Genetic Counselling
Issued by
UNSW
Curated to equip you with skills, understanding and experience in the genomic consent process, and returning complex reports to clinicians and families while addressing genetic counselling implications with cognisance of the ethical, social and legal issues. By joining this short course, you will learn how to apply practical tools and techniques that support the implementation of the evidence-based research underpinning genetic counselling.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Weeks
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Analytical and judgement
- Applying the techniques that need to be utilised in genetic counselling with vulnerable populations
- Communication skills to gather sensitive information from patients
- Constructing a family tree using standard symbols
- Describing the issues that need to be addressed to support informed consent for genomic testing
- Genetic counselling
- Identifying the ethical, legal and social issues that are associated with genomic testing
- Planning And Organisation
- Report and writing skills
- Teamwork And Collaboration
Standards
This course is worth 1.5 UNSW Medicine & Health Executive Certificate in Health (FMECH) credit points. The FMECH credit provides formal recognition of professional development and reflects 15 hours of learning. The 15 hours of study and verifiable credential may be counted towards your continuing professional development (CPD) in Australia.