Overview
As more disease-causing genes become identified, an increasing number of people will seek accurate scientific information and counsel when making decisions about family planning and health care. While genetic counsellors are trained extensively in scientific methods and counselling techniques, they must also prepare themselves for working with clients form a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In chapters that show professionals how to understand the behaviour and decision-making of people from diverse cultural and ethnic groups, genetics experts offer insights and information about people who belong to Latin American, African, Native American, Chinese, Japanese, Indian and Jewish ethnic groups, as well as individuals within the deaf community. Each population overview includes the group's history, migrational patterns, religious beliefs, family structure, traditional medical practices and incidence of genetic disease. Complete with guidelines for genetic screening and counselling, this handbook should interest geneticists, genetic counsellors, cross-cultural counsellors and genetic and health care professionals.
Full Product Details
Author: Nancy L. Fisher, MD RN MPH (Medical Assistance Administration)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9780801853463
ISBN 10: 080185346
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 19 November 1996
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
An excellent addition to the human genetics library. This book should reach not only genetics professionals but all health care providers... [It] is the first global attempt by several experts from diverse backgrounds to address specific ethnic and cultural beliefs and their implications for genetic services. It is long overdue! Alliance Alert The book succeeds in making the reader aware of the ethnic groups that [geneticists] might meet... If you see this book on your shelf, do pick it up... You will find the book fascinating. Journal of Medical Genetics
This is the only book I know of that discusses in depth the problems, solutions, and guidelines for cross-cultural and cross-ethnic genetic counseling in North America. Logical and effective in manner, this text is a substantial contribution to the field and will also be of interest to nurses, social workers, and other health workers involved in genetic counseling. --James E. Bowman, M.D., University of Chicago
Author Information
Nancy L. Fisher, R.N., M.D., M.P.H., is clinical associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington in Seattle.
