Competency information
Details
Convey clinical and genetic information to patients appropriate to their individual needs.
Considerations
- Information about the genetic disorder.
- Needs of different patient groups, such as their values, religious and cultural beliefs and preferences and how to assess a client’s needs.
- Confidentiality and security of written and verbal information.
- Commonly encountered medical terminology including that relevant to dysmorphology and cancer genetic histopathology.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Plan, structure, deliver and appropriately document Genetic Counsellor consultations of a less complex nature. |
| # 4 | Outcome Communicate genetic information to individuals and their families referred across a range of clinical situations including prenatal, paediatric, adult (including cancer), being sensitive to patient information needs and the psychosocial and cultural context of the counselling session. |