Optional Session III, Slide #1 Family Planning Counseling Optional Session Session III

Optional Session III, Slide #2 Serving Diverse Groups Different client’s have different needs What are some of the special needs of these groups: male vs. female, adolescents vs. adults, postabortion or postpartum women vs. interval. How would you address each of these client’s needs?

Optional Session III, Slide #3 Family Planning Counseling Needs of Adolescents Young people deserve nonjudgmental and respectful care Show them that you enjoy working with them Use terms that suit young people Try to make sure that a young woman's choices are her own Speak without expressing judgment Take time to fully address questions, fears, and misinformation

Optional Session III, Slide #4 How can I help you? Anything you want to discuss? For example: Will parents or partner find out? Need contraception? HIV/AIDS worries? Partner problems? Pregnancy? About sex? About the body? You are welcome here any time

Optional Session III, Slide #5 Family Planning Counseling Needs of Men Coach men and women on how to talk with their partners about family planning and STIs. Encourage men to make decisions about sexual and reproductive health jointly with their partners. Encourage women to bring their partners to see clinical providers for joint counseling, decision-making, and care. Suggest to female clients that they tell their partners about health services for men. Give female clients informational materials to take home, if available. Correct men’s misperceptions and give them information to inform their decisions and opinions.

Optional Session III, Slide #6 Family Planning Counseling Needs of Postpartum Women Discuss the importance of birth spacing Explain the rapid return to fertility for women who are not breastfeeding Discuss return to sexual activity Explain benefits of LAM and exclusive breastfeeding Discuss family planning options and when each method can be started Integrate family planning within maternal, newborn and child health services

Optional Session III, Slide #7 How can I help you? Let’s plan for the future You can become pregnant soon if you are not breast feeding Breast feeding will protect you from pregnancy for 6 months if you use it exclusively without giving other food or liquids. There are many good family planning methods that you can use while you are breastfeeding

Optional Session III, Slide #8 Family Planning Needs of Postabortion Women Women who have just been treated for postabortion complications need easy and immediate access to family planning services A woman who has had postabortion complications needs support. - Try to understand what she has been through - Treat her with respect and avoid judgment and criticism - Ensure privacy and confidentiality - Ask if she wants someone she trusts to be present during counseling Explain that fertility returns quickly and discuss family planning options

Optional Session III, Slide #9 How can I help you? Let’s discuss your needs: You can get pregnant again quickly I can help you choose and use a method All family planning methods are safe now if you have no infection.

Optional Session III, Slide #10 Culture/Gender Roles and FP Explore how cultural beliefs and traditions about roles for men and women affect use of FP Suggest strategies for: –Empowering women to control their fertility –Changing some of the roles that make women less important or less powerful than men

Optional Session III, Slide #11 Spin the Wheel Points