caa a22 4500 60554414X CHVBK 20210128100930.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10897-014-9742-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10897-014-9742-3 Assessing Deaf Awareness Training: Knowledge and Attitudes of Recent Genetic Counseling Graduates [Elektronische Daten] [Honey Nagakura, Gretchen Schneider, James Morris, Katherine Lafferty, Christina Palmer] Research suggests that when healthcare providers lack cultural competence, minority groups, including the Deaf community, are adversely affected. Although most genetic counseling programs incorporate cultural competency training into their curricula, the extent and impact of Deaf awareness training is unknown. The purpose of this study is to assess Deaf awareness training of recent graduates and its impact on knowledge of deafness and Deaf culture, and attitudes toward deaf people. Genetic counselors who graduated within the past 5years were invited to participate in an anonymous, online survey. Of the 135 respondents, 26% reported no Deaf awareness training and 51% reported limited training (1-2h) conducted primarily by program instructors. Nearly one-third felt their Deaf awareness training was insufficient. Respondents lacked knowledge regarding effects of cochlear implants on residual hearing, communication between deaf children and hearing parents, and working with sign language interpreters. However, scores on knowledge of deafness and Deaf culture items and scores on attitudes toward deaf people scale did not differ significantly between respondents who had Deaf awareness training and those who did not. These findings suggest that genetic counseling students may not receive adequate Deaf awareness training. Future efforts should focus on increasing Deaf awareness in genetic counseling students, and investigating whether this change improves genetic counseling experiences for Deaf individuals. National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc., 2014 Deaf awareness nationallicence Cultural competency nationallicence Genetic counseling nationallicence Deaf nationallicence Hearing loss nationallicence Graduate training nationallicence Deaf cultural competency nationallicence Nagakura Honey Genetic Counseling Training Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut Schneider Gretchen Genetic Counseling Training Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut Morris James Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut Lafferty Katherine Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA aut Palmer Christina Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/1(2015-02-01), 104-116 1059-7700 24:1<104 2015 24 10897 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-014-9742-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-014-9742-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nagakura Honey Genetic Counseling Training Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schneider Gretchen Genetic Counseling Training Program, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Morris James Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lafferty Katherine Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Palmer Christina Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/1(2015-02-01), 104-116 1059-7700 24:1<104 2015 24 10897