Providing Patient Centered Reproductive Support and Care
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Course Introduction
Welcome to ICAN!’s Providing Patient Centered Reproductive Support & Care! This program is intended to equip Community Health Workers (CHWs), doulas, and certified nurse midwives to:
- Apply Reproductive Justice-informed techniques to screen clients for their reproductive well-being using a TRUER (Trauma-informed, Respectful, Unconscious Bias Aware, Evidence-based, and Reproductive well-being centered) care approach.
- Educate clients on coverage options for people of reproductive age with emphasis on Illinois’ new alternative Medicaid program that expands coverage for family planning and related services.
- Develop service coordination skills to connect community members to person-centered sexual and reproductive health services and coverage including their preferred birth control.
Session 1: Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice
Learning Objectives:
- Align the Reproductive Justice framework with TRUER contraceptive care delivery.
- Identify one screening question used to screen clients for contraceptive needs and desires.
- Educate on the range of contraceptive methods available in the US and understand how patient preference and values guide person-centered counseling and shared decision-making.
Assignments:
- Complete “Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice training”
- Review our Birth Control Options Quiz
- Review our Birth Control Methods Chart.
Recommended completion: March 18th, 2025.
Course
Modern Contraception and Reproductive Justice*
This course should take around 60 minutes to complete, and is broken up into brief video/quiz pairs that you can move through at your own pace.
Session 2: Routine Screening for Reproductive Well-Being
Learning objectives:
- Integrate routine screening for contraceptive needs and desires alongside STI/HIV prevention and education into your workflow.
- Practice person-centered communication to strengthen TRUER care delivery.
- Dispel myths and misperceptions on birth control.
- Apply available tools to strengthen reproductive well-being screening, counseling and referrals.
Assignments:
- Complete “Reproductive Well-Being and Supporting Healthy Birth Spacing” training here.
- Review our Reproductive Well-Being screening tool.
- Review our Know Your Rights one-pager.
Course
Reproductive Well-Being and Supporting Healthy Birth Spacing
1-hour webinar that teaches you how to integrate and apply routine screening for reproductive well-being into your work flow!
FLYER
Know Your Rights
A printable flyer that can be posted to inform patients of their birth control rights.
JOB AID
Reproductive Well-Being Screening Tool
Job aid that covers the CDC's 5 P's to capturing sexual health history and outlines the PATH framework for shared decision making.
Session 3: The HFS Family Planning Program
Learning objectives:
- Educate clients on eligibility and services covered under Illinois’ new HFS Family Planning program.
- Inform clients of immediate, temporary coverage options available to any age, gender or immigration status.
- Connect clients to providers offering immediate coverage enrollment.
Assignments:
- Complete “HFS Family Planning Program (FPP) and Family Planning Presumptive Eligibility (FPPE) micro-course.“
- Review our HFS Family Planning Program resource page.
- Practice using our Eligibility Screening Quiz.
- Review our FPPE 1-Pager.
- Review our FPPE FAQs document.
- Review the HFS FPP and public charge document.
Recommended completion: May 21st, 2025.
Course
Micro Course on HFS FPP and FPPE*
5-minute overview of the HFS Family Planning Program & FPPE
PDF
FPPE FAQs
A list of frequently asked questions and answers about Family Planning Presumptive Eligibility (FPPE).
Session 4: Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Reproductive Well-Being
Register for the live “Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Well-Being” training on Wednesday May 21st, 12:00-1:00pm CT.
Learning objectives:
- Maximize Medicaid coverage for all people of reproductive age, including new coverage for non-pregnant people of any age, gender or immigration status.
- Promote continued care and coverage for clients rolling off of Moms and Babies through integrating routine screening for reproductive well being and education on Medicaid programs.
- Identify person centered counseling practices with special considerations for selecting and accessing a no-cost a method in the postpartum period.
Assignments:
- Register and attend the live “Leveraging Medicaid to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Well-Being” training on Wednesday May 21st, 12:00-1:00pm CT.
- Review our Birth Control After Baby chart.
- Review our What Happens After Moms & Babies Coverage Ends chart.
FLYER
What happens after Moms & Babies coverage ends?
A flyer that explains the ABCs of The HFS Family Planning Program (HFS FPP). A program that ensure moms and families have the coverage they need to access care after Moms & Babies coverage ends.
Session 5: Connecting Communities to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care and Coverage
Learning objectives:
- Strengthen understanding of Reproductive Justice and contraceptive equity.
- Connect clients to low or no cost sexual and reproductive health services.
Asynchronous training available in June.
Session 6: The Path Ahead-Applying Learnings To Improve Reproductive Well-Being For Your Community
Learning objectives:
- Integrate and apply learnings to finalize an Action Plan for your clients and community.
- Elevate and resolve questions and barriers to applying your Action Plan and learnings.
- Identify trusted resources to access future trainings, education, and outreach materials.
Live training coming in July.
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