Guidelines to Reduce Stigma

Guidelines to Reduce Stigma

The Guidelines to reduce stigma is a series of four Guides to reduce stigma. The Guides are for all managers, health workers and social workers and service staff who have to deal with stigma in leprosy and other health conditions.

Guide 1 What is health-related stigma?
The first Guide provides basic information on stigma, its causes, manifestations, and effects.

Guide 2 How to assess health-related stigma
The second Guide describes when and how to access stigma using qualitative and quantitative methods and instruments. It also explains how to use the instruments.

Guide 3 A roadmap to stigma redcution: an empowerment intervention
The third Guide provides recommendations on how to develop an approach for reducing stigma. Through the use of a roadmap, several steps are discussed for reducing stigma related to a particular health conditions.

Guide 4 Counselling to reduce stigma
The fourth Guide explains the use of counselling at a basic level in dealing with stigma. It provides an explanation on different techniques and approaches for counselling persons affected by stigma.

For more information on health-related stigma and discrimination see:
http://www.ilep.org.uk/library-resources/infolep-information-services/subjectguides/leprosy-related-stigma/