Circle of Knowledge Keepers

Module 1

• Opening Prayer - Elder• Sharing circle – Introductions participants/facilitators• Ground Rules – Boundaries what is/is not acceptable• Introduce all 9 circles• Aboriginal People & HIV/AIDS (history/statistics)• Labeling Exercise – Learn how to look past labels• What is Peer Education and Counseling?• Why have Peer Educators?• What are the goals of this program?• Who should be a Knowledge Keeper?• Cycles of Healing• Risk Management• How to pass this information on• Closing Sharing Circle – What did you learn today?• *Note: Elder Needed

Module 2

• Opening Sharing Circle – check in• Review Circle # 1• Basic HIV/AIDS and TB facts• How is HIV spread? Social factors that contribute to the epidemic.• Making informed educated choices• HIV symptoms of men and women – the difference• What are Hepatitis A, B, C and TB?• Treatment for Hepatitis A, B, C and TB• Co-infection – TB, HIV, Hepatitis C• APHA Empowerment – living positively with HIV• Aboriginal Cultures & Disease – Holistic Healing Medicine Wheel• Closing sharing circle

Module 3

• Opening Sharing Circle – Check in• Overview of Circle #2• Talking about Sex• Exercise – Describe a Traditional Man• Exercise – Describe a Traditional Woman• Gender Roles• Healthy Sexuality• Sexuality – definitions• Sexual Dysfunction• What is Safer Sex?• Informed Choices – how to have safer sex• Overview of HIV – Concentration levels of HIV in body fluids• Activities that put you at risk• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 4

• Opening Sharing Circle – Check in• Overview of Circle #3• Roles of Alcohol, Drugs, Solvents – Addictions• Newly Incarcerated – how to offer support• What is Risk Management?• Group Exercise – discussion on why people use drugs/alcohol• Barriers to changing harmful behaviors• Identifying Main Barriers• Short and long term effects of drugs, alcohol and solvents• Tools to resolve trauma• Mother to Child Transmission Risks• Transgender• Universal Precautions – how to keep yourself and others safe• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 5

• Opening Sharing Circle – Check in• Overview of Circle #4• Role of a Knowledge Keeper

What does a Knowledge Keeper do? Who can be a Knowledge Keeper?

• Skills Development• Developing Communication Skills

Basic Communicating what to do/what not to do• Developing Organizational Skills

Three steps to getting organized• Four Steps of how people learn• Support Networks: identify what is accessible and what is realistic• Assignments: (Individual/group) create skit, poem, painting or drawing

that reflects HIV/AIDS of Hepatitis C. This will be presented to your group at the end of the training in Circle 9.

• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 6

• Opening Sharing Circle – Check in• Overview of Circle #5• Testing

Who Why When

• Three Types of HIV Test Nominal Non-nominal Anonymous

• Window Period – Symptomatic, Asymptomatic, AIDS• Test results – what do they mean?• Group Exercise: finish statements (6)

If I test HIV positive, I may feel….• Discuss men's and women’s issues• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 7

• Opening Sharing Circle – Check in• Review Circle #6• What is Aboriginal Healing?• Identify options accessible for healing.• Holistic Healing• Alternative Therapy• Nutrition and Hepatitis C• HIV/AIDS on the inside• HIV/AIDS on the outside• Restorative Justice• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 8

• Opening Circle – Check in• Review Circle #7• Group exercise: Self- Care – individually write up a self-care plan, this

will be shared with the group.• Introduction to Spirituality• Ceremonies on the inside• Meditation – Five steps to learn how to meditate• Medicine Wheel – Self Evaluating• Closing Sharing Circle

Module 9• Sharing Circle – Check in• Overview of all 9 Circles• Group presentations of assignments• Where do we go from here?• What to do with the information acquired?• What are the outcomes?• Evaluation of the program• Graduation – certificates to be presented• Closing Sharing Circle