Providing students with the academic expertise and clinical skills essential for success in the genetic counseling profession. "Employment of genetic counselors is projected to grow 41 percent from 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations. Genetic counselors should have better than average job prospects overall." - Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2014-15

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Our graduates:

Genetic Counseling Program Information Sheet

Mary Ahrens, Richard King, and Bonnie LeRoy at the program graduation brunch in May 2015

October 2015 -Colleen Wherley (2014) and Lynn Schema(2012) had their articles published in the October 2015 issue of The Journal of Genetic Counseling. Colleen's article is entitled "Form Follows Function: A Model for Clinical Supervision of Genetic Counseling Students." Lynn's article is entitled "Clearing the Air: A Qualitative Investigation of Genetic Counselors' Experiences of Counselor-Focused Patient Anger."

August 2015 - Daniel Groepper (2013) and Rachel Riesgraf (2011) have had their articles published in the August 2015 issue of The Journal of Genetic Counseling. Dan's article is entitled "Ethical and Professional Challenges Encountered by Laboratory Genetic Counselors" and Rachel's article is entitled "Perceptions and Attitudes About Genetic Counseling Among Residents of a Midwestern Rural Area."

April 2015 - Whiwon Lee (2013) and Julianne Hartmann (2009) had their articles published in the April 2015 issue of The Journal of Genetic Counseling. Whiwon's article is entitled "Who is at Risk for Compassion Fatigue? An Investigation of Genetic Counselor Demographics, Anxiety, Compassion Satisfaction, and Burnout." Julianne's article is entitled "Genetic Counselor Perceptions of Genetic Counseling Session Goals: A Validation Study of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model."

March 2015 - Stephanie Goettl (2013) was featured on Phoenix local newsdiscussing breast and ovarian cancer screening.

December 2014 - Matt Bower (2001) and Joline Dalton (2000) have both written chapters in a recent book called Genetic Counseling for Adult Neurogenic Disease: A Casebook for Clinicians. Matt and Joline are also clinical supervisors for our program.

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