Primary care practitioners need to be supported by specialist genetics services to enable
them to cope effectively with the expanding relevance of genetics to their patients. Genetic …

Medical professionals may tend to think that genetic counseling is a relatively new form of
consultation for couples contemplating reproduction. Although it is relatively new as a …

A survey of US directors of genetic services showed that about 38% of the non‐physician
professionals providing such services are genetic associates/counselors (GAs). Over 90% of …

Sarah Lawrence College has pioneered a masters program to train Genetic Associates. The
Genetic Associate is a new category of allied health professional in clinical genetics. Trained …

Genetic counselors often impart anxiety-producing information to the patient and his family.
A social worker should be available to help these individuals deal with the emotional impact …

From personal interviews with former consultands, we have learned much about the
effectiveness and impact of our genetic counseling services during the past decade …

With wide-eyed enthusiasm, she came to work with us in June of 1997 afterfinishing her
genetic counseling training program at Cincinnati. Her duties included half-time coordination …

GENETIC COUNSELING Page 1 THE SOCIAL WORKER'S ROLE IN GENETIC COUNSELING
William F. Mealer, ACSW, Dharmdeo N. Singh, PhD, and Sally 0. Murray, MSSW Nashville …

Social workers helping families deal with the complicated, highly emotional process of
genetic counseling must have well-developed professional skills. Although the process of …

Genetic counselors have long recognized and acknowledged the important relationship
between our profession and the disability community. We embrace unique and challenging …