McEwen A R, Young M A, Wake S A
Genetic Health Service NZ (Central Hub), Wellington Hospital, Private Bag 7902, Wellington South, New Zealand,
J Genet Couns. 2013 Dec;22(6):875-84. doi: 10.1007/s10897-012-9567-x. Epub 2013 Jan 25.
The development of standards for training and certification is essential to the credibility and integrity of a developing profession. Training and certification of genetic counselors in Australasia has undergone a detailed review during the past few years, resulting in changes to the way certification is obtained. This paper presents an overview of the process of developing a robust training and certification program which reflects the social and cultural environment of genetic counselors working in Australasia. A brief history of the development of the profession in Australasia is provided, followed by a detailed discussion of the recent development of Masters programs and a portfolio of work required for certification. The importance of consultation within the profession and with our colleagues in the field of human genetics is considered, and we provide a discussion of defining moments that occurred during the review. This paper is intended to provide a detailed description of genetic counselor training and certification in Australasia. We anticipate that our insights into the process of redevelopment of training and certification guidelines may be helpful for genetic counselors working in countries where certification requirements are being developed.
制定培训和认证标准对于一个新兴专业的可信度和完整性至关重要。在过去几年里，澳大拉西亚地区遗传咨询师的培训和认证经历了详细审查，导致获取认证的方式发生了变化。本文概述了制定一个强大的培训和认证计划的过程，该计划反映了在澳大拉西亚工作的遗传咨询师的社会和文化环境。文中提供了澳大拉西亚地区该专业发展的简要历史，随后详细讨论了硕士课程的最新发展以及认证所需的一系列工作。文中考虑了在该专业内部以及与人类遗传学领域同事进行协商的重要性，并讨论了审查期间出现的决定性时刻。本文旨在详细描述澳大拉西亚地区遗传咨询师的培训和认证情况。我们预计，我们对培训和认证指南重新制定过程的见解可能会对在正在制定认证要求的国家工作的遗传咨询师有所帮助。
