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From taking care of ourselves to taking care of each other: Engagement of immigrant, refugee, non-status PHAs and those from racialized communities as
treatment advocates, caregivers, and service-providers
Maureen OwinoCommittee for Accessible AIDS Treatment
&Ethno racial Treatment Support Network
Toronto, Canada
July 25, 2012 Washington, D.C
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Acknowledgement• ETSN Graduates and co-facilitators• Funding Partners(past and present):
– ACAP, Public Health Agency of Canada (Ontario Region)– AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term
Care– Ontario Treatment Support Network
Program Sponsorship: • Gold Sponsors:
– GSK Shire BioChem, – Tibotec
• Silver Sponsors: – Abbott, – Boehringer Ingelheim,– Bristol-Myers Squibb, – Gilead
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Who we are?• CAAT - ETSN: Ethno-racial Treatment Support
Network’s peer treatment counselling training program.
• ETSN is a two level intensive 8 day skill building program
• The program provides capacity building for PHAs in areas of treatment literacy, health promotion skills and peer counselling and support skills.
• It is a partnership project amongst ACAS, APAA, BCAP, CAAT, CSSP, ASAAP and CATIE and a community partner (ABRPO)
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How we came together?
• Need for increased peer based treatment education/support for smaller/marginalized communities that lack support resources;
• Interest from community members to improve treatment literacy and peer support skills“
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How ETSN-Peer Based Training was developed
• Started with a main focus on translating Treatment information in different languages
• Surveys, focus groups and program evaluations identified immerging learning needs among training participants
• A pilot project was first conducted in 2003 targeting over 17 diverse PHA & service providers www.hivimmigration.ca
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components ETSN-Peer Based Training works• continued and progressive structured
training on facilitation and presentation skills,
• pre- and post- practice debriefing sessions
• group reflective learning involving peer graduates facilitators/presenters
• A group of core trainers made up of both PHA and non-PHAs.
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Learning and Helping Out : Curriculum Structure
Helping Ourselves; 4 full days covers:a) treatment literacy andb) effective communicationc) service advocacy skills
Level 2: Helping Each Other 4 full days covers:d) in-depth treatment
related issues ande) peer counseling and
support skills.
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What have we done? Cont’d...
• Model of progressive engagement of peers who are trained through the program
• Structured mentorship and resources to support peers to take on progressive leadership roles
• Curriculum content grounded in PHA’s lived experiences and responsive to emerging community needs
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Dimensions of Empowerment
Capacity Building &Skills development:
1. Treatment literacy2. Peer Counseling Skills3. Facilitation and presentation skills4. Advocacy skills5. Leadership
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Dimensions of Empowerment
Increased/sustained community engagement
1. Volunteering in ASO’s & Other sectors2. Collaborative curriculum planning &
designing with PHAs and Trainers3. Peer trainer/Facilitator4. Peer mentor 5. Service provider
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Dimensions of Empowerment
Resources Support/Incentives:1. Honorarium for participating 2. Contracts as peer facilitators and
educators3. Part time and full time employment
opportunities
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Outcomes:• 111 Peer Treatment Counselors
have graduates from 5 ethno-racial communities – 22 became peer educators/facilitators for
subsequent series of training
– 42 got HIV/AIDS/Health sector related jobs
– Together volunteering for over 70 organizations
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Experience Sharing
• Among ETSN-graduates and Graduates &Facilitators
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Why ETSN works?:• Culturally appropriate and safe space• Individualized mentorship and support• Group based peer learning• Curriculum responsive to participants’
needs• Integrate community social network
building• Promotes and enhances PHA
involvement and leadership
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Most importantly, we learn and grow together and create a community!
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