Reflections on the Experience of Counseling Supervision by a Team of Genetic Counselors from the UK |
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Authors: | Anna Middleton Vicki Wiles Ann Kershaw Sarah Everest Sarah Downing Helen Burton Sue Robathan Annette Landy |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Medical Genetics, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK;(2) Clinical Genetics Department, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK;(3) Psychological Support Services, Arthur Rank Hospice, Cambridge, UK;(4) Anna Middleton PhD, MSc, Consultant Research Genetic Counselor Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK |
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Abstract: | Despite it being generally acknowledged that counseling supervision is a vital part of the work for experienced genetic counselors
and not just students, not all practising genetic counselors in the United Kingdom and Eire have access to this yet. This
case study documents the supervision experience of our team of genetic counselors from Cambridge in the U.K. We document our
retrospective thoughts on working practice before supervision was available in our department. We also give an overview of
the individual and collective views of having one-to-one supervision only and then one year later, the impact of adding group
supervision. Our ‘supervision journey’ is recorded using a practitioner-centred approach with a mixed method of data collection.
Two focus group discussions and two written questionnaires were used, at different time points to gather attitudes. This paper
captures experiences as our practice of supervision has evolved. This work is relevant to practising genetic counselors around
the world who either do not yet have access to supervision, are planning its implementation or else are adding different types
of supervision to their practice. |
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Keywords: | genetic counseling group work one-to-one supervision practitioner-centred |
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