Perspectives

NSGC Award Winners Share Their #1 Piece of Advice

NSGC Headquarters

Every year at the NSGC Annual Conference, genetic counselors influencing the future of the profession are recognized through a series of awards. We asked the 2024 recipients to share the best professional advice they’ve received. Read on to gather inspiration to implement in your own practice. Continue reading NSGC Award...

On Unemployment and Professional Self-Actualization: Musings From a Recent Graduate

Eden Brush, MS, CGC

I had grown used to the admiration, bordering on envy: “It must be so nice to know what you want to do” and, “Wow, what is it like to have a sense of purpose? Meaning? Direction?” We are encouraged from a shockingly young age to “find our passion” and “follow our dreams” — of course, this is usually intended in the capitalistic way wherein our worth is equated with what we produce, how much and how fast. Continue reading On Unemployment...

Journal of Genetic Counseling

DNA Dialogues: Genetics Wrapped 2024 Out Now

DNA Dialogues is the official podcast of The Journal of Genetic Counseling. Listen to Genetics Wrapped 2024: Top Advances in Genomic Medicine on the DNA Dialogues website or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

The Experience of “At-Risk” Status for Familial Frontotemporal Dementia (fFTD) and its Impact on Reproductive Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study

Neil Fahy, Oliver S. Hayes, Caroline V. Greaves, Sophie E. Goldsmith, Emilie V. Brotherhood, Jonathan D. Rohrer, Emma Harding, Joshua Stott

Familial frontotemporal dementia (fFTD) is an autosomal dominant heritable form of FTD, onsetting in mid-life, characterized by behavioral and personality changes. Children of an affected parent are at 50% risk of inheriting the relevant fFTD gene variant and developing FTD. Continue reading The Experience of "At-Risk" Status...

Application of the RIME Framework in Genetic Counseling Fieldwork Training to Assess Practice-Based Competencies

Deborah Cragun, Angela Trepanier, Nevena Krstić, Melissa Racobaldo, Paige Hunt, Susan Randall Armel

Using educational frameworks for learner assessment in genetic counseling (GC) training may help students and supervisors articulate developmentally appropriate clinical skills-based objectives and tasks that align with various stages of training as students work toward achieving entry-level competency. Continue reading Application of the RIME...