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      <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode covers material under Domain 4 of the ABGC Board Exam (Counseling Skills, Communication, and Education).</p><p>GC History - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nsgc.org/About/About-NSGC/Timeline">https://www.nsgc.org/About/About-NSGC/Timeline</a></p><p>NSGC Code of Ethics - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nsgc.org/Advocacy/Code-of-Ethics-Conflict-of-Interest/Code-of-Ethics">https://www.nsgc.org/Advocacy/Code-of-Ethics-Conflict-of-Interest/Code-of-Ethics</a></p><p>Genetic Alliance; The New York-Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Genetic and Newborn Screening Services. Understanding Genetics: A New York, Mid-Atlantic Guide for Patients and Health Professionals. Washington (DC): Genetic Alliance; 2009 Jul 8. CHAPTER 5, GENETIC COUNSELING. Available from: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK115552/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK115552/</a></p><p>Uhlmann, W. R., Schuette, J. L., &amp; Yashar, B. M. (Eds.). (2009). A guide to genetic counseling. John Wiley &amp; Sons, Incorporated.</p><p>Galvin, K.M. (2015). Family Communication about Genetics. In The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication (eds C.R. Berger, M.E. Roloff, S.R. Wilson, J.P. Dillard, J. Caughlin and D. Solomon). <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118540190.wbeic191">https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118540190.wbeic191</a></p><p>Kessler S. (1997). Psychological Aspects of Genetic Counseling. IX. Teaching and Counseling. Journal of genetic counseling, 6(3), 287–295. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025676205440">https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025676205440</a></p><p>Ian D. Young. (2007). Introduction to Risk Calculation in Genetic Counseling (3rd ed). Oxford University Press.</p><p>McCarthy Veach, P., LeRoy, B. S., &amp; Callanan, N. P. (2018). Facilitating the genetic counseling process: Practice-based skills (2nd edition). Springer Nature</p>]]></description>
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