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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964641003321

Autore

Perrucci Alissa C. <1970->

Titolo

Decision assessment and counseling in abortion care : philosophy and practice / / Alissa C. Perrucci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md. : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , ©2012

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2025

ISBN

979-88-8181-560-8

0-8108-9511-0

1-280-65806-1

9786613634993

1-4422-1458-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 p.)

Disciplina

618.29

Soggetti

Abortion counseling

Counseling

Decision making

Family planning services

Psychological consultation

counseling

decision making

HEALTH & FITNESS - Pregnancy & Childbirth

Abortion, Induced - psychology

Abortion Applicants - psychology

Decision Making

Family Planning Services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.