Options Counseling Unit

This unit provides curricular resources for options counseling.

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This is How I Teach: Non-directive Counseling
Developed by Innovating Education in Reproductive Health. This brief video conversation (9 min) is targeted to educators about teaching non-directive counseling in abortion and contraceptive care to medical...
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Physicians' Professional Responsibilities in Abortion Care
Developed by Innovating Education. This video lecture (18 min) is intended to reach clinicians who might feel their personal beliefs may pose a conflict for them in caring for patients who are choosing...
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Pregnancy Options Counseling Model
Developed by RHAP. This document provides a model for providing pregnancy options counseling to ambivalent patients.
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Decision Counseling for Positive Pregnancy Test Results
Developed by Innovating Education in Reproductive Health. This video lecture (25 min) addresses the importance of and strategies for creating a space where patients feel safe, respected and supported when...
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Contraception Counseling Video
This video-based learning tool features one patient’s series of contraceptive counseling sessions with her physicians. This tool includes a set of discussion questions and was designed to deepen learners’...
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Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling
This presentation is designed to provide a patient-centered, evidence-based approach to contraceptive counseling. The goal is to give learners the tools they need to elicit a patient's values and provide...
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Options Counseling Videos
These videos model patient-centered, compassionate, non-directive counseling, and demonstrate reproductive health care as a part of the continuity of care family physicians provide their patients.