This award recognizes the invaluable contributions that fieldwork supervisors make to training the next generation of genetic counselors. Recipients are considered based on the following criteria:
- Personal Traits and Characteristics
- Genetic counselor supervisors are competent genetic counselors as evidenced by their training, education and certification. They demonstrate a variety of personal qualities and related skills.
- Relationship Building and Maintenance
- Genetic counselor supervisors demonstrate knowledge and skill that promote a working alliance and a safe and positive learning environment.
- Student Evaluation
- Genetic counselor supervisors demonstrate knowledge and skills that reflect awareness of and effective management of the evaluative nature of supervision.
- Student Centered Supervision
- Genetic counselor supervisors demonstrate knowledge and skills that allow them to work effectively with individual differences, in particular, student learning styles and developmental levels.
- Guidance and Monitoring of Patient Care
- Genetic counselor supervisors demonstrate knowledge and skills in ensuring students learn to provide a standard of patient care.
- Ethical and Legal Aspects of Supervision
- Genetic counselor supervisors demonstrate knowledge and skills that model ethical and professional treatment of patients and students.
- Other characteristics as appropriate