ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2006
Exploring genetic counseling communication patterns: the role of teaching and counseling approaches.
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- An Explorative Qualitative Study of the Role of a Genetic Counsellor to Parents Receiving a Diagnosis After a Positive Newborn Bloodspot Screening.International journal of neonatal screening · 2025Article
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- A review and definition of 'usual care' in genetic counseling trials to standardize use in research.Journal of genetic counseling · 2021Review
- Exome sequencing disclosures in pediatric cancer care: Patterns of communication among oncologists, genetic counselors, and parents.Patient education and counseling · 2019Article
- Elaboration of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model of Genetic Counseling Practice: a Qualitative Investigation of Goals and Strategies.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
- Genetic counseling content: How does it impact health behavior?Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Article
- Development of a tiered and binned genetic counseling model for informed consent in the era of multiplex testing for cancer susceptibility.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2015Article
- Linking genetic counseling content to short-term outcomes in individuals at elevated breast cancer risk.Journal of genetic counseling · 2014Article
- Discussing race-related limitations of genomic testing for colon cancer risk: implications for education and counseling.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2014Article
- Does and should breast cancer genetic counselling include lifestyle advice?Familial cancer · 2014Article
- Distinct communication patterns during genetic counseling for late-onset Alzheimer's risk assessment.Patient education and counseling · 2014Article
- Peering into a Chilean black box: parental storytelling in pediatric genetic counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2013Article
- Bridging the Communication Divide: A Role for Health Psychology in the Genomic Era.Professional psychology, research and practice · 2012Article
- Hospice nurse communication with patients with cancer and their family caregivers.Journal of palliative medicine · 2012Article
- A model of professional development for practicing genetic counselors: adaptation of communication skills training in oncology.Journal of genetic counseling · 2011Article
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Abstract
The educational and counseling models are often touted as the two primary professional approaches to genetic counseling practice. Yet, research has not been conducted to examine how these approaches are used in practice. In the present study, we conducted quantitative communication analyses of BRCA1 genetic counseling sessions. We measured communication variables that represent content (e.g., a biomedical focus) and process (e.g., passive listening) to explore whether genetic counselor approaches are consistent with prevailing professional models. The Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS) was used to code 167 pre-test genetic counseling sessions of members of a large kindred with an identified BRCA1 mutation. Three experienced genetic counselors conducted the sessions. Creating composite categories from the RIAS codes, we found the sessions to be largely educational in nature with the counselors and clients devoting the majority of their dialogue to providing biomedical information (62 and 40%, respectively). We used cluster analytic techniques, entering the composite communication variables and identified four patterns of session communication: Client-focused psychosocial, biomedical question and answer, counselor-driven psychosocial, and client-focused biomedical. Moreover, we found that the counselors had unique styles in which they combined the use of education and counseling approaches. We discuss the importance of understanding the variation in counselor communication to advance the field and expand prevailing assumptions.
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