CMM519

040804

This course will introduce first year students to the field of genetic counseling. The focus will be on developing beginning counseling skills necessary for clinical practice, including constructing and using family and medical histories, management of clinical cases, establishing a mutually agreed upon agenda and employing active listening and interviewing skills. The process of genetic counseling will be explored through theories of counseling as they apply to the development of interviewing skills, psychosocial and family development, multicultural sensitivity and competence, disability awareness and crisis intervention. Examination of the role of the genetic counselor in health care will be used to develop clinical and professional skills.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

GIDP - CBIO (Cancer Biology)

017921