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A guide to genetic counseling / edited by Wendy R. Uhlmann, Jane L. Schuette, Beverly M. Yashar.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic counseling.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 624 pages : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009.
- Summary:
- 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. Now in its eagerly anticipated Second Edition, it provides a thoroughly revised and comprehensive overview of genetic counseling, focusing on the components, theoretical framework, and unique approach to patient care that are the basis of this profession. The book defines the core comp
- Contents:
- The practice of genetic counseling / Ann P. Walker
- The ultimate genetic tool : the family history / Jane L. Schuette and Robin L. Bennett
- Interviewing : beginning to see each other / Kathryn Spitzer Kim
- Thinking it all through : case preparation and management / Wendy R. Uhlmann
- Psychosocial counseling / Luba Djurdjinovic
- Patient education / Ann C.M. Smith and Toni I. Pollin
- Risk communication and decision making / Bonnie Jeanne Baty
- The medical genetics evaluation / Elizabeth M. Petty
- Understanding genetic testing / W. Andrew Faucett and Patricia A. Ward
- Medical documentation / Debra Lochner Doyle
- Multicultural counseling / Gottfried Oosterwal
- Ethical and legal issues / Susan Schmerler
- Student supervision : strategies for providing direction, guidance, and support / Patricia McCarthy Veach and Bonnie S. LeRoy
- Genetic counseling research : understanding the basics / Beverly M. Yashar
- Professional identity and development / Elizabeth A. Gettig and Karen Greendale
- Genetic counselors as educators / Debra L. Collins and Joseph D. McInerney
- Evolving roles, expanding opportunities / Elizabeth A. Balkite and Maureen E. Smith
- Putting it all together : three case examples / Jane L. Schuette ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-21053-0
- 1-283-91542-1
- 0-470-93053-5
- OCLC:
- 659500759
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