Competency information
Details
Assess an individual’s psychological state and refer as needed.
Considerations
- How to explore individuals’ psychological needs in genetic counselling consultations.
- How to identify individual patients at psychological risk for early intervention and/or referral to other agencies as appropriate.
- Referral pathways for appropriate agencies, such as mental health services.
- Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Lead on establishing the patient agenda and psychosocial needs in complex genetic and genomic counselling consultations, under the supervision of an experienced Genetic Counsellor (GCRB Registered Genetic Counsellor) |
| # 2 | Outcome Facilitate complex decision making during genetic and genomic counselling consultations. |
| # 3 | Outcome Communicate genetic test results in an empathic manner. |
| # 4 | Outcome Use counselling supervision and multidisciplinary meetings to work through ethical and cultural issues in genomic counselling practice. |