Section 2 - Focus on Counseling

Learning Objectives

By the time you complete this section, you will be able to:

• Identify at least four reasons why counseling is a critical part of family planning services.
  
  
• Describe four characteristics of effective family planning.
  
  
• Define three tools that providers need in order to deliver effective family planning counseling.
  
  
• Explain at least five methods for improving verbal and nonverbal communication skills.
  
  
• List the five kinds of technical information that a provider may need to cover during a family planning counseling session.
  

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