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Whether you are a school nurse, domestic violence counselor, marriage and family therapist, family planning educator, or physician, abortion affects the lives of the people you serve. To support your ability to meet the needs of your clients, Exhale offers health care providers a number of resources. If what you’re looking for isn’t listed, we’d love to hear more about the ways we can serve you.
:: Regional Trainings
Exhale conducts skill-building trainings on after-abortion counseling for experienced counselors that work in a variety of health care settings. These two-day professional trainings are designed to bring Exhale’s training to regional communities nationwide. Our first training was targeted at communities throughout New England and was held in Boston, Massachusetts in Fall 2004.
Upcoming Training Dates and Locations
Exhale has no regional trainings scheduled at this time. If you are interested in an Exhale training for your organization, please contact Exhale at info@4exhale.org or 510-446-7900
Past regional training participants include:
A Choice for Women
Aniz, Inc
Atlanta SurgiCenter
Atlanta Women's Medical Center
Backline
Boston Medical Center
California Family Health Council
Cedar River Clinics
Children's Home Society and Family Services
Choice in Health Clinic
Concord Feminist Health Center
Early Options
Family Planning of Western Australia
Four Women, Inc
JFK Medical Center
Institute for Urban Family Health
Ipas
Kaiser Permanente
Madison Abortion Clinic
Medical Options Inc
Missouri Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
National Abortion Federation
North Florida Women's Health
Northern Illinois Women's Center
Overland Park Comprehensive Health
Phoenix Interfaith Counseling
Planned Parenthood of Bucks County, Chicago, Central Illinois, Cincinnati Region, Connecticut, Hudson Peconic, League of Massachusetts, Los Angeles, Nebraska, Mercer Area, Middle and East Tennessee, New York City, South Central Michigan, South Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Southern Finger Lakes, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Project Voice
Renewal House
Summit Medical Associates
University of Southern California
Volunteer Driver's Network
Volunteer Women's Medical Clinic
Women's Health Services
YWCA of High Point
:: Teaching Support: A Guide for Training Staff in After-Abortion Emotional Support
This training guide contains information on after-abortion issues and useful exercises to help managers of health care agencies, particularly abortion providers, develop staff competency on after-abortion issues. The guide provides three, one-hour mini-trainings, including exercises and handouts, on the social-cultural context of abortion and counseling strategies. Download a PDF order form here.
:: Half Day Training in the S.F. Bay Area
Participants in this training will increase their knowledge and awareness of after-abortion issues, improve communication skills and learn practical methods for providing emotional support with limited time or resources. This is an in-service training that is ideal for 15 participants. If you would like to receive more information, please contact Exhale’s Program Director.
Exhale is also available to design a training specific to the needs of your organization or community. Additional topics that can be included in after-abortion counseling skills are cultural competency, crisis intervention, and self-care techniques for clients and staff. Contact Exhale’s Program Director to describe your needs.
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Free Tools
:: Exhale Brochures & Posters
You are welcome to print and make copies of Exhale’s brochures and posters (PDF format) to distribute to your clients. Many organizations place brochures in waiting rooms and bathrooms. Exhale encourages abortion providers to give information about Exhale, or other local post-abortion emotional health resources, to every woman who has an abortion. We believe providing women and men with the opportunity to get support for post-abortion feelings is an important part of post-abortion care.
:: If you’ve had an abortion brochure (English)
:: If you’ve had an abortion poster (English)
:: If someone you care about had an abortion brochure (English)
:: Si ha tenido un aborto brochure (Spanish)
:: Talkline flyer (Cantonese & Mandarin)
:: Talkline flyer (Tagalog)
:: Talkline flyer (Vietnamese)
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In-Service Presentation
Exhale is available for in-service presentations in the Bay Area. For thirty minutes or an hour, Exhale can inform your staff or volunteers about the service we provide and the importance of non-judgmental post-abortion emotional support. To schedule a presentation, please contact Exhale’s Program Director.
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