INTRODUCTION TO GENETIC COUNSELING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Master of Genetic Counselor Studies Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate knowledge of psychosocial aspects of conditions with a genetic component to promote client well-being. Audience: Graduate 2. Construct relevant, targeted and comprehensive personal and family histories and pedigrees. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the skills necessary to successfully manage a genetic counseling case. Audience: Graduate 4. Establish a mutually agreed upon genetic counseling agenda with the client. Audience: Graduate 5. Employ active listening and interviewing skills to identify, assess, and empathically respond to stated and emerging concerns. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply genetic counseling skills in a culturally responsive and respectful manner to all clients. Audience: Graduate 7. Educate clients about a wide range of genetics and genomics information based on their needs, their characteristics, and the circumstances of the encounter. Audience: Graduate 8. Write concise and understandable clinical and scientific information for audiences of varying educational backgrounds. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate a self-reflective, evidenced-based, and current approach to genetic counseling practice. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate knowledge of psychosocial aspects of conditions with a genetic component to promote client well-being. Audience: Graduate 2. Construct relevant, targeted and comprehensive personal and family histories and pedigrees. Audience: Graduate 3. Demonstrate the skills necessary to successfully manage a genetic counseling case. Audience: Graduate 4. Establish a mutually agreed upon genetic counseling agenda with the client. Audience: Graduate 5. Employ active listening and interviewing skills to identify, assess, and empathically respond to stated and emerging concerns. Audience: Graduate 6. Apply genetic counseling skills in a culturally responsive and respectful manner to all clients. Audience: Graduate 7. Educate clients about a wide range of genetics and genomics information based on their needs, their characteristics, and the circumstances of the encounter. Audience: Graduate 8. Write concise and understandable clinical and scientific information for audiences of varying educational backgrounds. Audience: Graduate 9. Demonstrate a self-reflective, evidenced-based, and current approach to genetic counseling practice. Audience: Graduate