Level 1 – Communication Skills and Breaking Bad News: The implications of antenatal screening and testing
Training aims:
The course focuses on self-awareness within the context of antenatal screening and the diagnosis of fetal abnormality and includes a combination of theoretical learning, group-work and discussions. The training affords practitioners an opportunity to develop the skills needed to give sensitive care to their clients. Emphasis is placed on the parent's perspective of antenatal screening and the experience of the health professional.
Learning outcomes:
- understand the parents' experience of screening, testing and diagnosis
- develop effective listening during times of stress and crisis
- find new ways of explaining statistical probability to parents
- explore ways of breaking bad news
- support and inform the decision-making process
- become aware of attitudes, stereotypes and preconceptions
- become aware of aspects of grief and bereavement after fetal loss
- develop principles of good practice
The training day can be offered as an 'All Health Professionals' day aimed at obstetricians, midwives, sonographers, and all other health professionals working in the field; or as a designated 'Sonographers' training day aimed at all those who work in obstetric ultrasound.
“I know my communication skills have now improved and an appraisal in EPU underlined this. I was told my communication skills were ‘much better’.”
...Course participant
“Almost as soon as I came back from the course I had to deal with an extremely difficult patient and I think I handled it better. I often think back to what we dealt with on the day.”
...Course participant
To book a place on one of our London Level 1 study days please download and complete the booking form. If you would like us to provide a Level 1 day in house at your hospital please call 020 7631 0280.