Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Genetic counseling practice : advanced concepts and skills / edited by Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia McCarthy Veach, Nancy P. Callanan

Contributor(s): Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ©2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Second editionDescription: 398 p: color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781119529859
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Genetic counseling practiceLOC classification:
  • RB155.7 .G4625 2021
Contents:
Introduction / Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia Mccarthy Veach, and Nancy P. Callanan -- Complicated shadows : the limitations of autonomy in genetic counseling / Robert G. Resta -- Actively engaging with patients in decision-making / Andrea Shugar and Cheryl Shuman -- Risk assessment and communication : a complex process / Shannan Delany Dixon, MaryAnn W. Campion, and Claire N. Singletary -- A genetic counselor's guide to understanding grief / Nadia Ali and Cecelia Bellcross -- Patient anger : insights and strategies / Lynn Schema -- Resistance and adherence : understanding the patient's perspective / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Countertransference : making the unconscious conscious / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Supporting family communication about genetic conditions / Marion Mcallister, Rhona Macleod, and Alison Metcalfe -- Developmentally-based approaches for counseling children and adolescents / Stephanie Austin and Kelly Schoch -- Cultural competency and genetic counseling : key concepts / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Cultural competency : application to genetic counseling / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Education in genetic counseling : the impacts of genetic literacy and adult learning / Andrea L. Durst and Rachel Mills -- Adapting genetic counseling practice to different models of service delivery / Angela Trepanier and Dawn C. Allain -- "Oh the places you'll go!" The genetic counselor professional development journey / Catherine A. Reiser -- Development of the genetic counseling profession : a professionalization process / Bonnie Jeanne Baty
Summary: "Rapid increases in tests and technologies, media attention, and the expansion of genetic medicine and testing beyond conditions that are exclusively genetic in nature to common chronic illnesses with both genetic and environmental components (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, cancer), have raised demand for genetic counselling services and changing the scope of practice. Genetic counselors help individuals and families understand complex medical information, including diagnosis, prognosis, management options, risk, and heredity issues. They aid patients in decision-making while respecting ethical, familial, and cultural standards"--
Item type: BOOKS
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Current library Home library Call number Status Barcode
Alfaisal University On Shelf Alfaisal University On Shelf RB155.7 .G4625 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available AU00000000018119
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction / Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia Mccarthy Veach, and Nancy P. Callanan -- Complicated shadows : the limitations of autonomy in genetic counseling / Robert G. Resta -- Actively engaging with patients in decision-making / Andrea Shugar and Cheryl Shuman -- Risk assessment and communication : a complex process / Shannan Delany Dixon, MaryAnn W. Campion, and Claire N. Singletary -- A genetic counselor's guide to understanding grief / Nadia Ali and Cecelia Bellcross -- Patient anger : insights and strategies / Lynn Schema -- Resistance and adherence : understanding the patient's perspective / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Countertransference : making the unconscious conscious / Krista Redlinger-Grosse -- Supporting family communication about genetic conditions / Marion Mcallister, Rhona Macleod, and Alison Metcalfe -- Developmentally-based approaches for counseling children and adolescents / Stephanie Austin and Kelly Schoch -- Cultural competency and genetic counseling : key concepts / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Cultural competency : application to genetic counseling / Nancy Steinberg Warren -- Education in genetic counseling : the impacts of genetic literacy and adult learning / Andrea L. Durst and Rachel Mills -- Adapting genetic counseling practice to different models of service delivery / Angela Trepanier and Dawn C. Allain -- "Oh the places you'll go!" The genetic counselor professional development journey / Catherine A. Reiser -- Development of the genetic counseling profession : a professionalization process / Bonnie Jeanne Baty

Available to OhioLINK libraries

"Rapid increases in tests and technologies, media attention, and the expansion of genetic medicine and testing beyond conditions that are exclusively genetic in nature to common chronic illnesses with both genetic and environmental components (e.g., diabetes, heart disease, cancer), have raised demand for genetic counselling services and changing the scope of practice. Genetic counselors help individuals and families understand complex medical information, including diagnosis, prognosis, management options, risk, and heredity issues. They aid patients in decision-making while respecting ethical, familial, and cultural standards"--

Copyright © 2020 Alfaisal University Library. All Rights Reserved.
Tel: +966 11 2158948 Fax: +966 11 2157910 Email:
librarian@alfaisal.edu