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Online NFP teacher training program
Now available as a Continuing Education Program as well as for credit!
The Marquette University College of Nursing Natural Family Planning teacher training program is a professional online educational experience based on the standards of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.The program prepares the participant to provide professional NFP services and to qualify for certification through the USCCB.
This educational program was designed for health care professionals and involves a three-credit NFP theory course and a three-credit NFP supervised practicum. Both courses can be taken for undergraduate, graduate or continuing education credit.
Marquette's online NFP teacher training program was developed through a generous grant from the Our Sunday Visitor Institute.
Graduate program
HEAL 5200: NFP — Theory
HEAL 5201: NFP — Practicum
Undergraduate program
HEAL 4200: NFP — Theory
HEAL 4201: NFP — Practicum
This course is offered in a semester time frame, beginning in August and ending in December. Student will learn physiological, behavioral and spiritual aspects important to teaching and using natural family planning.
NFP — theory course contents:
Module 1: Introduction and History
Module 2: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Module 3: Charting Fertility
Module 4: Special Circumstances
Module 5: Women’s Health
Module 6: Church Teaching
Module 7: Marriage and Family
Module 8: Professional Teaching
Module 9: Program Management
Module 8: Behavioral/Spiritual/Ethical
Module 9: Continuing Education and Certification
NFP — practicum course contents:
Module 1: Teaching the Marquette Method
Module 2: Follow-up Sessions and Documentation
Module 3: NFP Evaluation and Quality Control
Module 4: Case Presentations
Module 5: Stress/Continuous Mucus Management
Module 6: Breastfeeding and Hormonal Contraception
Module 7: Women’s Health and NFP
This course is taught in a case presentation format. The course begins in January and ends in May.
Students will learn how to apply practical application from theory and skills acquired in this course to teach natural family planning.
Students are assigned a personal preceptor and are required to teach a minimum of 10 new clients/couples and present an online case study.
For information about the teacher training program, scholarships, tuition and fees, and the admissions process, contact:
Dr. Richard J. Fehring, R.N. or
Mary Schneider, M.S.N., F.N.P.-B.C.
The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center
