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A guide to genetic counseling /

The first book devoted exclusively to the principles and practice of genetic counseling--now in a new edition First published in 1998, A Guide to Genetic Counseling quickly became a bestselling and widely recognized text, used nationally and internationally in genetic counseling training programs. N...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Uhlmann, Wendy R., 1961- (Editor ), Schuette, Jane L., 1956- (Editor ), Yashar, Beverly M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, [2009]
Edición:Second edition
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The practice of genetic counseling
  • The ultimate genetic tool: the family history
  • Interviewing: beginning to see each other
  • Thinking it all through: case preparation and management
  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Patient education
  • Risk communication and decision-making
  • The medical genetics evaluation
  • Understanding genetic testing
  • Medical documentation
  • Multicultural counseling
  • Ethical and legal issues
  • Student supervision: strategies for providing direction, guidance, and support
  • Genetic counseling research: understanding the basics
  • Professional identity and development
  • Genetic counselors as educators
  • Evolving roles, expanding opportunities
  • Putting it all together: three case examples.