The Oxford Handbook of Genetic Counseling

Genetic counseling is one of the fastest growing fields across clinical care, medical research, and health-related industries. The Oxford Handbook of Genetic Counseling is a comprehensive and authoritative handbook for the field of genetic counseling. The volume presents thirty-six chapters covering perennial and emerging issues in genetic counseling, reflecting the field''s history, inter-professional impact in healthcare, and global expansion. Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary team of authors with expertise and experience in genetic counseling practice and research, genetic and genomic research, ethics and political theory, and healthcare practice, the volume provides scholarly chapters covering clinical practice, research, industry, genetic/genomic testing, ethical and social issues, as well as the field''s historical development, globalization, and future directions. Authors include genetic counselors, clinical geneticists, medical researchers, bioethicists, legal and policy experts, and other healthcare professionals. The Oxford Handbook of Genetic Counseling is an invaluable resource for genetic counselors, genetic counseling students and faculty, and bioethicists. Given its scope and diversity of topics, it is also an important resource for clinical faculty, health researchers, and healthcare providers who are increasingly encountering genetics and genomics in their respective fields.