The impact of a “Psychiatric Genetics for Genetic Counselors” workshop on genetic counselor attendees: An exploratory study

IF 1.6 3区 医学 Q3 GENETICS & HEREDITY
Amy Dillon, Jehannine Austin, Kevin McGhee, Melanie Watson
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Abstract

Genetic counseling is the process of supporting patients’ and families’ adaptation to genetic information. Psychiatric genetic counseling has been proven to be effective in improving empowerment, self-efficacy, and knowledge even in the absence of genetic testing. Despite this, only one specialist psychiatric genetic counseling clinic currently exists. In order to engage genetic counselors in providing psychiatric genetic counseling, a 2-day workshop: “Psychiatric Genetic Counseling for Genetic Counselors”, was developed and implemented aimed at empowering genetic counselors to feel confident and competent in this practice domain. The aim of the study was to qualitatively explore the impact of the workshop. Semistructured interviews were carried out with 12 genetic counselors who attended the workshop between 2015 and 2018. Thematic analysis revealed that the workshop empowered all participants to feel comfortable and confident offering psychiatric genetic counseling to patients. Participants also reflected how the workshop highlighted the stigma associated with mental illnesses and offered support in normalizing these conditions. Overall, this study presents that the “Psychiatric Genetic Counseling for Genetic Counselors” workshop fulfilled its proposed aims and outcomes.

“精神遗传学遗传咨询师”研讨会对遗传咨询师与会者的影响:一项探索性研究
遗传咨询是帮助患者和家属适应遗传信息的过程。即使在没有基因检测的情况下,精神遗传咨询已被证明在提高能力、自我效能和知识方面是有效的。尽管如此,目前只有一家专业的精神病遗传咨询诊所存在。为了让遗传咨询师参与提供精神病学遗传咨询,一个为期两天的研讨会:“遗传咨询师的精神病学遗传咨询”被开发和实施,旨在增强遗传咨询师在这一实践领域的信心和能力。这项研究的目的是定性地探讨讲习班的影响。对2015年至2018年期间参加研讨会的12名遗传咨询师进行了半结构化访谈。专题分析显示,研讨会使所有参与者感到舒适和自信地为患者提供精神遗传咨询。与会者还反映了研讨会如何强调与精神疾病相关的耻辱,并为使这些疾病正常化提供了支持。总体而言,本研究表明“遗传咨询师的精神病学遗传咨询”研讨会实现了其提出的目标和成果。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
5.90
自引率
7.10%
发文量
40
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, Part B of the American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJMG) , provides a forum for experimental and clinical investigations of the genetic mechanisms underlying neurologic and psychiatric disorders. It is a resource for novel genetics studies of the heritable nature of psychiatric and other nervous system disorders, characterized at the molecular, cellular or behavior levels. Neuropsychiatric Genetics publishes eight times per year.
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