Genetic Counseling - Adv Psy GC

Catalog description

Builds on GENC 804; This course will focus on advanced psychosocial and genetic counseling skills and will cover topics including delivering difficult news, grief and loss, recognizing and managing a crisis and genetic counseling related to a variety of patient affects. The course is organized to provide theory and application in the form of role play and practice with standardized patients at the Clinical Skills Center. Prerequisite: GENC 804; Admission into the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program, or consent of instructor.