The potential for a group intervention with the purpose of training medical residents within the family health program for contraception counseling is analyzed. The intervention is based on the assumption that sexuality needs to be incorporated within this field. Strategies aimed at raising health professionals' awareness of the need to listen to the sexual issues that are implicit in contraception counseling are discussed. Qualitative methodology was used, and the corpus was constructed based on the technique of participant observation. It consisted of reports coming from transcription of the group coordinator's field diary notes. It was seen that the opportunity to share knowledge in a horizontal relationship facilitated revision of the beliefs and values that support medical practice. Thus, this helped health professionals to surmount the technical view of contraception guidance.
Contraception; Directive counseling; Family practice; Reproductive Behavior; Sexuality; Medical education