Did you know that genetics is to blame for a lot of health problems? The practise of helping people comprehend and adjust to the physical, psychological, and familial implications of hereditary contributions to disease is known as genetic counselling. Genetic counsellors are Master's-level health care professionals who use their knowledge of basic science, medical genetics, epidemiological principles, and counselling theory, as well as their skills in genetic risk assessment, education, interpersonal communication, and counselling, to provide services to clients and their families for a variety of genetic or genomic indications. University medical centres, community clinics, physician offices, health maintenance organisations, advocacy organisations, governmental agencies, public health departments, and biotechnology businesses all employ genetic counsellors. In fields including reproductive genetics, paediatric genetics, newborn screening follow-up, cancer genetics, neurogenetics, and cardiovascular genetics, those in clinical practise give instruction and counselling. Many genetic counsellors are also involved in clinical research and teaching. The profession is quickly expanding, with the number of qualified genetic counsellors having increased by 100% since 2006.

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