The Experience of Leader‐Led Peer Supervision: Genetic Counselors' Perspectives

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As we proceed through our professional lives, it is essential that we challengeourselves in order to continue to develop our genetic counseling skills. Conferences, workshops, post‐graduate courses, journal clubs, and involvement in professional organizations havebecome the traditional methods of continuing education for post‐graduate geneticcounselors. While these forums address the need to stay updated on scientific orinformation‐based topics, there is little available to counselors to promote growth incounseling skills. A group of Boston‐based genetic counselors describe how their leader‐ledsupervision group has established a setting to meet the needs of its members both forsupport and continued counseling training. We outline here the evolution of this group andhow it has become a valued part of our professional lives. We feel that the model of leader‐ledpeer supervision holds great value in helping genetic counselors continue to enhancetheir interpersonal skills in a supportive, safe, and challenging environment. It is our hopethat others will elect to form similar groups in their own communities, thereby creating newopportunities for growth within the genetic counseling profession.