Leeming, William (2013) Looking back on the future of genetic counselling in Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 30 (1). ISSN 0823-2105

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Abstract

This article focuses on how occupational roles and work relationships have changed over time for genetic counselling activities in Canada. It begins with a review of the stages of consensus that were reached about a role for geneticists and genetic counselling in clinical settings and, second, the formation of medical genetics as a service specialism. Interviews conducted by the author and survey data collected by the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors/L’Association Canadienne des Conseillers en Genetique are then used to examine role divarication in genetic counselling and the boundary realignment in inter-professional relations between physician and non-physician personnel involved in counselling activities. This leads, in a final step, to summarize what the research shows about the changing face of genetic counselling in Canada and directions for future historical investigation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	genetic counselling; health professions; professionalizsation; medical genetics
Divisions:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 May 2016 14:07
Last Modified:	20 Dec 2021 20:02
URI:	https://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/874

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