Genetic Counselling: A Psychological Approach

Abstract

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. An overview of genetic counselling -- The psychological processes underlying genetic counselling -- Understanding individual difference in genetic counselling using attachment theory -- The role and skills of the counsellor and ideas from psychotherapy -- Examples of the role and skills of the counsellor -- The gene and the family system -- Working with parents and children -- The influence of the nature of the disorder on the consultation -- The effect on the counsellor -- The interview and non-directiveness.