Client Centered Pregnancy Options Counseling

Family planning providers are required to offer couneling to all women who receive a positive pregnancy test result. This counseling includes a discussion of the options that are available to the client, including prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care or adoption, and pregnancy termination. Through this training, participants in this event will learn client-centered skills that can be applied to help a client explore her feelings and concerns about her pregnancy, weigh the available alternatives and make an independent decision.

As a result of this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the fundamentals of client-centered pregnancy options counsleing
• Discuss the challenges of providing client-centered pregnancy options counseling
• Apply appropriate client-centered counseling skills during a pregnancy options visit
• Identify additional sources of support and referrals for the client
• Identify their values and attitudes around pregnancy options

About the Speaker:

Kathryn Turnowchyk, M.Ed., Senior Training Manager, IMatter, AccessMatters

Elizabeth Dailey, MSW, Training Coordinator, IMatter, AccessMatters

Recommended For: This course is intended for family planning staff who educate/counsel patients on pregnancy options.

Lunch will not be provided.

Register by Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Questions? Please contact Christine Woolslayer at 215-985-2659 or by email at: Christine.woolslayer@accessmatters.org.

Faculty Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of Drexel University College of Medicine to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational programs. Speakers at continuing medical education activities are required to disclose to the audience their financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods or services related to the subject matter of the program topic. Any conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced to the audience. The intent of this disclosure is to allow participants to form their own judgments about the educational content of this activity and determine whether the speaker’s commercial interests influenced the presentation. In addition, speakers are required to openly disclose any off-label, experimental, or investigational use of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation.

Disclosures: Kathryn Turnowchyk M.Ed., has no relationships to disclose. Planning Committee Member Christine Woolslayer, M.Ed. has no relationships to disclose.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Drexel University College of Medicine and the PA/MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center of the Health Federation of Philadelphia. The Drexel University College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The Drexel University College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AOA: This program is eligible for 5.5 credit(s) in Category 2A of the American Osteopathic Association.

Nursing Contact Hours: This educational activity for 5.5 contact hours is provided by AccessMatters. AccessMatters is an approved provider of continuing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Registration Fee: There is no registration fee for AccessMatters providers for this training event. Non AccessMatters providers will be charged a $60 registration fee. There will be no refund unless class is cancelled. We ask that all attendees register in advance. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept walk-ins.

Cancellation Policy: This training event will be cancelled 1) if less than 10 individuals register for the event; or 2) if weather conditions are prohibitive.

Special Accommodations: If you require special accommodations to participate in this training, please provide information about your requirements when you register. For assistance, call Sharon McCray at 215-985-2658.

This training is sponsored by AccessMatters, formerly Family Planning Council.