Health Communication Skills 1

Subject GENE90004 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 35 contact hours, including clinic observations and tutorials
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours
Prerequisites: Nil
Corequisites: Nil
Recommended Background Knowledge: .
Non Allowed Subjects: .
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the 3 Disability Liaison Unit website : 4 http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Ms Margaret Sahhar

Contact

Ms Margaret Sahhar, margaret.sahhar@ghsv.org.au
Subject Overview: Issues of grief, breaking bad news and principles of interviewing with reference to families and couples will be studied. The means of study will be lectures, small group discussions and role plays. Students will attend and observe genetic counselling in a team, at Genetics Clinics within clinical genetics services, at various sites. Professional practitioners with experience in grief counselling family therapy and couple therapy will participate as tutors.
Objectives: This subject is designed to enable students to: - Articulate and critically examine the various processes that impact on individuals, couples and families who receive a genetic diagnosis. - Critically reflect on the factors present in interviewing families, couples and individuals, and articulate the similarities and differences in couselling strategies. - Through observation and reflective examination of the theory, develop self awareness. - Understand the role of a genetic counsellor in a clinic including coordination skills. - Understand and critically reflect on the role of a genetic counsellor in a multi-disciplinary team.On completing the subject students should be able to: - Identify and understand the issues of grief, reactions to bad news and decision making in a genetic counselling interview. - Identify and understand the principles of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team. - Critically evaluate the different and particular responses of people who come for genetic counselling and the impace of their past experience. - Analyse the process of a genetic counselling interview through observation. - Critically evaluate, comprehend and acknowledge the normality of various emotional reactions at the time of diagnosis of a genetic condition, and develop strategies within the interview for acknowledging these reactions. - Present information in plain English in an accurate, non judgemental and non directive manner.
Assessment: Process record minimum 3,000 words (40%) and log book of 400 words (10%)informed by Clinic Observations, supervised by a genetic counsellor (due end of semester). Written exam 1.5 hours (50%) due end of semester.
Prescribed Texts: A reading pack of selected reading will be available. Library available with selected texts with GHSV.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: This subject is designed to enable students to: - Articulate and critically examine the various processes that impact on individuals, couples and families who receive a genetic diagnosis. - Critically reflect on the factors present in interviewing families, couples and individuals, and articulate the similarities and differences in couselling strategies. - Through observation and reflective examination of the theory, develop self awareness. - Understand the role of a genetic counsellor in a clinic including coordination skills. - Understand and critically reflect on the role of a genetic counsellor in a multi-disciplinary team.On completing the subject students should be able to: - Identify and understand the issues of grief, reactions to bad news and decision making in a genetic counselling interview. - Identify and understand the principles of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team. - Critically evaluate the different and particular responses of people who come for genetic counselling and the impace of their past experience. - Analyse the process of a genetic counselling interview through observation. - Critically evaluate, comprehend and acknowledge the normality of various emotional reactions at the time of diagnosis of a genetic condition, and develop strategies within the interview for acknowledging these reactions. - Present information in plain English in an accurate, non judgemental and non directive manner.
Related Course(s): Master of Genetic Counselling

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