Barriers to Expansion of Supervision Networks At Genetic Counseling Training Programs

<p>Job openings outpace new graduates due to exponential growth in genetic counseling, leading to a workforce shortage. Expanding training slots to meet this demand presumably is linked to the number of supervisors. Thus, there is a need to systematically review barriers to supervision. This study aimed to determine and compare barriers to expansion of supervision networks at genetic counseling training programs as perceived by current supervisors, non-supervisors, and Program Directors. Certified genetic counselors were recruited via National Society of Genetic Counselors e-blast with an invitation to complete an online survey; Program Directors were emailed personal letters of invitation. Twenty-three Program Directors, 216 supervisors, and 98 non-supervisors completed surveys. Respondents rated the impactfulness of 35 barriers (scale: 1=not impactful to 4=very impactful); Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon ranked sum tests were used to compare perceptions. Half of supervisors (51%) indicated a willingness to increase supervision and all non-supervisors were willing to supervise. All agreed; however, that being too busy impacted ability to expand time supervising. This is highlighted by the most impactful barriers for supervisors: lack of time, too many responsibilities, intensive nature of supervision, desire for breaks, and unfilled positions. Non-supervisors noted unique barriers (<em>p</em></p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Masters of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (MS)

Year dc:date.available

2017

Authors dc:creator

• Berg, Jordan E
• <p>0000-0001-9841-1411</p>

Contributors dc:contributor

• Claire Singletary, MS, CGC
• Jennifer Hoskovec, MS, CGC
• Patricia McCarthy Veach, PhD, LP

• genetic counseling
• supervision
• expansion
• barriers
• countable case
• efficiency
• workforce
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Genetics
• Medicine and Health Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/utgsbs_dissertations/749

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oai:digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu:utgsbs_dissertations-1809