The resources in this section were selected based on their utility for faculty and medical students working to strengthen the reproductive health content in their medical schools. The content areas represent a comprehensive perspective on reproductive health and include tools for curriculum development. These resources allow faculty and students to be flexible in designing independent courses and curricula or to supplement existing courses with new content. All resources listed here are free and accessible through the Internet (online) with the exception of the scientific journals. For readers without Internet or email access, we recommend using the mailing addresses in the Organizations section to request specific resources.
Client-Provider Communication in Family Planning: Assessing Audiotaped Consultations from Kenya (1997)
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP)
http://www.jhuccp.org/pubs/wp/5/5.pdf
Summary: This paper examines client-provider communication and decision-making processes in family planning consultations. It includes in-depth analysis of actual client-provider interactions and stresses effective methods of framing questions, conveying information, and prompting clients to share information. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Working paper
Languages: English
Client-Provider Interaction: Family Planning Counseling (1999)
Family Health International (FHI)
http://www.fhi.org/training/en/modules/CPI/default.htm
Summary: This module can be used for self-study or as a training tool to address family planning counseling, particularly good communication techniques and educating staff for interacting with clients. (Accessed August 12, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, program managers, policymakers
Format: Curriculum module
Languages: English
Comprehensive Counseling for Reproductive Health: An Integrated Curriculum (2003)
EngenderHealth
http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/offc/counsel/ccrh/index.html
Summary: This curriculum is designed to provide health professionals with the information they need to improve communication and counseling skills for comprehensive reproductive health care. Activities on increasing comfort discussing sexuality and reproductive health, improving knowledge of gender rights, and developing sexual history taking skills are included. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Curriculum, trainers’ manual, participant’s handbook
Languages: English
Counseling the Postabortion Client: A Training Curriculum (2003)
EngenderHealth
http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/offc/pac/counsel-curr/index.html
Summary: This training guide includes information on emotional support, communication, and family planning information as they relate to caring for postabortion clients. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Curriculum, trainers’ manual, participant’s handbook
Languages: English
Focus on Confidential Counseling in Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Service in its Own Right (2001)
German Foundation for World Population (DSW)
http://www.dsw-online.de/english/pdfs/RHI_Focus_on_Confidential_C.pdf
Summary: This fact sheet explains the importance of confidential counseling as it relates to reproductive health, with an emphasis on Asia. It offers suggestions for increasing trust, demonstrating respect, and empowering clients. (Accessed August 12, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Fact sheet
Languages: English
GATHER Guide to Counseling (1998)
INFO Project
English: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/j48edsum.shtml
French: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/prf/fj48edsum.shtml
Spanish: http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/prs/sj48edsum.shtml
Summary: The GATHER Guide to Counseling offers information on specific topics including emergency contraception, young adults, family planning and breastfeeding, STIs and HIV/AIDS. (November 2, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, project managers
Format: Trainers’ manual
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Ideas for Providers: Teach Yourself Better Counseling (1998)
Maximizing Access and Quality (MAQ) Initiative
http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/j48/ideastips.shtml
Summary: This guide describes techniques such as role playing, colleague observation, creating a friendly environment, and collecting useful supporting materials to help providers assess themselves and improve their counseling skills. (Accessed August 12, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, program managers
Format: Website, checklists
Languages: English
Integration of HIV/STI Prevention, Sexuality, and Dual Protection in Family Planning Counseling: A Training Manual (2002)
EngenderHealth
http://www.engenderhealth.org/res/offc/hiv/integration/index.html
Summary: This manual provides information and interactive exercises on sexuality and gender, HIV/STI prevention, and counseling skills. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, trainers of trainers
Format: Manual, handouts
Languages: English
Module 3: Communication, Reproductive Health Model Curriculum, 2 nd Edition (2004)
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
http://www.arhp.org/curriculum
Summary: This module contains information, handouts, and learning activities on communication theory, effective provider-patient communication, patient education, sexual history taking, and counseling. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, medical educators, medical students
Format: Curriculum module, slides
Languages: English
Module 3: Counseling (1998)
Pathfinder International
http://www.pathfind.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Publications_Training_Modules
Summary: This training module prepares providers for counseling patients on family planning with an emphasis on practicing in clinical settings. It enables providers to examine how their own beliefs influence their communication style and explains how external forces affect counseling outcomes. (Accessed August 4, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Curriculum module
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Adolescents through Integrated Communication Programming (No date)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/224_filename_hiv_adolescents02.pdf
Summary: This manual contains specific coverage of communication approaches, HIV prevention, and adolescent reproductive health. It focuses on advocacy, behavior change, communication, and education interventions. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, youth advocates
Format: Manual
Languages: English
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians: Communicating With Patients (2003)
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
http://www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/onlinepublications/QRGPACC.cfm
Summary: Good patient communication involves recognizing and responding to the patient as a whole person—an approach frequently termed “patient-centered” care. This Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians outlines some simple strategies for promoting good patient communication within the constraints of today’s clinical environment. (Accessed March 25, 2005)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Continuing medical education (CME) monograph
Languages: English
Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians for Clinicians: Post-Partum Counseling (2003)
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
http://www.arhp.org/healthcareproviders/onlinepublications/QRGPP.cfm
Summary: This Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians is designed to assist health care providers counsel women in the postpartum period. Each section includes a list of counseling points that the provider should cover in talking with the patient, as well as a discussion of the related health issues. Because appropriate counseling depends upon identification of the patient’s needs and concerns, comprehensive screening and assessment must precede it. (Accessed March 25, 2005)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Continuing medical education (CME) monograph
Languages: English
The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture (No date)
Management Sciences for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bureau of Primary Health Care
http://erc.msh.org/quality&culture
Summary: This Website provides information on culturally sensitive best practices when working with immigrant, refugee, and minority populations. It includes audio and video clips of clinicians, a self-assessment quiz, and more than 400 additional resources. (Accessed August 3, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Interactive Website, quizzes
Languages: English
Reaching Young People Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Communication Projects (1986-1995) (1995)
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP)
http://www.jhuccp.org/pubs/wp/2/2.pdf
Summary: Lessons learned, research, and advice for effective adolescent reproductive health communication are summarized here. Case studies from programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East are also included. (Accessed August 11, 2004)
Audience: Program managers, policymakers, health care providers
Format: Report, case studies
Languages: English
Standard Days Method of Family Planning: Reference Guide for Counseling Clients ( 2002)
Institute for Reproductive Health at Georgetown University
http://www.irh.org/resources-SDM.htm#training
Summary: This interactive manual explains who can effectively use CycleBeads and how to counsel patients on the Standard Days Method using CycleBeads. (Accessed March 15, 2007)
Audience: Health care providers
Format: Manual
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Starting the Discussion: Steps to Making Sex Safer (1996)
AIDS Action
http://www.aidsaction.info/stmss/index.html
Summary: This manual provides training information on behavior change and communication, and activities on building knowledge, practicing new skills, and decision-making as they relate to safer sex. (Accessed August 20, 2004)
Audience: Health care providers, program managers
Format: Manual
Languages: English
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