Module:  Pregnancy Termination/Abortion

The goal of this module is to utilize a clinical case presentation to solidify the learner’s knowledge of critical issues surrounding pregnancy termination, abortion, and mental health.

NCRP Training | Pregnancy Termination/Abortion

Objectives

  • Understand how to evaluate medical decision-making capacity to consent to pregnancy termination as a consulting psychiatrist.
  • Describe kinds of misinformation sometimes provided to patients seeking pregnancy termination.
  • Discuss issues psychiatrists should consider when prescribing emergency contraception (the “morning-after pill.”)
  • Discuss medical ethical issues that arise at the interface of religion and abortion care.
  • Learn how to approach talking to patients about abortion using destigmatizing language.
  • Learn how to manage personal beliefs about abortion and biases while centering the pregnant person’s preferences.
  • Understand how to dispel patient misconceptions and misinformation about abortion.
  • Understand the socioeconomic and cultural barriers to accessing abortion and how to apply that to psychiatric practice.
  • Be familiar with patient educational materials and resources.

Trainee Self-Study Materials

Self Study:
Pregnancy Termination

Self Study:
Abortion and Mental Health

Case Conference #1:
Pregnancy Termination

Case Conference #2:
Abortion and Mental Health

Media Module #1:
Pregnancy Termination

Media Module #2:
Abortion and Mental Health

Faciliator Materials

Case Conference #1

Case Conference #2

Media Module #1

Media Module #2