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Supervision of Psychosocial Skills in Genetic Counseling

Authors: L. DiAnne Borders, Sonja Eubanks, Nancy Callanan

Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling | Issue 4/2006

Abstract

Little has been written about how genetic counseling supervisors can help students develop psychosocial skills in their clinical rotations. The authors describe several approaches supervisors can use, ranging from preventive measures (e.g., normalizing anxiety), to skill-enhancing interventions (e.g., modeling and thinking aloud), to more direct approaches (e.g., immediacy, confrontation) that may be necessary for students who are reluctant, or even resistant, to using psychosocial skills with their clients.

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Title: Supervision of Psychosocial Skills in Genetic Counseling
Authors: L. DiAnne Borders
Sonja Eubanks
Nancy Callanan
Publication date: 01-08-2006
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Genetic Counseling / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 1059-7700
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3599
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-006-9024-9

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