A patient’s decision to decide what type of contraception to use is deeply personal and affected by their health, family, and life course. Here you will find resources to assist providers in having contraceptive counseling conversations that are educational, respectful, engaging, and above all patient-centered.
Featured Resources
PICCK-created resources:
- Administrative
- Contraceptive Counseling and Shared Decision-Making
- E-Learning Course What’s Important: A Patient-Centered Approach to Contraceptive Counseling
- Shared Decision-Making Approach to Contraceptive Counseling PHI CARE Framework and Video
- Telemedicine Best Practices and Considerations
- Top 10 Tips for Prenatal Contraception Counseling
- Billing for Contraceptive Counseling
- Tips and Strategies for Discussing Contraception with Postpartum Patients
- My Postpartum Birth Control Plan
- Translating Patient Preferences and Needs Into Contraceptive Method Options
- How to Remove Your Intrauterine Device (IUD) By Yourself
- Contraception Decision Aids and Method Information Sheets
- Inclusive Care and Materials
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screening Materials
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Toolkit
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Editable Question Set
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Launch Email Template
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Referrals
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Trainings
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Webinar
- Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Short Form, Scorer, and Implementation Guide
Curated resources:
- Reproductive Justice and Person-Centered Care
- Contraceptive Counseling
- Patient-Centered Contraceptive Counseling ACOG Committee Statement
- Quick Start Algorithm – Patient Requests a New Birth Control Method
- Contraceptive Action Plan: A 5 Step Client-Centered Approach
- Contraceptive Counseling Process Guide
- Patient-Centered LARC Counseling Video
- Beyond the Pill: Birth Control for Your Life Video
- Female Birth Control Options Video
- Deciding on Birth Control: A Guide for Women with Epilepsy
- Fertility Awareness-Based Methods
- Committee Opinion: Caring for Patients Who Have Experienced Trauma
- ICD-10 Codes for Family Planning Services Job Aid
- Commonly Used CPT and HCPCS Codes in Reproductive Health Care Job Aid
- Postpartum Contraception
- CDC US Medical Eligibility Criteria (US MEC) and US Selected Practice Recommendations (US SPR) for Contraceptive Use
- Contraception Decision Aids
- Curated Contraception Decision Aids
- Decision aids from RHAP, RHNTC, Contraceptive Action Plan, and the FDA in English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese
- Curated Contraception Decision Aids
- Method Information Sheets and Resources
- Barrier Methods and Methods that do not Require a Provider
- Prescription Methods and Depo-Provera
- SUBQ Self-Injections Video in Spanish
- Combined Hormonal Birth Control: Pill, Patch, Ring
- Progestin-Only Hormonal Birth Control: Pill and Injection
- Education Materials for Oral Contraception (OCP) for Patients with Low-Literacy in English and Spanish
- Late, Late for a Very Important Pill?
- Missed a Birth Control Pill? Here’s What To Do
- DMPA SQ and Self-Administration Procedures
- User Administration of Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Toolkit
- LARC Methods
- Sterilization Methods
- Sterilization Comparison
- RHAP provides sterilization comparison information in English, Spanish, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese
- Sterilization for Women and Men
- Sterilization by Laparoscopy
- Sterilization Comparison
- Adolescents
- Transgender Inclusion
- Contraceptive Coverage