ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2003
Psychosocial genetic counseling in the post-nondirective era: a point of view.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- An ethical framework for genetic counseling in the genomic era.Journal of genetic counseling · 2020Article
- Re-examining the Ethics of Genetic Counselling in the Genomic Era.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2020Article
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- Supporting disclosure of genetic information to family members: professional practice and timelines in cancer genetics.Familial cancer · 2017Article
- Teaching Genetic Counseling Skills: Incorporating a Genetic Counseling Adaptation Continuum Model to Address Psychosocial Complexity.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
- Special Issue Introduction: Dealing with Psychological and Social Complexity in Genetic Counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
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Abstract
For three decades nondirectiveness has served as the central ethos for genetic counseling. It has evolved from narrow definitions defining what should not be done to broad definitions that promote active counseling skills in support of client autonomy and informed decision making. As broad definitions have been formulated, the term "nondirective" has become largely irrelevant to their content; it persists primarily as a historic relic. It has thus become an impediment to creative theory and clinical practice. I propose that nondirectiveness be replaced as the central ethos, while relevant components (providing balanced information, not imposing the counselor's values) are retained as elements of practice and ethics. This raises the question of what principle(s) should be adopted as a new guiding ethos. To promote a discussion of that issue I propose that the central ethos of genetic counseling should be to bring the psychosocial component into every aspect of the work.
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