What next for “counseling” in genetic counseling training: A co‐production workshop exploring how CBT and ACT approaches can contribute to the genetic counseling toolkit

Davies, Rachel, Price Tate, Rachel and Taverner, Nicola V. 2024. What next for “counseling” in genetic counseling training: A co‐production workshop exploring how CBT and ACT approaches can contribute to the genetic counseling toolkit. Journal of Genetic Counseling 33 (1) , pp. 124-128. 10.1002/jgc4.1868

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Abstract

Counseling techniques are an important part of genetic counseling, and teaching of the humanistic person‐centered philosophy has been central to genetic counselor (GC) training. However, other psychotherapeutic approaches, especially cognitive approaches, may also be beneficial for the GC to have in their toolkit. This paper reports on a co‐production workshop with newly qualified GCs where the potential for adopting more cognitive approaches informed by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) was explored. Attendees were taught about the approaches and the rationale for their use in genetic counseling and had a chance to discuss their reactions and ideas for application. The attendees saw great potential for the approaches within their practice, feeling that these short interventions can have a wide impact, including engaging patients who do not want to discuss feelings, helping people to make sense of information (not just gain knowledge), and helping people to change the relationship they have with their thoughts. They were able to identify when they already use some cognitive approaches in their practice, and to see how they could build on this to provide better patient care. The paper advocates for an introduction to CBT and ACT to be incorporated into pre‐qualification training, and for more advanced training to be available to post‐qualification GCs.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1059-7700
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 February 2024
Date of Acceptance:	11 January 2024
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 11:43
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/166464

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