Genetic counseling practice : advanced concepts and skills /

The first advanced-level genetics counseling skills resource As genetic medicine and testing continue to expand, so the role of the genetic counselor is transforming and evolving. Genetic Counseling Practice: Advanced Concepts and Skills is the first text to address ways that genetic counselors can...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Veach, Patricia McCarthy (Editor), LeRoy, Bonnie (Editor), Bartels, Dianne M. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2010.
Subjects:	Genetic counseling. Medical personnel and patient. Genetic Counseling Professional-Patient Relations
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Complicated shadows : a critique of autonomy in genetic counseling / Robert G. Resta
Actively engaging with patients in decision making / Andrea Zanko and Michelle Fox
Risk communication : a complex process / Shannan DeLany Dixon and Yasmine L. Konheim-Kalkstein
Grieving : an inevitable journey / Elizabeth Gettig
Facing patient anger / Bonnie Jeanne Baty
Resistance and adherence : understanding the patient's perspective / Jon Weil
Countertransference : making the unconscious conscious / Jon Weil
Honoring diversity : cultural competence in genetic counseling / Linwood J. Lewis
Genetic counseling strategies for working with families / Deborah L. Eunpu
Developmentally based approaches for counseling children and adolescents / Stephanie Austin
Genetic counseling for women with intellectual disabilities / Brenda Finucane
Genetic counselors : caring mindfully / June A. Peters
Professional development : reflective genetic counseling practice / Kimberly W. Zahm
Mobilizing genetic counselor leadership skills / Nancy P. Callanan.