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

43 their medical care; (3) change in patient’s ability to engage in the genetic counseling process; (4) change in patient’s gene ...

44 context for two of the basic tenets of the REM—Patient autonomy must be sup- ported and Patients are resilient—that serve as ...

45 Counselor genuineness: the counselor establishes an open relationship with the client, is open to his or her own emotional r ...

46 The counselor helps patients understand and integrate their experiences. The counselor functions as facilitator, guide, and ...

47 In comparing the models, Kessler ( 1997 ) states, “The net psychological impact of this strategy [the teaching model] is to e ...

48 Case #2: A couple brings their 2-year-old son to clinic. He is delayed in many of his milestones, and he is small and has so ...

49 Hartmann JE, McCarthy Veach P, MacFarlane IM, LeRoy BS. Genetic counselor perceptions of genetic counseling session goals: a ...

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 51 P. McCarthy Veach et al., Facilitating the Genetic Couns ...

52 A number of authors note that nonverbal behaviors serve important interpersonal functions which include demonstrating how ind ...

53 easy and good relationship with the participants. She established rapport through positive verbal and nonverbal encouragement ...

54 patient satisfaction. Philippot et al. ( 2003 ) similarly report that clients who perceive their psychotherapists as in tune ...

55 nonverbal behavior when there are incongruences. Nonverbal behaviors are more spontaneous and less under a person’s conscious ...

56 Look for leg and foot movements and physiological reactions. Leg and foot movements are most subject to nonverbal leakage be ...

57 something that is inaccurate and/or disparaging, for instance, if a patient says “I’m sure this is my fault. If I’d only been ...

58 compassionate human response. Touch, however, can raise a number of social and cultural issues and therefore is a controversi ...

59 involved in the discussion and or decision-making. Keep in mind, however, that this might not always be the case. By attendin ...

60 what we term synchronicity]) between patients and therapists. Higher levels of synchrony were associated with more positive t ...

61 bobblehead doll); and saying “uh-huh” after every patient utterance. At best, these behaviors can be tiring and, at worst, se ...

62 In the psychotherapy literature, Lane et  al. ( 2002 ) assert that silence must be done skillfully in order to convey “safety ...

63 Patient Anger Schema et al. ( 2015 ) interviewed genetic counselors about patient anger directed at them. Their participants ...