Competency information
Details
Identify and work through cultural issues raised in trainee led or observed consultations, use clinical or counselling supervision where appropriate
Considerations
- Providing genetic counselling to diverse groups
- Providing genetic counselling appropriately to patients from a diversity of social, economic and cultural backgrounds
- Cultural perspectives and contexts in relation to science, genetics and disease
- Influence of beliefs and values in relation to genetic counselling and/or testing and the contribution to delivering better quality genetic counselling the individual
- The role of the Genetic Counsellor and other health professionals, e.g. interpreters in providing genetic counselling appropriately to patients from a diversity of social, economic and cultural backgrounds
- The role of critical reflection in addressing the ethical issues
- Effective use of counselling supervision
- AGNC code of ethics
- GCRB code of conduct
- Good scientific practice
- HCPC standards of proficiency
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Conflicts of confidentiality
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 |
Outcome
Use counselling supervision and multidisciplinary meetings to work through ethical and cultural issues in genomic counselling practice. |