Clinical training skills for reproductive health professionals

This manual was created to serve as a reference tool for medical nursing and other professional school faculty and family planning trainers responsible for assessing training needs and designing teaching and evaluating reproductive health training courses. Aimed at a world-wide audience the manual presents a participatory and humanistic approach for clinical skills training which is based on adult learning principles and the use of competency-based knowledge and skill assessments. The chapters of the manual focus on 1) the features of clinical training 2) creating a positive training climate 3) using audiovisual aids 4) using interactive training techniques 5) using competency-based assessment instruments 6) coaching in clinical training 7) combining coaching with other clinical training techniques and 8) conducting a clinical training course. The manual is available in English French Spanish Portuguese and Russian. Those interested in obtaining it may contact the JHPIEGO Corporation Materials Management 1615 Thames Street Suite 200 Baltimore MD 21231-3447 (telephone: 410-614-3206; fax: 410-955-6199; e-mail: info@wpo.jhpiego.org) for order and cost information.