Genetic counselling
Subtitle: a psychological conversation
By: Christine Evans, Barbara Bowles Biesecker.
Contributors: Biesecker, Barbara.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Genetic Counseling -- psychology; Genetic counseling
Other titles: Genetic counselling : a psychological approach.
Description: This text cuts through complicated material to deliver the clearest and most comprehensive guide to sonography, leading students from the basics of imaging and positioning to more advanced clinical tips on instrumentation and report making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of genetic counselling; title: The psychological processes underlying genetic counselling; title: Understanding individual difference in genetic counselling using attachment theory; title: The role and skills of the counsellor and ideas from psychotherapy; title: Examples of the role and skills of the counsellor; title: The gene and the family system; title: Working with parents and children; title: The influence of the nature of the disorder on the consultation; title: The effect on the counsellor; title: The interview and non-directiveness.