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Decision assessment and counseling in abortion care : philosophy and practice / Alissa C. Perrucci.
Holman Biotech Commons HQ767.4 .P47 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perrucci, Alissa C., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abortion counseling.
- Abortion, Induced--psychology.
- Counseling.
- Decision Making.
- Abortion Applicants--psychology.
- Family Planning Services.
- Medical Subjects:
- Abortion, Induced--psychology.
- Counseling.
- Decision Making.
- Abortion Applicants--psychology.
- Family Planning Services.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Summary:
- This book teaches an approach and framework for decision assessment and counseling for abortion and family planning care. Case examples, individual and group exercises, guided self-reflection, and values clarification build the reader's skills for working within a wide range of scenarios. This book is a complete manual for physicians, nurses, counselors, and social workers on how to work with decision conflict, ambivalence, and present pregnancy options. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- What is abortion counseling?
- The decision assessment
- Decision counseling for emotional conflict
- Decision counseling for spiritual conflict
- Decision counseling for moral conflict
- Decision counseling for ambivalence
- Understanding informed consent
- Decision counseling for positive pregnancy test results.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781442214569
- 1442214562
- 9781442214583
- 1442214589
- OCLC:
- 748329958
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