Background

Throughout the first 12 units, accompagnateurs learned their roles and responsibilities regarding the treatment of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis (TB), and dealing with stigma and discrimination. They have also learned about the other sources of clinical, psychological and social support who all work together to treat patients. This unit brings together the many facets of the accompagnateur’s job, clarifying logistics and identifying clinical team members with whom they work.

Objectives

By the end of the unit participants will be able to:

1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of accompagnateurs within the areas of directly observed therapy (DOT), education, psychological and social support, and serving as the link between the clinic and the community, and what to do during a home visit.
2. Describe behaviors and actions that are inappropriate for accompagnateurs.
3. Identify any additional needs of patients, their families, and other community members, such as food, shelter, and so on.
4. Explain how accompagnateurs can help patients, their families, and other community members get access to health care, education, food, water, and shelter.
5. Name members of the clinical team and understand the difference between their various roles.
6. Refer patients at the appropriate time to the appropriate clinical staff member.
7. Fill out the Accompagnateur Form correctly.

Time Required

4 hours, 30 minutes

Unit Overview

Key Points

• Accompagnateurs have a big role to play in supporting patients and communities, including: providing directly observed therapy (DOT), educating patients and community members, providing psychological and social support, serving as the link between the clinic and the community, and performing home visits.
  
• Accompagnateurs work as part of a large clinical team of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers. They should seek information from other team members when necessary.
  
• Accompagnateurs notice the needs of their patients, their patients’ families, and other community members and make referrals to appropriate clinic staff when necessary.
  
• It is important to record information accurately on the Accompagnateur Form.
  

Download Files

To use this unit, you may download any or all of the four components:

• Facilitators' Manual (MB, pdf) - English (5.5 MB) | Kinyarwanda (10.1 MB) | Kreyol (11.27 MB) | Sesotho (11.36 MB)
• Participants' Handbook (6.5 MB, pdf) - English (6.5 MB) | Kinyarwanda (5.31 MB) | Kreyol (6.27 MB) | Sesotho (6.32 MB)
  
• Visual Aid (Powerpoint/pdf) - English [Flipchart (2.7 MB) / Slides (1.8 MB)] | Kinyarwanda (5.98 MB) | Kreyol (8.31 MB) | Sesotho (5.88 MB)
  
• Visual Aid Notes (Powerpoint) - Kinyarwanda (4.8 MB) | Kreyol (6.13 MB) | Sesotho (4.88 MB)