COUNSELING PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS PATIENTS - THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL-WORKER

Authors
FERTEL PE REISS RE
Citation
Pe. Fertel et Re. Reiss, COUNSELING PRENATAL-DIAGNOSIS PATIENTS - THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL-WORKER, Social work in health care, 24(3-4), 1997, pp. 47-63
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Social Work
Journal title
Social work in health care → ACNP
ISSN journal
00981389
Volume
24
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
47 - 63
Database
ISI
SICI code
0098-1389(1997)24:3-4<47:CPP-TR>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In the 1990s, new techniques and therapies for fetal problems continue to develop. Prenatal technology now provides information regarding un born children which can sometimes be negative. This paper addresses th e counseling techniques and therapeutic approaches perinatal social wo rkers can use when dealing with parents who are confronted by hard cho ices regarding their pregnancies.