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Spiritual Assessment in Genetic Counseling |
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| Authors: | Linda M. Reis Robert Baumiller William Scrivener Geoffrey Yager Nancy Steinberg Warren |
| Affiliation: | (1) Genetic Counseling Program, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(2) Division of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(3) Departments of Biology and Philosophy, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(4) Director of Pastoral Care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(5) College of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA;(6) P.O. Box 1997, MS # 716, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA |
| Abstract: | One hundred and twenty seven full members of the National Society of Genetic Counselors participated in this study exploring current spiritual assessment practices of genetic counselors and reactions to a spiritual assessment tool. While 60% of genetic counselors reported they had performed a spiritual assessment within the past year, fewer than 8.7% of these counselors assessed spirituality in more than half of their sessions. Counselors reporting high perceived relevance of spiritual assessment performed an assessment more frequently than those reporting a low perceived relevance. Barriers to spiritual assessment included lack of time, insufficient skills, and uncertainty regarding the role of spiritual assessment within genetic counseling. Almost two-thirds of counselors expressed that having a spiritual assessment tool would increase their ability to elicit relevant information. These data suggest a need for increased training regarding the methods for and relevance of spiritual assessment in genetic counseling. Recommendations for future directions of research are explored. |
| Keywords: | spirituality genetic counseling spiritual assessment HOPE tool religion psychosocial genetics |
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