The Role of an HIV Counsellor

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What percentage of people living with HIV in Ontario likely don’t know they are positive?
- (a) 50%
- (b) 24%
- (c) 14%
- (d) 6%
- (e) None
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2. Question
If a person is treated for HIV, the amount of virus in their blood can be reduced to the point where it is undetectable using current viral load tests. This means that this person:
- (a) is cured of HIV
- (b) doesn't need to take treatment anymore
- (c) will be cured if they keep taking their treatment regularly
- (d) will not be able to infect anyone else with HIV if they keep taking their treatments regularly
- (e) None of the above
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That’s right! The answer is (d) a person with an undetectable viral load will not be able to infect anyone else with HIV if they keep taking their treatments regularly.

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3. Question
What are the roles of an HIV test counsellor?
- (a) Learn about a client’s needs and adapt the testing appointment to respond to those needs
- (b) Offer referrals to other HIV prevention and care services needed by the client
- (c) Ensure that the client understands and consents to HIV testing, before it happens
- (d) Explain, and in the case of point of care testing, perform an HIV screening test
- (e) Provide initial emotional, social and medical support when a person tests positive
- (f) All of the above
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What do the C’s in ARCCH stand for?
- (a) Confidential
- (b) Consistent
- (c) Caring
- (d) Consenting
- (e) Confidential and caring
- (f) Confidential and consenting
- (g) All of the above
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When a client is part of a priority population who tests routinely and is familiar with the testing procedure, many conversations can be abbreviated depending on client needs. Which item must be addressed during pre-test counselling?
- (a) How the HIV virus is transmitted
- (b) Whether or not they understand and consent to the test
- (c) How they will receive the test results
- (d) What puts people at risk of HIV infection
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What does it mean to be respectful of a client’s values?
- a) Assuring them that they are always right
- b) Listening to their experiences without judgement and responding to their needs
- c) Understanding everything about their culture and beliefs
- d) Asking detailed questions about their sexual practices, and the number of partners they have
- e) b) and d)
- f) b) and c)
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What should a person know before they can consent to HIV testing?
- a) HIV is a chronic condition that will need ongoing care for them to stay healthy
- b) You will connect them to HIV care if they test positive
- c) They will need to tell past and present partners their HIV status
- d) Who in their life they could turn to for support if they do test positive
- e) All of the above
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Maintaining a client’s privacy means:
- a) Not using their name when you talk to your friends about their sex life
- b) Asking the receptionist to give them the number of an HIV care doctor
- c) Not telling them that positive HIV tests are reported to public health
- d) Reassuring them in the hall about their test results if they still seem upset
- e) All of the above
- (f) None of the above
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What sort of services might you refer a person to if they are repeatedly involved in high risk sex?
- a) Prevention services at a local ASO to help them explore and address concerns that may be associated with their behaviour
- b) Addiction or harm reduction services to reduce problematic drug use
- c) A care provider who prescribes PrEP
- d) All of the above
- e) None of the above
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You should refer a client to a care provider who can prescribe post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) when:
- a) They are worried about a high risk HIV exposure that occurred in the past 72 hours
- b) They are involved in high risk sexual activities in an ongoing way
- c) They have had repeated low risk encounters with multiple partners who status they don’t know over the weekend (assuming today is Monday)
- d) They are not sure if they did something risky during a sexual encounter a week ago
- e) None of the above
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