Family Planning Curriculum - Part 1: Foundations of Family Planning and Short-Acting Contraceptive Methods

This is a blended-learning competency-based training course focusing on the acquisition of practical skills that will be required in the delivery of quality family planning services and other preventive health-related services.

The goal of this course is to expand the choice of family planning services and HIV preventive services through integration in private sector facilities.

By the end of this course, you will be able to gain the following:

1. Knowledge on the FP program in Kenya.

2. Knowledge on the basic anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system.

3. Skills and competencies in counselling for FP methods and HIV prevention.

4. Skills and competencies in the Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC) for FP.

5. Skills and competencies in FP infection prevention and control practices.

6. Skills and competencies in FP methods.

7. Knowledge on integration and referral.

8. Skills and competencies in documentation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

9. Knowledge on reproductive health commodity management and pharmacovigilance. 

Modules in this part

1. Module 1: Overview of Family Planning
2. Module 2: Anatomy and Physiology
3. Module 3: Family Planning Counselling
4. Module 4: Medical Eligibility Criteria in Family Planning
5. Module 5: Infection Prevention and Control in Family Planning
6. Module 6.1.1 Short - acting contraception methods - Pills
7. Module 6.1.2 Short - acting contraception methods - Injectables
8. Module 6.2: Short - acting contraception methods - Barrier methods
9. Module 7.1.1 Long - acting Reversible Contraception Methods - Implants Part 1