PENGGUNAAN METODE DUKUNGAN KELOMPOK UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETERAMPILAN PENDAMPINGAN BERJENJANG PADA KOMUNITAS ORANG DENGAN HIV AIDS

Support Group Intervention among people living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA) may improves their concerns for their peer which is visible during facilitating process in small groups. The presence of trained and skilled facilitators help PLWHA to receive supports that may improve their life qualities. The form of Support Group Intervention used in this study was derived from Multilevel Helping approach. Participants for this study were 18 (n=18) PLWHA who were randomly chosen from eight HIV AIDS communities that were parts of an NGO in Yogyakarta. Participants were divided into two groups. Six participants were assigned to the core group and the rest of 12 participants were assigned to the downliner group for continuation purpose of the intervention on second lining. The study was carried out for two months. It used one group pretest-posttest design without control group. The effectivity of the training program was measured using facilitating skills checklist which reliability was 0,965. Results showed that average score of participants' facilitating skill before the workshop was 21.33 and after workshop was 28.66 with difference in improvement of 7.33. Average score of the participants� facilitated experience before the workshop was 17.41 and it increased up to 26.16 after the workshop. The core group participants� average score of knowledge on social support increased from 57 after the first workshop up to 67.83 after the second workshop