Spring, Laura
(2011)
The Self-Help Model of Service Provision as
a Response to the Psychosocial Needs of
People Living with HIV in Ireland.
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice, 12.
ISSN 2009-6976
Abstract
This paper is a summary of a dissertation presented
to Kimmage
Development Studies Centre, Dublin in partial fulil
ment of the
requirements of the MA degree in Development Studie
s. It explores
the correlation between HIV, the psychosocial needs
of an individual
and their sense of wellbeing. One organisational re
sponse to the
psychosocial needs of people living with HIV- the ‘
self-help model’ of
service provision- is investigated through a case s
tudy approach and its
effect on wellbeing is considered.
The primary research was conducted in Ireland in 20
09 with 8
individuals, all of whom are HIV-positive and membe
rs of the case study
organisation Open Heart House in Dublin. The inding
s clearly showed
that HIV has profound psychosocial implications for
the individual from
the moment of diagnosis. The concept of HIV as a so
cially constructed
entity and the inherent stigma was very evident fro
m the research and
appears to be a driving force behind the detrimenta
l impact of HIV on
a person’s psychosocial wellbeing. The research als
o showed that
the self-help model of service provision presents a
n effective, holistic
response to address the needs of a person living wi
th HIV, the result of
which is a perceived improvement in wellbeing.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Research and
Perspectives on Development Practice Series Paper No. 12 |
| Keywords: |
Self-Help Model; Service Provision;
Psychosocial Needs; HIV; Ireland; Kimmage Development Studies Centre; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > International Development |
| Item ID: |
9952 |
| Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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| Date Deposited: |
18 Sep 2018 16:29 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice |
| Publisher: |
Kimmage Development Studies Centre |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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