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| The Standard Days Method
Online Training is a self-instructional course
designed to offer healthcare professionals a comprehensive
orientation on how to counsel clients in the Standard
Days Method® (SDM) of family planning. |
| The SDM is a simple and effective
Fertility Awareness method of family planning
and CycleBeads® are a visual tool that helps
SDM users accurately track their menstrual cycles
and identify their fertile days. |
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| This online training
includes the following modules: |
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SDM Counseling.
This module describes how to offer comprehensive, quality counseling
for the SDM. It provides an overview of the medical and behavioral
criteria for method use, the key elements covered in SDM counseling,
and case studies to help you practice applying the method criteria. |
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Full
review of the counseling module and successful completion
of the accompanying quiz is required to receive credit for
contact hours. |
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SDM Information.
This module provides an overview of the scientific basis of
the SDM and the development and testing of the method. |
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Resources.
Provider Job Aids in PDF format that can be viewed, printed,
or downloaded for use in counseling and teaching the SDM. |
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This course takes approximately
2 hours to complete and has no pre-requisites. To take this
course you must register by entering your name and email address.
Once you take the course, you have the option of completing
a quiz and an evaluation to obtain contact hours (for nurses,
2.4 contact hours and for nurse midwives 2.0 contact hours). When you complete
the quiz successfully (with a score of 85% or higher) you print
your certificate. There is no cost for the certificate or contact
hours. |
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To view the PDF files in this
tutorial, you will need Adobe®
Reader®. Movie files may be viewed with either QuickTime®
or Windows Media Player®. For help on movie players, visit
the Media
Settings page. |
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The Standard Days Method® and the tool to help women use the method, CycleBeads® were researched and developed at Georgetown University. Georgetown University is not a manufacturer of CycleBeads, nor profits from sales of CycleBeads by licensed manufacturers.
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The SDM Online Training Course,
designed by Institute for Reproductive Health faculty, was fully
developed with funding from government and national grants,
with no commercial support. Neither the IRH nor the faculty
has any financial relationship with the funding sources for
this course.
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