Toolkit
The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page activity that can be used to learn new ways to cope with and relieve stress. Developing ways to soothe can be helpful to prevent one from becoming emotionally overwhelmed. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.
This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!
Related Items:
Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here)
Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here)
Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here)
Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)
Published: April 27, 2020
Toolkit
In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators and participants to practice good etiquette when participating in video conferencing. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed this one-sheet guide highlighting the norms and practices for online engagement.
This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!
Related Items:
Guidance for Setting Up Online Meetings (found here)
Facilitator Guidance for Online Engagement (found here)
General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here)
Published: April 23, 2020
Toolkit
In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators to be prepared when hosting in online meetings. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed a series of 1-page guides to provide guidance for online engagement. These products were adapted from the larger resource developed by the Pacific Southwest Mental Health TTC to ensure cultural relevance. This guide helps facilitators to prepare, set up, and host engaging online sessions.
This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!
Related Items:
Guidance for Setting Up Online Meetings (found here)
General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here)
Group Norms for Online Engagement (found here)
Published: April 23, 2020
Toolkit
In this time of increased online engagement – meetings, trainings, technical assistance, and more – it is important for facilitators to be prepared when hosting in online meetings. The South Africa HIV ATTC has developed a series of 1-page guides to provide guidance for online engagement. These products were adapted from the larger resource developed by the Pacific Southwest Mental Health TTC to ensure cultural relevance. This one-page guide helps facilitators to physically set up for online meetings including video conferencing.
Related Items:
General Guidelines for Virtual Meetings (found here)
Group Norms for Online Engagement (found here)
Facilitator Guidance for Online Engagement (found here)
Published: April 23, 2020
Toolkit
The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page self-assessment activity that can be used to set goals towards achieving greater balance in caring for oneself. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise, but has broad relevance for the general population.
This product is available in English and Afrikaans. Additional languages are coming soon!
Related Items:
Reflection and Breathing Exercise (found here)
Coping with Distress (found here)
Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here)
Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)
Published: April 23, 2020
Toolkit
The South Africa HIV ATTC has created this one-page exercise to serve as a guide to reflection, breathing, and relaxation. Taking care of oneself is essential. This is especially true in this moments of instability, when it is common to feel uncomfortable emotions such as stress, anxiety, anger and sadness. One way to practice self-care is by becoming still and practice intentional reflection and breathing. This product was designed as a provider self-care exercise to cope with COVID-19, but it has broad relevance for the general population.
Related Items:
Wellness Wheel Exercise (found here)
Coping with Distress (found here)
Healthy Coping Behaviours (found here)
Regular Emotional Check-Ins (found here)
Published: April 17, 2020
Toolkit
The Opioid Response Network and Mid-America ATTC have partnered to produce the Perinatal Provider Toolkit. It is a centralized online reference to help health care providers quickly access reputable resource information on perinatal substance use for patient treatment and education. The toolkit is for any member of the healthcare team serving pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD).
Resources are organized into healthcare provider guidance and patient education tools that providers can use to explain the health effects of perinatal substance use to their patients. Resources cover the full spectrum of substances, including alcohol, opioids, marijuana, methamphetamine, tobacco, and others.
Published: September 12, 2019
Toolkit
HIV Rapid Testing in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Blending Initiative - Video and Informational Materials.
Published: November 26, 2018
Toolkit
Stigma often makes addicted and recovering people, family and friends, treatment professionals, community activists, and other stakeholders feel powerless, angry, and frustrated. This guide is designed to help people become empowered and to provide practical tools by which people can become involved in stigma prevention activities.
This resource provides practical information about a variety of approaches to prevent addiction-related stigma. Some are especially simple and can be initiated by individuals on their own. These include tips on using stigma-free language and writing letters to the editor. Some approaches are comprehensive, such as developing a community action group and implementing a community-based campaign.
Published: October 18, 2012