The role of a genetic counselor is to assist individuals and their families to comprehend and
adapt to genetic information. However, a genetic counselor's role in clients' mental well …

Periodic evaluations of genetic counseling services are useful for determining the
effectiveness of counseling in meetings its psycho-educational aims, as well as identifying …

Little is known about what makes for effective genetic counselling. Helping counselees
adjust to their genetic situation is highlighted as a goal in most definitions of genetic …

The aim of the present paper was to describe and evaluate many of the measurement scales
currently used in genetic counseling outcomes research. A team of three researchers …

We performed a large outcome study at group and individual level in which the goals of
genetic counselling were operationalized into cognitive and affective outcomes …

Psychological issues in genetic counselling arise from the genetic risk or condition affecting
patients. Genetic counselling is psycho-educational but the practice has a …

Little is known about what makes for effective genetic counselling. There is some evidence
to suggest that patients' perceptions of personal control are increased following genetic …

There are a wealth of resources to illustrate psychosocial counseling techniques that might
be utilized by genetic counselors. However, it is unclear to what extent specific counseling …

This study was an investigation of whether genetic counselors have received genetic
counseling and if so, how they believe it affects their practice. One thousand genetic …

A personal or family medical history is inherently part of a genetic counselor's life story. Yet,
the degree to which this history influences counselors' clinical specialty choice and …