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Figures
- FIGURE 1.
Timeline of Juntos Program Development for Caregivers of Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome, Brazil
- FIGURE 2.
Theory of Change for the Juntos Program for Caregivers of Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome, Brazil
The Juntos logo, which facilitators, psychologists, and site coordinators created to complement the program name’s meaning.
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Finalized Module Topics Included in Juntos, A Community-Support Group for Caregivers of Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil
Module Topics 1. Introduction About the program
Information about Zika and Congenital Zika Syndrome
How to find information
Personal stories
2. Our child Introducing your close family and friends
Development milestones for young children
Determining your child’s progress
Managing irritability and crying
3. Positioning and moving How to position children who need assistance
How to assist children to learn to move
4. Eating and drinking Feeding challenges
Practical skills to address challenges for your child
5. Communication Importance of communication
Practical advice to help your child communicate
6. Play and early stimulation Importance of play for children to develop and learn
Early stimulation
Making simple toys
Inclusion of play in the family and broader community
7. Everyday activities How to use everyday activities to help your child develop
Managing seizures
8. Uniting our voices Understand the context of disability rights
Education
Communicating with your health team
Advocating
9. Our community Who is in your community?
Common barriers to inclusion
Addressing negative attitudes and exclusion
Social activity
10. Next steps Summing up
Planning next steps for yourself and the group
- TABLE 2.
Example of Content From Facilitated Group Session 4 on Eating and Drinking from Juntos, A Community-Support Group for Caregivers of Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil
Example Discussion Aim Icebreaker
In pairs: One person tries to give the other a drink of water in different positions (e.g., head leaning back, turned to one side, or flopping forwards)How easy or difficult is it to swallow in each position? How does it feel to be fed? To understand a range of issues that your child may experience with eating and drinking Discussion
As a large group to share experiencesWhat is a nutritious or “balanced” diet? To know what a balanced diet is and how to maximize your child’s nutritional intake and prevent malnutrition Activity
Show a banana and a biscuit and other common foodDiscuss—Are the items hard or soft? Can they be made into a smooth puree? How? To learn ways to feed your child safely - TABLE 3.
Example of Content From Facilitated Group Session 6 on Play and Early Stimulation from Juntos, A Community-Support Group for Caregivers of Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil
Example Discussion Aim Icebreaker
In groups of 3: each group is given one inexpensive everyday item (e.g., cup, piece of cloth, container, ball) and everyone uses their imagination to transform the object into something else and acts it outWhat is play? To understand how our imagination works with play and how children have an even greater imagination than adults Discussion
As a large group to share experiencesWhat have you found play helps your child to do?
Does your child need to play?To know that play gives children an opportunity to explore, learn about their environment and to use and develop their senses Activity
Toy making, such as making bells and rings with ribbonsDiscuss—How can you involve short periods of play in your daily activities? How can you involve other members of your family in playing with your child? To learn ways for play to be fun, and to see how fun can motivate children to move and learn and how other family members can be included
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