Health workers

Training courses

As part of Terrence Higgins Trust’s role in building the skills of people working with people with HIV we are pleased to announce the dates for a series of training courses.

The courses will provide information and a discussion based environment so that workers can update their knowledge and skills in the area of health promotion for people with HIV. They will be delivered in a supportive, learning centred environment, encouraging participants to take responsibility for their own learning and development.

• Basic HIV awareness - providing a thorough background in all aspects of HIV awareness, providing participants with an overview of the challenges of the HIV epidemic in the UK, and globally.
• Current health needs of people with HIV -  a comprehensive overview of the current health needs of people with HIV in the UK.
• Sex, relationships and HIV prevention issues for people with HIV- exploring issues related to sex and relationships and HIV prevention for people with HIV.
• New HIV treatment strategies - exploring issues related to HIV treatment, including current strategies, new approaches and drugs in the pipeline.
• Women and HIV - With an ever-growing number of women living with HIV in the UK, there is an ever-present need to focus on HIV and gender.
• HIV and Hepatitis C - There are a growing number of people with HIV who are also co-infected with Hepatitis C. Over the past five years there has been a marked increase in the numbers of diagnoses of gay men with HIV who have sexually acquired Hepatitis C.

Participants will be encouraged to share their own experiences, learn from each other and discuss issues with the trainer. The courses are free to paid and unpaid staff working at Terrence Higgins Trust and staff from external agencies. They run from 9.45 to 16.30.

In addition to this structured course we can also tailor-make training to meet the needs of your organisation.

If you'd like to book a place please contact James Glavin (see below).

You can find out more about the courses by downloading the course guide.

THT Direct's generalist advice service

If you have clients who have immigration, housing, community care or welfare benefits problems, you can refer them to THT Direct's generalist advice service for help and advice.

How we can help

• Debt advice
• Employment and disability discrimination advice
• Housing and community care advice
• Immigration information
• Living will service
• Welfare benefits advice

We also provide community support, counselling and refugee mentoring. Contact THT Direct to find the service nearest to your client.