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Published on: October 31, 2010
HIV/AIDS counseling: analysis based on Paulo Freire
Karla Corrêa Lima Miranda1, Maria Grasiela Teixeira Barroso
1Ceará State University. karlamiranda@terra.com.br
Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem
|March 22, 2007
Summary
Health professionals
Area of Science:
- Qualitative Health Research
- Counseling Strategies
- HIV/AIDS Education
Background:
- HIV/AIDS counseling is a critical component of patient care.
- Understanding counselor strategies is essential for effective intervention.
- Existing counseling approaches may not fully integrate educational principles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate health professionals' strategies in HIV/AIDS counseling.
- To explore the application of Paulo Freire's theories in counseling practice.
- To identify challenges and facilitators in the counseling process.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative research design.
- Grounded in Paulo Freire's theory and practice.
- Bardin's content analysis for data interpretation.
Main Results:
- Counseling primarily focuses on cognition, with emerging new concepts.
- Key challenges include client-related and institutional factors.
- Positive team relationships are a significant facilitator.
- Counseling elicits existential distress for counselors.
Conclusions:
- Current HIV/AIDS counseling is a significant but not yet fully educational experience.
- A Freirean-based counseling methodology is proposed to enhance educational impact.
- Integrating Freire's principles can transform counseling into a more empowering educational process.
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