A significant contribution to professional training, Social Work and Genetics is a guide to
social work practice with clients who have genetic problems. Through their rich clinical …

Social work clients include people with genetic concerns. The ways in which these concerns
can be addressed are being transformed by advances in human genetics knowledge and …

The Challenging Opportunity for Social Workers in Genetics Page 1 BY SYLVIA SCHILD The
Challenging Opportunity for Social Workers in Genetics ■ New advanees in genetics raise …

What functions should the social worker perform in working with clients who have genetic
problems? A conceptual framework delineating characteristics of genetic problems is offered …

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 …

A GENETICS PRIMER FOR SOCIAL WORKERS Page 1 Agenetics PRIMER FOR SOCIAL
WORKERS DALE BRANTLEY This article discusses the fundamental modes of genetic …

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

The aim of DEALING WITH DILEMMA is to inte grate medical and genetic information with
the psychoso cial aspects of genetic counseling, in order to provide a working manual for …

With the rapid rate of discoveries in human genetics and their increasing clinical application,
the demand for genetic counselling is increasing. We know little about what makes for …

Collaborations with individual genetic support groups and with regional and national
coalitions offer social workers the opportunity to expand their contributions to genetic …