Main description:

A CRITICAL NEW APPROACH FOR LEARNING AND THRIVING IN A FIELD OF CHANGE

The scope and responsibilities of today's genetic counselors exceed the reasonable capacity of any one educational resource. While the field's first-year curriculum may be relatively fixed, the landscape of what comes after that - a dizzying mix of practice, ethics, research design, and professional competencies - is increasingly broad.

Advanced Genetic Counseling offers an overdue extension of the field's core curriculum. From navigating ethical dilemmas and potential conflicts of interest to confronting the biases and patterns of thought that can limit counselors' interactions with clients, it prepares readers to face the profession's most challenging aspects with confidence.

Drawing on techniques from psychotherapy, social psychology, and health behavior, Advanced Genetic Counseling is an essential resource for trainees and mid-career professionals. It offers a roadmap not just for addressing client needs, but for the future of genetic counseling education.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Genetic Counseling
2. History of Genetic Counseling
3. Practice Definition and Goals
4. Characteristics of Clients and Genetic Counseling
5. Characteristics of Counselors and Genetic Counseling.
6. Applying Ethical Theories to Genetic Counseling Practice
7. Conflict of Interest and the Code of Ethics
8. Relational Genetic Counseling
9. Theories for Genetic Counseling Practice
10. Research in Genetic Counseling
11. Genetic Counseling in the Genomic Era
Appendix. Transcript of A Genetic Counseling Session
Index