This first set of slides is for a training session that will enable participants to:

• Describe the characteristics of COCs in a manner that clients can understand
• Demonstrate how to screen clients for eligibility for COC use
• Describe when to initiate COCs
• Explain how to use COCs, what to do when pills are missed, and when to return
• Address common concerns, misconceptions, and myths
• Explain how to manage side effects
• Identify conditions that require switching to another method 
• Identify clients in need of referral for COC-related complications