Counseling in Midwifery

Core Competencies Covered

  • Therapeutic communication
  • Client education
  • Shared decision-making
  • Informed consent and refusal
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Motivational interviewing principles
  • Pregnancy options
  • Mental-health concerns
  • Intimate-partner violence and safety
  • Grief and family dynamics
  • Professional boundaries and referral

Skills Introduced, Practiced & Initially Verified

  • Demonstrate active listening
  • Conduct difficult or sensitive conversations
  • Explain risks and benefits using understandable language
  • Support autonomous decision-making
  • Demonstrate informed-consent and informed-refusal conversations
  • Recognize counseling needs outside midwifery scope
  • Identify appropriate referral resources
  • Maintain appropriate professional boundaries

Professional Standards Alignment
MEAC/NARM: 1.16, 1.32, 1.36–1.37, 2.10, 2.13, 2.16, 3.18, 3.50, 5.14–5.15
Additional Alignment: MANA communication, counseling, informed-choice, and psychosocial competencies
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