Directors

K. P. Jayasankar
Anjali Monteiro

Duration: 21 mins
Language: English
Subtitles: English

From the Diary of a Genetic Counsellor

The programme takes up two cases of Down’s syndrome, with different genetic profiles (Trisomy 21 and Translocation 14- 21) and traces the counselling process involved in each case. The aim is to highlight the counselling strategies that could be adopted to help clients to come to terms and deal with the genetic disorder. This programme would be of use to medical practitioners as well as other professionals and paraprofessionals involved in work with the mentally challenged