… the role of genetic counseling for breast cancer detection and treatment October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month , and while most are familiar with the disease, many … genetic counselors can work in different settings – not just in the cancer setting. Oftentimes, they work with patients who are currently pregnant or with … so that better treatment options can be chosen. Genetic counseling in a cancer setting has not always been widely understood. Today, this is beginning to change. …

… why he has led efforts to integrate Balint groups at the MGH Institute.    What is Balint?  Balint groups were established in the 1950s by Michael and Enid Balint. … on patient outcomes, they looked at the emotional and relational components. That is the part that tends to stick with clinicians, and we know if those emotions don’t get resolved, it can result in burnout.  Balint groups is a facilitated group process. It is a four-part process with a fixed and …

… us up to authentically engage with one another around challenge and conflict and is further supported by the genetic counseling values of empathy and genuineness as … us up to authentically engage with one another around challenge and conflict and is further supported by the genetic counseling values of empathy and genuineness as …

… Counseling and the program’s Director of Clinical Education. “Restorative justice is a process to involve, to the extent possible, those who have a stake in a specific … to heal. We are a profession, a community in need of healing. The goal of today is to learn how to heal the damage done to relationships in the face of harm.” The … which she focused on the steps necessary to properly apologize in a professional setting. She put these steps into action by prompting the group to reflect on a time …