02922nam 2200625Ia 450 991096333200332120200520144314.01-280-95799-997866109579960-8261-0337-5(CKB)1000000000479479(EBL)316428(OCoLC)654743411(SSID)ssj0000096167(PQKBManifestationID)11120130(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096167(PQKBWorkID)10076209(PQKB)11692512(Au-PeEL)EBL316428(CaPaEBR)ebr10194269(CaONFJC)MIL95799(MiAaPQ)EBC316428(EXLCZ)99100000000047947920070531d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAbortion counseling a clinician's guide to psychology, legislation, politics, and competency /Rachel Needle, Lenore Walker1st ed.New York Springerc20071 online resource (288 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-0257-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.TOC Contents; Foreword by Nancy Felipe Russo; Preface: On a Personal Note; Introduction: Why We Wrote This Book; Acknowledgments; CH 1 Perspectives for the Mental Health Professional; CH 2 The Impact of Abortion Politics on Therapists; CH 3 Assessing Competency and Decision-Making Skills of the Client; CH 4 Facts, Not Myths, About Women's Reproductive Health; CH 5 Gauging Your Client's Emotional Regulation and Good Decision Making; CH 6 Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?; CH 7 A Model Program for Post-Abortion Counseling; CH 8 Impact of the Abortion Debate on Clinic WorkersCH 9 Summary and ConclusionsAppendix 1 Pre-Abortion Needs Assessment; Appendix 2 Legislative Summaries for the United States; IDX IndexTakes a look at the political and psychological possibilities and necessity for abortion counseling. This book tackles both sides of this issue to reach an understanding of what women face when they make this choice. It helps understand emotional and cognitive competencies of women and teenage girls facing the decision to terminate a pregnancy.Abortion counselingUnited StatesUnwanted pregnancyUnited StatesPregnant womenMental health servicesUnited StatesAbortion counselingUnwanted pregnancyPregnant womenMental health services363.46Needle Rachel B1833238Walker Lenore E616479MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963332003321Abortion counseling4408198UNINA