Address gender-related issues in family planning counselling

Inform the client on gender-related topics related to family planning by encouraging them to decide on their own sexual and reproductive health choices or to bring partners into family planning counselling.

address gender related issues in family planning counselling
inform client on gender-related issues in family planning
focus on gender-related issues in family planning counselling
give advice on gender-related topics in family planning counselling

skill/competence

sector-specific

Address gender-related issues in family planning counselling is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Family planning counsellor: Family planning counsellors provide support and counselling to adults and adolescents on issues such as reproduction, contraceptive methods, pregnancy or termination of pregnancy, in compliance with the legislation and practices. They also provide information about maintaining optimum health practices, sexual disease prevention and treatment recommendation referrals, working in collaboration with the professional doctors.

Address gender-related issues in family planning counselling is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Social counsellor: Social counsellors provide support and guidance to individuals in the social work area, to help them solve specific problems in their personal life. It involves addressing personal and relationship issues, dealing with inner conflicts, crisis moments such as depression and addiction, in an attempt to empower individuals to achieve change and improve their life quality.

References

1. Address gender-related issues in family planning counselling – ESCO