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Genetic Counselor Licensure Requirements Bundle

This package is designed to meet common licensure requirements for Genetic Counselors and includes the online courses Advanced Ethical Decision-Making Across the Lifespan in Genetic Counseling and The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them.

To purchase the Genetic Counselor Licensure Requirements Bundle, click the blue "Register Now" button next to the package title. Do not register for the individual components included in the package.

Genetic Counselor CEUs:

The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to .4 CEUs or 4 Category 1 contact hours for the activity, The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them and up to .19 CEUs or 1.91 Category 1 contact hours for activity, Advanced Ethical Decision-Making Across the Lifespan in Genetic Counseling. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned by participating in this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned by participating in this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.

  • Product Image: The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them

    The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them
    Contains 10 Component(s), Includes Contact Hours

    This course will address the historical, societal, and neurological underpinnings of implicit bias formation.

    Inequity and marginalization exist in our professional, societal, and personal surroundings. In many cases, we are unaware of the ways in which our biases affect our behaviors and actions that can perpetuate these inequities. This course will address the historical, societal, and neurological underpinnings of implicit bias formation. Course participants can expect to better identify the processes of bias formation and strategize methods to cope with, reduce, and transform biases in aid of inclusion for all, including patients and colleagues.

    Presented by:

    1. Ilana S Mittman, PhD, MS, CGC
    2. Liza A. Talusan, PhD, CPC
    3. Lisa Werkmeister Rozas, Ph.D., LCSW
    4. Altovise T. Ewing, PhD, LCGC
    5. LaShana Lewis
    6. Nadine Channaoui, MS, CGC

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Determine the ways implicit bias may affect you in your workplace, professional life, and everyday life.
    2. Illustrate how implicit bias works in conjunction with structural and societal power imbalances that have real impacts on the healthcare field.
    3. Identify tactics to use when identifying an implicit bias in yourself and/or in someone else such as self-reflection and self-centering.

    Genetic Counselor CEUs:

    The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to .4 CEUs or 4 Category 1 contact hours for the activity, The Formation of Implicit Biases and Practical Strategies to Address Them. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned by participating in this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.

    Successful Completion:

    1. View recording
    2. Pass quiz
    3. Complete evaluation

  • Product Image: Advanced Ethical Decision-Making Across the Lifespan in Genetic Counseling

    Advanced Ethical Decision-Making Across the Lifespan in Genetic Counseling
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Contact Hours

    This course aims to expand on the foundational knowledge of ethical concepts that genetic counselors explore in their training and aims to highlight the complex nuances that can arise when navigating ethical cases in the genetic counseling profession.

    This course is designed for practicing genetic counselors seeking more advanced training in how to navigate ethical issues that may arise across the lifespan. Through expert-led presentations and case-based discussions in prenatal/fertility, pediatric, adult, and end of life settings, participants will strengthen their ability to identify ethical scenarios and evaluate potential next steps to navigate them.

    Presented by:

    1. Jordan Brown, MA, MS, CGC
    2. Ashley F Spector, MS, CGC
    3. Chaya N. Murali, MD, FACMG
    4. Ashleigh Hansen, MSc, LCGC, CCGC
    5. Taylor Berninger, MS, MA, MEd, CGC
    6. Colleen Wherley, MS,CGC

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Explore various ethical principles and the framework they provide for genetic counseling practice.
    2. Demonstrate and discuss different considerations for navigating ethical cases in the prenatal/fertility, pediatric, adult, and end of life setting.
    3. Identify and discuss resources genetic counselors can utilize to navigate ethical scenarios including the including the NSGC Code of Ethics, NSGC’s Ethics Advisory Group, and local ethics advisory boards.
    4. Consider how pre-implantation genetic testing ethical questions are understood through ethical principles.
    5. Discuss various ethical principles involved in consideration of carrier screening in pediatric patients.
    6. Review core tenants of medical ethics as they apply to diagnostic and predictive testing in adults with or at risk of neurodegeneration.
    7. Identify evolving complexities and nuances of genetic counseling and testing in the predictive neurodegenerative space.
    8. Apply principles to practical case examples.
    9. Identify key ethical dilemmas related to end-of-life care and medical aid in dying for individuals with genetic disorders.
    10. Compare principlism with alternative ethical frameworks (care, narrative, virtue, and justice ethics) and explain their relevance to clinical genetic counseling.
    11. Apply a pluralistic ethical approach by identifying how different frameworks highlight distinct moral questions in genetic counseling scenarios.

    Genetic Counselor CEUs:

    The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) to offer up to .19 CEUs or 1.91 Category 1 contact hours for activity, Advanced Ethical Decision-Making Across the Lifespan in Genetic Counseling. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification. 

    Successful Completion:

    1. View recordings
    2. Pass quiz
    3. Complete evaluation