Genetic counseling practice: advanced concepts and skills

"The second edition of Genetic Counseling Practice: Advanced Concepts and Skills, provides in-depth content regarding the advanced competencies for meeting patient needs across the changing landscape of genetic counseling practice. The content aligns with the Reciprocal Engagement Model (REM) of practice which integrates the biomedical knowledge and psychosocial aspects of genetic counseling. Genetic Counseling Practice is an indispensable guide to the complex and evolving field of genetic counseling, and this updated second edition will help practitioners and trainees alike navigate its most pressing and practical challenges with skill and care."--

Introduction / Bonnie S. LeRoy, Patricia McCarthy Veach, and Nancy P. Callanan -- Complicated shadows: the limitations of autonomy in genetic counseling practice / 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 Cecilia 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 /…