Linking with community and statutory agencies
Counselling and testing should never be provided without clear, working links with services for back-up and complementary management. Links with these services should be planned as an integral part of any HIV/AIDS counselling initiative from the outset.
This is particularly important for patients from ethnic minority communities. Such links must be kept open and flexible to ensure that medical information and advice are consistent across all levels of intervention. Finally, the value of groups in HIV psychosocial and stress management is amply demonstrated. Groups are valuable in reducing an individual’s sense of isolation, in providing a safe place to express feelings, to share experiences, and to learn successful coping styles from others, for example support groups for those who are newly diagnosed.
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