James D C, Crandall L A, Rienzo B A, Trottier R W
Department of Community Health and Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
J Fla Med Assoc. 1995 Jun;82(6):403-10.
A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 325 genetic counseling professionals in the southeastern United States and 204 (63%) completed it. Among those responding, 32% held master's degrees in genetic counseling, 30% M.D. degrees, 23% degrees in nursing, and 3% master's degrees in social work. While genetic counseling typically involves team effort, members were generally unclear regarding their roles in the process. Respondents rarely referred their clients to social workers but believe they should. Most did not believe that master's trained genetic counselors should be the only health professional who provide counseling. The respondents strongly supported goals that dealt with the educative aspect of counseling and protection of patient autonomy.
一份自我管理的调查问卷被邮寄给美国东南部的325名遗传咨询专业人员，其中204人（63%）完成了问卷。在回复者中，32%拥有遗传咨询硕士学位，30%拥有医学博士学位，23%拥有护理学学位，3%拥有社会工作硕士学位。虽然遗传咨询通常需要团队协作，但成员们对自己在这个过程中的角色普遍不清楚。受访者很少将他们的客户转介给社会工作者，但认为他们应该这样做。大多数人不认为接受过硕士培训的遗传咨询师应该是唯一提供咨询的健康专业人员。受访者强烈支持涉及咨询教育方面和保护患者自主权的目标。
