit each counsellor once in a

quarter & four times in a year• Providing all completed assessment tools to

respective partner (SR /SSR) • Attend review meetings to share field experiences

as well as capacity enhancement needs

Age group of Counselling Supervisors

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AGE NUMBER PERCENTAGE

Less than 25 years 24 2.325 to 29 years 251 24.130 to 34 years 295 28.335 to 39 years 200 19.240 to 44 years 139 13.345 to 49 years 60 5.850 to 54 years 41 3.9

55 years and above 30 2.9Not mentioned 3 0.3

TOTAL 1043 100.0

Sex of Counselling Supervisors

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SEX NUMBER PERCENTAGE

MALE 639

61.3FEMALE 400

38.4TRANSGENDER 4

0.4TOTAL 1043

100.0

Qualifications of Counselling Supervisors

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QUALIFICATION NUMBER PERCENTAGE

SSC (mainly activists) 20.2

HSC (mainly activists) 70.7

Bachelors (mainly activists)

878.3

Masters (with field experience)

84981.4

Doctorate with field experience)

928.8

Not mentioned 60.6

TOTAL 1043100.0

Counselling Supervisors’ Academic Background

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Academic Background NUMBER PERCENTAGE

Clinical Psychology 239 22.9Counselling 27 2.6

Human Development 102 9.8Medical and Nursing 23 2.2

Social Work 303 29.1Sociology 109 10.5

Other subjects 240 23.0TOTAL 1043 100.0

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