The impact of a "Psychiatric Genetics for Genetic Counselors" workshop on genetic counselor attendees: An exploratory study.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
; 189(3-4): 108-115, 2022 04.
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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.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Consejeros
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
Asunto de la revista:
GENETICA MEDICA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido