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DESCRIPTION:# Overview\n\n\n* **Duration:** 6 weeks live\, 2 hours per week
 \n* **Free**\n* **Certificate of achievement** available on satisfactory c
 ompletion\n* **Start Date:** The course is run ‘live’ for 6 weeks from
  the start date above. Once this period is over there will be no live moni
 toring of the forums\, but you can still join and complete the course duri
 ng the remaining period.\n\n### Why join the course?\n\nWho are genetic co
 unsellors? Who has genetic counselling and what does a genetic counsellor 
 do? On this course\, you will find the answers to these questions whilst 
 learning about the role of genetic counselling in healthcare and the genom
 ic era.\n\nYou will discover why people seek genetic counselling and how i
 t compares in different contexts and countries. You will explore the main 
 skills and knowledge needed of a genetic counsellor\, as well as their key
  responsibilities to patients. You will also discuss the ethical issues of
  genetic counselling\, and its varied opportunities and challenges for the
  future.\n\n### Who is the course for?\n\nThis course is designed for heal
 thcare professionals\, clinicians\, biomedical research scientists\, and a
 nyone curious about genetic counselling.\n\nAlthough not required\, a basi
 c knowledge of genetics\, genetic testing technologies\, and inheritance p
 atterns would help support your learning on this course.\n\n### What do pe
 ople say about this course?\n\n_"What a great course. Perfect introduction
  to genetic counseling. This has given me a very real insight into the wor
 k that is carried out prior to my role in a genetic testing laboratory. Al
 so overwhelming to think of the hours that go into the counselling session
 s\, ensuring patients are prepared\, informed and able to make their own d
 ecisions." - Previous Participant_ _"Thank you very much for such an infor
 mative\, enjoyable and though-provoking course. I have learnt a lot during
  these six weeks and I definitely know more now than I did prior to starti
 ng! I am glad to say that this has increased my interest in Genetic counse
 lling as a profession and am very likely going to pursue it as a career." 
 - Previous Participant_ _"Thank you Anna and Jonathan for a very interesti
 ng course\, I have enjoyed the role play as it allowed me to be in the GC 
 and clients shoes\, and discussing my thoughts/comments with my fellow lea
 rners\, and learning about the difference in other countries that was shar
 ed. Kept me gripped learning something new." _- _Previous Participant_ _"I
 t has been a great and interesting time in the last six weeks. Understandi
 ng the personal feelings/ views of patients (autonomy\, empathy\, patience
 \, etc)\, professional ways of communication in GC\, ethics of GC\, with t
 he professional know how of the Genetic Counsellors\; the different contex
 ts of Genetic Services in different countries\,and also sharing the view o
 f my co-learners\, has been a great experience._ _These will greatly assis
 t in the discharge of my duties to the the patients as I come across them 
 whether at my duty post or elsewhere."_ - Previous Participant\n\n# Progra
 mme\n\n### What topics will you cover?\n\n\n* Why people would see a genet
 ic counsellor\n* Some of a genetic counsellor’s key tasks\n* A genetic c
 ounsellor’s key skills and knowledge: counselling skills\, medical and s
 cientific knowledge\n* Ethical issues in genetic counselling\n* What the f
 uture might hold for genetic counsellors\n\n### What will you achieve?\n\n
 By the end of the course\, you'll be able to...\n\n* Identify why people h
 ave genetic counselling and the different contexts in which people receive
  genetic counselling\n* Describe the different skills and knowledges neede
 d by genetic counsellors\n* Compare genetic counselling in different conte
 xts and different countries\n* Reflect on some ethical issues that arise i
 n genetic counselling\n* Discuss the role of genetic counselling in health
 care as we enter the ‘genomic era'.\n\n### What software or tools do you
  need?\n\nNo specific software\, hardware or other resources are required 
 to complete the course.\n\n# Educators\n\n## Lead Educators\n\n### Anna Mi
 ddleton\n\nI am the Chair of the Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsel
 lors in the UK and ROI (2018/19) and Head of Society and Ethics Research a
 t the Wellcome Genome Campus\, Connecting Science\, Cambridge\, UK\n\n### 
 Jonathan Roberts\n\nI am a pre-registration genetic counsellor at Addenbro
 oke’s Hospital\, Cambridge. I am also a Staff Scientists at the Wellcome
  Genome Campus. I conduct my research within the Society and Ethics Resear
 ch group.\n\n# What's Included\n\nWellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses 
 and Scientific Conferences are offering everyone who joins this course a f
 ree digital upgrade\, so that you can experience the full benefits of stud
 ying online for free. This means that you get:\n\n* Unlimited access to th
 is course\n* Includes any articles\, videos\, peer reviews and quizzes\n* 
 Tests to validate your learning\n* A PDF Certificate of Achievement to pro
 ve your success when you’re eligible\n\n
SUMMARY:What is Genetic Counselling?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://coursesandconferences.wellcomegenomecampus.org/our-ev
 ents/genetic-counselling-online-aug20/
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