Competency information
Details
Identify the individual’s psychosocial concerns in five observed genetic counselling sessions.
Considerations
- Theories of psychosocial adjustment.
- Responses to loss (bereavement, loss of imagined future).
- Responses to uncertainty.
- Family life cycle.
- Impact of illness/disability on the family at different stages of the family life
- Impact on the family when one or more family members have complex needs.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 2 | Outcome Observe and assist during genetic and genomic counselling sessions under direct supervision. |