Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 An overview of genetic counselling
- 2 The psychological processes underlying genetic counselling
- 3 Understanding individual difference in genetic counselling using attachment theory
- 4 The role and skills of the counsellor and ideas from psychotherapy
- 5 Examples of the role and skills of the counsellor
- 6 The gene and the family system
- 7 Working with parents and children
- 8 The influence of the nature of the disorder on the consultation
- 9 The effect on the counsellor
- 10 The interview and non-directiveness
- References
- Index
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 An overview of genetic counselling
- 2 The psychological processes underlying genetic counselling
- 3 Understanding individual difference in genetic counselling using attachment theory
- 4 The role and skills of the counsellor and ideas from psychotherapy
- 5 Examples of the role and skills of the counsellor
- 6 The gene and the family system
- 7 Working with parents and children
- 8 The influence of the nature of the disorder on the consultation
- 9 The effect on the counsellor
- 10 The interview and non-directiveness
- References
- Index
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- Genetic CounsellingA Psychological Approach, pp. 187 - 198Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006