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Genetics – it deals with heredity and is cards explains and the topic
concerned with the study of chromosomes and students
genes and has remained one of the most fascinating listen
branches of biology over the centuries.

Counseling –the provision of professional

assistance and guidance in resolving personal or
psychological problems

Genetic counseling -is a communication process

which deals with human problems associated with
the occurrence or risk of genetic disorder in a
family

Genetic counseling -is giving of advice to

prospective parents concerning the risk of genetic
2 disorders in a future child.
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Identify their needs
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Establish the diagnosis

Communicate the information learned

Help the concerned individual and family to adjust

psychologically

A )Identify their needs

When individual or family desires genetic
counseling ,the first step is to identify their needs:
i.e. their expectations and concerns about the
disorder in question
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B) Includes family history and history of
benefits pregnancy
 Family history includes when a
disorder have a genetic basis in question. a detailed
family history is essential for the formulation of the
family pedigree. a complete pedigree includes 2nd
and 3rd degree relatives like grand parents and their
parents also.
The maternal –fetal history can provide
. information on drug ingestion, infection or
environmental contaminants to which the mother is
exposed during pregnancy information can also be
obtained concerning with the events at birth and
postnataly.

C) Is to establish the diagnosis

To accomplish the goal, a physical
examination is required for the affected individual
and appropriate family members in addition to
varied diagnostic procedures.

D) Communicate the information learned

In counseling is to communicate
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feeding. concerning whether future reproduction should be of breast
considered or whether the alternatives such as feeding
conception, sterilization, artificial insemination or
adoption would be followed.
 E) Help the concerned individual and family to
adjust psychologically
In counseling process is to
help the concerned individual or family to adjust
psychologically to the information .any negative
emotions such as guilt and anxiety should be
discussed and if possible alleviated.
In genetic counseling of a family, both parents
should be present at the discussion to prevent
6. possible interpretations. the conference should

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genetic
 To alert health professionals to the problem the goals
counseling of genetic disease. of
 To reduce the number of children affected genetic
with hereditary conditions. counselli
 To reduce the medical, emotional. Social ng
and psychological sufferings that result a
from the genetic contribution to disease.
 To ensure the coast effective and equitable
delivery of competent genetic counseling
services to all people in a manner that
respect their dignity, individuality and
values.
 ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS
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genetic student listen counselli
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Helps the family members to take decisions
by themselves .the counselors role is to provide Lecture Teacher
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information and not to make decision from them be
discussion students listen
maintained in all information given by the family.
The family members should be assured about it

TRUTHFULNESS

The counselor should be truthful to the

family and all information’s given to the family are
true, the family members have the right to know the
real matters.

TIMING

Genetic counseling should be encouraged

to come for follow-up visits. Families should be
encouraged to keep up new information about the
disorder.

FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING
Families should be encouraged to
come for follow-up visits. Families should be
encouraged to keep up with new information’s
about the disorder.

Metabolic screening
Newborn infants are screened routinely for
some inborn errors of metabolism .this is the special
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TIMING
Genetic counseling should be
encouraged to come for follow –up visits. Families
should be encouraged to keep up new information
about the disorder.

FOLLOW –UP COUNSELLING

Families should be encouraged to come
for follow-up visits. Families should be encouraged
to keep up with new information’s about disorder.

PREVENTION

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prevention Newborn infants are screened discussion
of genetic routinely for some inborn errors of
disorder
metabolism. this is the special value for
detecting the affected cases during the
newborn period, so that the handicap can be
prevented or minimized by early treatment
e.g phenylketonuria,glactosemia,familial
hypercholesterolemia, congenital
hypothyroidism,tyrosinisis etc.

TIMING discussion chart Teacher

Genetic counseling should be explains and
encouraged to come for follow –up visits. Families student
should be encouraged to keep up new information listen.
about the disorder.

FOLLOW –UP COUNSELLING

Families should be encouraged to come
for follow-up visits. Families should be encouraged
to keep up with new information’s about disorder.

PREVENTION

METABOLIC SCREENING
Newborn infants are screened
routinely for some inborn errors of
metabolism. this is the special value for
detecting the affected cases during the
newborn period, so that the handicap can be
prevented or minimized by early treatment
e.g phenylketonuria,glactosemia,familial
hypercholesterolemia, congenital
hypothyroidism,tyrosinisis etc.