Decision Assessment and Counseling in Abortion Care

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.

Alissa C. Perrucci

Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction:  Transforming the Way We Think About Ourselves and Our Work 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 Bibliography Index