DESCRIPTION
Do you want more focus on the "counsel" part of genetic counseling? Would you like to improve your psychosocial skills or learn new ways to interact with your patients? The purpose of this online course is to focus on counseling theories with emphasis on application in practice as well as building and expanding skills. The speakers will discuss the role of the genetic counselor in psychosocial counseling, identify challenges in psychosocial counseling, discuss tools to address these challenges, develop skills pertaining to mindfulness, explore patient resistance, and examine how motivational interviewing can be applied to patient sessions.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain psychosocial theories behind genetic counseling and how they can be utilized.
- Discuss the benefits to utilizing a psychosocial approach in genetic counseling.
- Identify methods to apply psychosocial counseling strategies.
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