Competency information
Details
Assess an individual’s social support needs and refer appropriately.
Considerations
- Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- How to explore individuals’ social support needs in genetic counselling consultations.
- Appropriate social support resources for individuals, e.g. patient support groups.
- Contact details to patients for appropriate social support resources, e.g. patient support groups.
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. |