Professional regulation for Australasian genetic counselors.

Hoskins, C; Gaff, C; McEwen, A; Macciocca, I; Pearn, A; Shalhoub, C; Salvemini, H; Berkman, J; Riley, KE; Williams, R; Milward, M; Young, M-A

Professional regulation for Australasian genetic counselors.

Hoskins, C Gaff, C McEwen, A

Macciocca, I Pearn, A Shalhoub, C Salvemini, H Berkman, J Riley, KE Williams, R Milward, M Young, M-A

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Citation:: Journal of genetic counseling, 2020
Issue Date:: 2020-11-05

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dc.contributor.author	Hoskins, C
dc.contributor.author	Gaff, C
dc.contributor.author	McEwen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8705-1190
dc.contributor.author	Macciocca, I
dc.contributor.author	Pearn, A
dc.contributor.author	Shalhoub, C
dc.contributor.author	Salvemini, H
dc.contributor.author	Berkman, J
dc.contributor.author	Riley, KE
dc.contributor.author	Williams, R
dc.contributor.author	Milward, M
dc.contributor.author	Young, M-A
dc.date.accessioned	2020-12-16T00:14:00Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-15
dc.date.available	2020-12-16T00:14:00Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11-05
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of genetic counseling, 2020
dc.identifier.issn	1059-7700
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3599
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144730
dc.description.abstract	As a result of the ongoing global expansion of genetic counseling, the need to formalize a system of professional regulation for genetic counselors was identified in Australasia. In June 2017, under the auspices of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA), a working party was convened. The purpose of the working party was to provide strategic leadership for the profession of Australasian genetic counselors with a goal to formalize a national regulatory framework for genetic counselors across both Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions. This was ultimately achieved in Australia through full membership with the National Alliance of Self-Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP) while the profession of genetic counseling in New Zealand is utilizing this framework to establish their regulation pathway. Regulation has a number of implications for genetic counselors, their employers, and the wider community, with the primary purpose of regulation being protection of the public from harm. This paper details the process of formalizing self-regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia, by defining professional regulation; outlining the purpose of regulation and the status of regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia and internationally, as well as health professionals more broadly; exploring the challenges of establishing regulation in Australasia; and the next steps for regulation in Australasia. Through detailing this process, the intention is to provide a framework to support genetic counseling colleagues internationally as well as other health professions in Australasia to explore and achieve regulation through their respective jurisdiction.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of genetic counseling
dc.relation.hasversion	Accepted manuscript version	en
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/jgc4.1344
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Genetics & Heredity
dc.title	Professional regulation for Australasian genetic counselors.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Genetic Counselling
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
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Abstract:

As a result of the ongoing global expansion of genetic counseling, the need to formalize a system of professional regulation for genetic counselors was identified in Australasia. In June 2017, under the auspices of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA), a working party was convened. The purpose of the working party was to provide strategic leadership for the profession of Australasian genetic counselors with a goal to formalize a national regulatory framework for genetic counselors across both Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions. This was ultimately achieved in Australia through full membership with the National Alliance of Self-Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP) while the profession of genetic counseling in New Zealand is utilizing this framework to establish their regulation pathway. Regulation has a number of implications for genetic counselors, their employers, and the wider community, with the primary purpose of regulation being protection of the public from harm. This paper details the process of formalizing self-regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia, by defining professional regulation; outlining the purpose of regulation and the status of regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia and internationally, as well as health professionals more broadly; exploring the challenges of establishing regulation in Australasia; and the next steps for regulation in Australasia. Through detailing this process, the intention is to provide a framework to support genetic counseling colleagues internationally as well as other health professions in Australasia to explore and achieve regulation through their respective jurisdiction.

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