Decision Assessment and Counseling in Abortion Care : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : 9781442214569 : 1442214562 : 22 Mar 2012 : In today's contentious political environment surrounding abortion, clinicians, counselors and social workers need a clear framework for providing skilled, compassionate decision counseling. They need help working with the hard stuff: ?What do I do when my patient asks me if God will forgive her?? or ?What do I say when a woman says that she feels like she's killing her baby?? These are the questions asked by clinicians and mental health professionals everywhere; these are also the questions for which this book offers answers. The fields of healthcare and counseling psychology have long-awaited a manual for conducting pregnancy decision counseling across the spectrum of patient issues, employee skill levels, and clinic resources. Using case examples, individual and group exercises, guided self-reflection, and values clarification, the reader will develop th