CAGC Certification Presentation May 2016
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CanadianAssociationofGeneticCounsellors:
SummaryofCertification
KateGardiner,CGC,CCGCMay19,2016
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Objectives
• BriefhistoryofCAGCandCertification• ProcessofCertification• ProcessofRecertification• Currentstatusofregistry+licensure
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CAGC+Certification
• CAGC- formedin1987 asaCanadianNPOTopromotehighstandardsofpractice,encourageprofessionalgrowthand
increasepublicawarenessofthegeneticcounsellingprofession inCanada.
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CAGC+Certification
• CAGCBoardofDirectors:– President• PresidentElect,Presidentfromprevioustwoterms
– Treasurer– Secretary– OfficeManager*– Studentrepresentative– Regionalrepresentatives(East,WestandCentral)
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CAGC+Certification
CAGCCommittees• CertificationBoard • Education• Infertility/ART • Finance• FrenchLanguage • GCRolesTaskForce• MediaandCommunications • Membership• ProfessionalIssues • Nominations• ProfessionalLiability
Insurance• Research
• Website
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CAGC+Certification
Committees• CertificationBoard • Education• Infertility/ART • Finance• FrenchLanguage • GCRolesTaskForce• MediaandCommunications • Membership• ProfessionalIssues • Nominations• ProfessionalLiability
Insurance• Research
• Website
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CAGC+Certification
• BriefsummaryofPSSleadingintohowmanyGCarecertified
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CAGC+CertificationProfessionalStatusSurvey• Every5years• 2011:171respondents– 97%female– ~70%betweentheagesof26-40– 34.21%workingasaGCfor1-5yearsvs22.3%workingasaGCfor>15years
– 20%werecontractedGCs– +90%workinginhospitals/academiccentres– Fairlyevendistributionofareasofpractice– Averagesalary:$72,786.90– 64%CAGCcertified+54%ABGCcertified
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CAGC+Certification
CertificationCommittee:Todevelop,maintainandimplementprocesses
andpoliciesrelatingtocertificationandrecertificationofgeneticcounsellorsinCanada
• 8membercommittee,whichservesa4yearterm• Certification• Recertification• ContinuingEducationCredits
• AutonomouscommitteeandactsindependentlyfromtheCAGCBoardofDirectors
• Firstexamin1998• GCsarecertifiedfora10yearperiod• 320certifiedgeneticcounsellors
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ProcessofCertification• CertificationExamination– every2years(next2017)andoccurringconcurrently totheCAGCAnnualEducationConference
• Candidatesapplytowritetheexaminoneofthreepathways:– PathwayA– graduatesofABGC/ACGCaccreditedMastersprograminGeneticCounselling
– PathwayB- graduatesofMastersprograminGeneticCounsellingthatisnotABGC/ACGCaccredited
– PathwayC- graduatesofCanadianMastersprograminGeneticCounsellingthatisnotABGC/ACGCaccredited
• Nominimumlengthbetweencompletingtrainingrequirementsandapplyingforcertification
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ProcessofCertificationApplicationrequirements• PathwaysA,B,andC
– Officialtranscript– Lettersofrecommendations(twoforPathwayA,andthreeforB
andC)• AdditionallyforPathwaysBandC
– Requestforspecialconsiderationthatoutlineswhythecandidateiseligibletositfortheexamination
– Descriptionofclinicaltraining– Listofprofessionalactivities– OnepageCV/Resume– Descriptionofcoursecontent– *Caselogbookof50geneticcounsellingcasesthataresigned
offbyacasesupervisorwithappropriatecertification(ie:CAGC,CCMG,ABMG,ABGC,RCPC,GCRB,HGSA)
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ProcessofCertification
Examination• Computer-basedexam(Yardstick)• 3hour,150multiplechoicequestions– 950questionbank
• FrenchandEnglishavailable• Passingscoresrangefrom70-75%• BasedonKnowledgeandPracticeBasedCompetenciesdevelopedbytheCAGC
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ProcessofCertificationExamination• KnowledgeBasedCompetencies
• PracticebasedCompetencies
• Epidemiology,Population, andBasicHumanGenetics
• GeneticScreening
• MolecularGenetics• BiochemicalGenetics• CancerGenetics• PrenatalDiagnosis
• ClinicalGenetics• GeneticCounselling• Cytogenetics
• Counselling andCommunication • Psychosocial Assessment
• PsychosocialSupport andCounselling • AwarenessandDiversity
• Communicationof Information • GeneticExpertise
• CriticalThinking • ClinicalCaseManagement• Education • Research• ProfessionalismandEthicalPractice • ProfessionGrowth• PublicHealthandAdvocacy • Leadership• EthicalPractice
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ProcessofCertification
Examination• Scoring+evaluating– PassscoresetusingAngoff +SubjectiveAnalysis– Post-testitemreliabilityevaluatedusingKR,p(diff)+rbp
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ProcessofRecertification
• CertificationexpiresonDec31st ofthe10thyearfromthedatetheexamwaswrittenandpassed
• 2pathways:– Re-examination– AccumulationofContinuingProfessionalCredit(CPCs)andContinuingEducationCredits(CECs)
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Recertification
• CertificationexpiresonDec31st ofthe10thyearfromthedatetheexamwaswrittenandpassed
• 2pathways:– Re-examination(amendedPathwayA)– AccumulationofContinuingProfessionalCredit(CPCs)andContinuingEducationCredits(CECs)
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Recertification
• CPCs+CECs• Mustsubmitanapplication,CPClogbookandCEClogbook• Requiresacombinationfor150totalcredits• CPCs:accruedfromemployment
– 10CPCsperyearforfull-timeemployment(basedon35-40hourworkweek)
– Minimum:20;Maximum70
• CECs:accruedfromapprovededucationalsessions– 1CECforeachhourofeducationsession– Minimum:80;Maximum130
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RegistryandLicensure
• Currentstatus:– GCsareunregulatedinalljurisdictionsinCanada– Nogoverningbodytooverseepracticeofgeneticcounselling
– Notitleprotection– Autonomouspracticeprohibitedduetolackofregulatoryframework
– Barrierstolicensureduetolegislature,cost+smallnumbers
• Nextstep?
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Thankyou!
• Questions?