title: Genetic counseling practice analysis.
abstract: The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) performed a genetic counseling practice analysis (PA) to determine the content of the certification examination. The ABGC-appointed PA Advisory Committee worked with psychometricians to develop a survey which was distributed to 2,038 genetic counselors in the United States and Canada. The survey was also accessible on the ABGC website. Multiple criteria were used to establish the significance of the tasks included in the survey. A total of 677 responses were used in the analysis, representing a 37.1% corrected response rate. Five major content domains with 143 tasks were identified in the PA. New certification test specifications were developed on the basis of PA results and will be used in developing future examination forms. In keeping with credentialing standards, ABGC plans to conduct a PA on a regular basis so that the content of the examination reflects current practice.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Genetic Counseling, Olathe, KS, USA. Heather.Hampel@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hampel
authors.forename: Robin E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Grubs
authors.forename: Carol S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Breidenbach
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nettles
authors.forename: Nancy
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authors.lastname: Callanan
authors.forename: Meagan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corliss
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hiraki
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Whitney
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Neufeld-Kaiser
authors.forename: Bronson
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: LuAnn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weik
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D018401:Sample Size; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States