Facilitating the Genetic Counseling Process Practice-Based Skills, Second Edition

2 1.1 Philosophical Underpinnings and General Learning Objectives Extensive empirical evidence demonstrates that basic counselin ...

3 perspective- taking. Theoretically, practitioners who are more aware of their own internal processes, life challenges, and per ...

4 1.2 Active Learning Guidelines and Techniques The primary pedagogical approach of this book is active and cooperative learning ...

5 same table; let students pick a partner—especially appropriate early in the course and/or for activities where students might ...

6 1.2.2 Tips for Instructors The structured activities in this book emphasize self-reflection, discussion, and skills practice. ...

7 Use Examples Provide as many examples as feasible when presenting material. Novices are extremely interested in seeing “what ...

8 If feasible, use co-instructors (e.g., advanced genetic counseling students). They will provide different viewpoints, and you ...

9 Remind observers to take notes and to keep track of time. Have the counselor and patient position themselves as if it were an ...

10 Critical Issues in Role-Playing and Debriefing Students prefer to talk rather than do. You can easily get off-schedule, talk ...

11 Providing Feedback Provide a balance of positive and corrective feedback. It can help to begin with positive comments. Next ...

12 In Class Writing: Give students 1–5 min to “Take a stance,” “Defend a position,” or “Formulate a response to the following p ...

13 Example: Construct a complicated family history for cancer. Assign some class members to portray the family (each student has ...

14 Give students an opportunity to use feedback to improve their performance (e.g., on large assignments, allow them to submit ...

15 In some of the chapters, we provide general criteria for evaluating helping skills. You might also wish to develop a standard ...

16 We would add a fifth criterion: The student responds defensively to critical feedback by denying or projecting (e.g., “It’s ...

17 you think we’re doing this? What’s the point?” Usually someone will come up with a compelling rationale. Point out the resis ...

18 assess student depth of understanding of basic skills and concepts. We’ve found that students become more caught up in a live ...

19 Questions Open questions Cannot be answered easily with one or two words Closed questions Can be answered easily with one or ...

20 Role-Play Scenario Example Counseling setting: Genetic counseling agency. Demographics: 35-year-old female lawyer, first preg ...

21 Roles Counselors will be asked to demonstrate the skills covered up to that point in the course. Patients will be expected t ...