CHAPTER 9 EXERCISES: BECOMING A PROVIDER
EXERCISE 9.1
- In which setting(s) do you visualize your future participation in reproductive health or abortion care? Do you imagine joining a team that already offers services? Or do you picture starting services at a new site? Do you see yourself adding reproductive health services in a setting where access is currently limited?
- How do you frame this discussion with potential employers? How would you ascertain if your potential employer is open to offering abortion services?
- Consider the importance of community in fostering hope and resilience. Reflect on what knowledge you can share with your patients or your community to empower them.
EXERCISE 9.2: Employment negotiations
- Preparation is key to successful interviewing and negotiations with a future employer. Consider your practice priorities and rank them by their relative importance. What strategies can you use to ensure that your priorities are met?
- To help you prepare, create a list of questions that you can imagine asking in an interview. What information would you want to obtain? How will you address parts of the interview process that will be more challenging for you?
EXERCISE 9.3: Managing stigma: the decision to disclose
(Adapted from The Providers Share Workshop, Debbink 2012)
- For most people talking about their work hardly registers as a decision. For abortion providers, doing so always involves assessments (sometimes unconscious) of risks and benefits, for oneself, as well as family members. Is there a relationship (e.g. in-laws, colleague) in which you are conflicted about disclosing your abortion work? If so, what are the potential risks and benefits of disclosing or non-disclosing (to the relationship or your community)? For a full example, see Teaching Points.
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Optional Chapter 9 CME