Gerhard Wolff, Institute of Human Genetics, Freiburg, Germany
Published online: September 2006
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005621
Nondirectiveness in genetic counseling is an attitude that, in practice, tries to avoid the pitfalls of directiveness by respecting client autonomy as far as possible. It has its roots in humanistic psychology, but its development has been poorly recognized in human genetics; therefore it is often misinterpreted and misunderstood.
Keywords: genetic counseling; non-directiveness; directiveness
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| Michie S, Bron F, Bobrow M and Marteau TM (1997) Nondirectiveness in genetic counseling: an empirical study. American Journal of Human Genetics 60: 40–47. | |
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