Description
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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
supervision of personsreflexionhuman psychological developmentsocial sciencespsychological theoriessex educationreproductive healthcounselling methodslegal requirements in the social sectorbehavioural therapyclient-centred counsellingsocial justicecognitive behavioural therapypsychologysexual disorderspharmacology
Practical Skills
assess social service users' situationmaintain a non-emotional involvementapply socially just working principleshave emotional intelligencedeliver social services in diverse cultural communitiesaccept own accountabilityfollow health and safety precautions in social care practicesbuild helping relationship with social service usersadvise on pregnancycommunicate with social service usersadvise on family planningprovide education on family lifemanage social crisisprovide social counsellingcooperate at inter-professional levelundertake continuous professional development in social workprovide counselling on abortionmaintain the trust of service usersapply quality standards in social serviceshelp clients make decisions during counselling sessionspromote human rightsdemonstrate leadership in social service casesrespond to individuals' extreme emotionspromote social changecommunicate professionally with colleagues in other fieldsorganise relapse preventionrefer social service usersencourage counselled clients to examine themselvesmanage stress in the work placereport on social developmentrelate empatheticallylisten activelyaddress gender-related issues in family planning counsellingpromote inclusionmaintain records of work with service usersperform therapy sessionscounsel patients on fertility treatments