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

85 Summarizing: Summarizations are somewhat longer than paraphrases, and they contain more information (Pedersen and Ivey 1993 ) ...

86 Note that paraphrase and summary responses will be similar to content responses if they contain no feeling words (other than ...

87 4.6 The Importance of Attending to Patient Affect Feelings are a universal human experience. Izard ( 1977 ) identified 10 uni ...

88 our clients, we avoid stereotyping and keep the focus on the client’s specific needs” (Steinberg Warren n.d.). Steinberg Warr ...

89 Incorporate the indigenous healing practices of the patient’s culture when possible. Become knowledgeable about patients’ hi ...

90 kinship and their implications for cancer genetic counseling and education regard- ing hereditary cancer. They found level of ...

91 discuss countertransference in greater detail in Chap. 12 ). Feeling as angry or as sad as patients do about their situations ...

92 were sitting with a friend who thought she/he might have a genetic condition, what would you say to empathize? Try using a si ...

93 will probably be negative,” “You’ve really thought this through and can do it,” “Most people find this easier to deal with as ...

94 Jumping in too quickly—You should avoid interrupting patients (unless their ver- bosity is hindering the accomplishment of s ...

95 the emotional pressure builds up until we are ready to explode. In this state, our thought processes are blocked and we are u ...

96 personality into, fully comprehending and being in-feeling with another” (p.  15). Sympathy is feeling for a person, and it c ...

97 only works if you’ve actually had patients!). Or try saying, “No, I haven’t, but I’d really like to understand what it’s like ...

98 “Everybody feels (or would feel) that way.” A remark like this can trivialize the patient’s experience. “Nobody feels (or wo ...

99 Instructor Note This activity could also be done in groups of three to four students. Instead of writing individually, stude ...

100 Activity 3: Cliché Brainstorming (Small Groups) Small groups of students brainstorm clichés which might be said to genetic c ...

101 Positive feeling domain Negative feeling domain Mild intensity Hopeful; doubtful Uneasy Moderate intensity Surprised, anxiou ...

102 Example Pt: “I’m glad we went ahead with the prenatal testing. I can’t wait to tell my husband the good news! We were so wor ...

103 Criteria for Evaluating Counselor Primary Empathy Accuracy Aware of content Aware of feelings Well-timed Tentative Concise ...

104 Instructor Note This exercise could be done as part of a journal, as a small reflection paper, or verbally with a dyad part ...