Family planning counseling resources for community health workers

This document is a tool to incorporate in the daily practice of health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the Emberá-Wounnan Comarca community, the institutional model of orientation / counseling in contraception. The Manual highlights the important elements of the Counseling Model in Contraception for the Indigenous Comarcas and Dispersed Rural Areas of Panama, and presents the three strategies of the Model: (1) Counseling in contraception; (2) The group educational action; (3) Intercultural dialogue. Each strategy points out the necessary steps for its application. In addition, the Manual is accompanied by five guides for community staff to use as support. The Manual has instructions for its use. However, it is important to remember that this document does not replace the training of community personnel involved in the implementation of the Model.

This document is a tool to incorporate in the daily practice of the health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé the institutional model of orientation / counseling in contraception. The Manual highlights the important elements of the Counseling / Counseling Model in Contraception for the Indigenous Comarcas and Dispersed Rural Areas of Panama, and presents the three strategies of the Model: (1) Counseling / counseling in contraception; (2) The group educational action; (3) Intercultural dialogue. Each strategy points out the necessary steps for its application. In addition, the Manual is accompanied by five guides for community staff to use as support. The Manual has instructions for its use. However, it is important to remember that this document does not replace the training of community personnel involved in the implementation of the Model.

This document is a tool to incorporate in the daily practice of the health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the community of the Guna Yala Comarca the institutional model of orientation / counseling in contraception. The Manual highlights the important elements of the Counseling Model in Contraception for the Indigenous Comarcas and Dispersed Rural Areas of Panama, and presents the three strategies of the Model: (1) Counseling in contraception; (2) The group educational action; (3) Intercultural dialogue. Each strategy points out the necessary steps for its application. In addition, the Manual is accompanied by five guides for community staff to use as support. The Manual has instructions for its use. However, it is important to remember that this document does not replace the training of community personnel involved in the implementation of the Model.

These Support Guides are part of the document Knowing and applying the steps for counseling / counseling in contraception. A manual for community health teams. They have been developed to instruct the health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the Emberá Wounnan community in counseling / counseling in contraception, in group educational actions and in intercultural dialogues. The five guides provide information on contraception and key messages on health in the context of the Emberá culture, reproductive and sexual health rights and gender equality.

These Support Guides are part of the document Knowing and applying the steps for counseling / counseling in contraception. A manual for community health teams. They have been developed to instruct the health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the Emberá Wounnan community in counseling / counseling in contraception, in group educational actions and in intercultural dialogues. The five guides provide information on contraception and key messages on health in the context of the Ngäbe-Buglé culture, reproductive and sexual health rights and gender equality.

These Support Guides are part of the document Knowing and applying the steps for counseling in contraception. A manual for community health teams. They have been developed to instruct the health promoters and assistants or other personnel of the Emberá Wounnan community in counseling in contraception, in group educational actions and in intercultural dialogues. The five guides provide information on contraception and key messages on health in the context of the Guna Yala culture, reproductive and sexual health rights and gender equality.