Narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counseling: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Genetic counseling facilitates psychological and social adaptation in clients and families. Two psychotherapeutic approaches, narrative and family therapy foster client adaptation to adverse situations and may enhance the genetic counseling process. This scoping review aimed to describe the applications of narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counseling, and to document the actual and perceived value of these approaches in a genetic counseling setting. Nine original research articles and six commentary articles met the study inclusion criteria. Original articles reported on positive client attitudes when these approaches were applied to hereditary cancer and Huntington disease settings. Five studies applied either approach in group sessions, where safety was key to positive outc

SUBMITTER: Dane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907181 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature