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Audience: Trainers/Facilitators - Health care personnel and program staff

Purpose: Prepare health care personnel and program staff facilitators/trainers who will train health workers how to apply the knowledge and skills in negotiation and interpersonal communication to help mothers and caregivers care for their own nutritional needs and feed their infants and young children optimally.

Content:

Technical

Skills

Women’s nutritional status Causes of malnutrition Effects of malnutrition on the intergenerational life cycle Consequences of inadequate weight and height for the girl child and adolescent, and woman Micronutrient deficiencies Interventions to improve women’s nutrition Practices/messages of optimal women’s nutrition Synergistic relationship between nutrition and HIV infection Nutritional requirements of HIV-positive pregnant or lactating women and adolescent girls Nutritional care and support of HIV-positive women Community involvement Role of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the context of HIV and AIDS

Interpersonal communication Negotiation skills Use of visuals to communicate effectively with women, mothers and caregivers

Methodology: The training approach in this module is based on the principles of behaviour change communication (BCC) of small doable actions and the widely acknowledged theory that adults learn best by reflecting on their own experience. The participatory training approach uses the experiential learning cycle method and prepares participants for hands-on performance of skills. The course employs a variety of training methods, including demonstration, practice, and discussion, case studies, and role play.

Structure: 18 Sessions

Materials and tools: Each session includes an introduction, learning objectives, participatory methodologies, and activities. Handouts for participants are provided at the end of each session.

Time: 20 hours technical content and 10 hours skill-practice
Languages: English
Country applications: Prototype to be used for country adaptation (South Africa)
Date Developed: 2005