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Decision assessment and counseling in abortion care : philosophy and practice / Alissa C. Perrucci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Perrucci, Alissa C., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abortion counseling.
- Counseling.
- Decision making.
- Family planning services.
- Psychological consultation.
- counseling.
- decision making.
- Abortion, Induced--psychology.
- Abortion Applicants--psychology.
- Decision Making.
- Family Planning Services.
- Medical Subjects:
- Abortion, Induced--psychology.
- Abortion Applicants--psychology.
- Counseling.
- Decision Making.
- Family Planning Services.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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. The book is a complete manual for physicians, nurses, counselors, and social workers on how to work with decision conflict, ambivalence, and present pregnancy options.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ch01. What Is Abortion Counseling?; Ch02. The Decision Assessment; Ch03. Decision Counseling for Emotional Conflict; Ch04. Decision Counseling for Spiritual Conflict; Ch05. Decision Counseling for Moral Conflict; Ch06. Decision Counseling for Ambivalence; Ch07. Understanding Informed Consent; Ch08. Decision Counseling for Positive Pregnancy Test Results; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8181-560-8
- 0-8108-9511-0
- 1-280-65806-1
- 9786613634993
- 1-4422-1458-9
- OCLC:
- 785205718
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