caa a22 4500 605544468 CHVBK 20210128100931.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10897-014-9795-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10897-014-9795-3 Public Health Genetic Counselors: Activities, Skills, and Sources of Learning [Elektronische Daten] [Kirsty McWalter, Mallory Sdano, Gaurav Dave, Karen Powell, Nancy Callanan] Specialization within genetic counseling is apparent, with 29 primary specialties listed in the National Society of Genetic Counselors' 2012 Professional Status Survey (PSS). PSS results show a steady proportion of genetic counselors primarily involved in public health, yet do not identify all those performing public health activities. Little is known about the skills needed to perform activities outside of "traditional” genetic counselor roles and the expertise needed to execute those skills. This study aimed to identify genetic counselors engaging in public health activities, the skills used, and the most influential sources of learning for those skills. Participants (N = 155) reported involvement in several public health categories: (a) Education of Public and/or Health Care Providers (n = 80, 52%), (b) Population-Based Screening Programs (n = 70, 45%), (c) Lobbying/Public Policy (n = 62, 40%), (d) Public Health Related Research (n = 47, 30%), and (e) State Chronic Disease Programs (n = 12, 8%). Regardless of category, "on the job” was the most common primary source of learning. Genetic counseling training program was the most common secondary source of learning. Results indicate that the number of genetic counselors performing public health activities is likely higher than PSS reports, and that those who may not consider themselves "public health genetic counselors” do participate in public health activities. Genetic counselors learn a diverse skill set in their training programs; some skills are directly applicable to public health genetics, while other public health skills require additional training and/or knowledge. Springer Science+Business Media New York (Outside the USA), 2014 Public health genetics nationallicence Public health activities nationallicence Public health skills nationallicence Genetic counseling nationallicence Sources of learning nationallicence McWalter Kirsty Genetics Program, Hawaii Department of Health, HI 741 Sunset Avenue, 96816, Honolulu, HI, USA aut Sdano Mallory Lineagen Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut Dave Gaurav NC TraCS Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA aut Powell Karen Cone Cancer Center, Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC, USA aut Callanan Nancy The Genetic Counseling Program, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA aut Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/3(2015-06-01), 438-451 1059-7700 24:3<438 2015 24 10897 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-014-9795-3 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/s10897-014-9795-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McWalter Kirsty Genetics Program, Hawaii Department of Health, HI 741 Sunset Avenue, 96816, Honolulu, HI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sdano Mallory Lineagen Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dave Gaurav NC TraCS Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Powell Karen Cone Cancer Center, Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Callanan Nancy The Genetic Counseling Program, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/3(2015-06-01), 438-451 1059-7700 24:3<438 2015 24 10897