As genetics and genomics are integrated into health care and non‐genetic health professionals deliver aspects of genetic counseling, it is increasingly important for genetic counselors to be able to define who we are, what we do, and how we add value to client interactions, both on an individual and professional basis. In this paper, we argue that to understand ourselves as individual practitioners and as a profession, we each need to reflect on, write, and constantly review our own philosophy of practice. A philosophy of practice is a dynamic, personal, and reflective statement or narrative that captures the core ideas, values, and beliefs of the individual about their chosen profession, including concrete examples of what this involves in practice. Here, we consider the nature, purpose, and relevance of a philosophy of genetic counseling practice, drawing on examples from professions such as teaching and nursing, where the exercise of writing a philosophy of practice is more established. We demonstrate how and why we have introduced writing a philosophy of practice into our Master of Genetic Counseling program at University of Technology Sydney and consider the possibilities for introducing such practice into professional registration or certification processes. Finally, we offer our own philosophy of genetic counseling practice as an example. As the roles and scope of practice for genetic counselors expand and diversify, it is increasingly important to understand, own, and retain our core values and principles as individual practitioners and as a profession. Ensuring client‐centered practice remains at the heart of genetic health care is vital. We encourage all genetic counselors to write, publish, and share their philosophy of practice, adding to our collective professional identity in this time of change and opportunity.

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我们是谁，我们做什么，以及我们如何增加价值：遗传咨询“实践哲学”声明在不断变化的时代中的作用

随着遗传学和基因组学被整合到医疗保健和非遗传健康专业人员提供遗传咨询的各个方面，遗传咨询师能够定义我们是谁、我们做什么以及我们如何为客户互动增加价值变得越来越重要，无论是个人还是专业。在本文中，我们认为，要将自己理解为个体从业者和职业，我们每个人都需要反思、写作并不断回顾自己的实践哲学。实践哲学是一种动态的、个人的、反思性的陈述或叙述，它捕捉了个人对其所选职业的核心思想、价值观和信念，包括实践中涉及的具体例子。在这里，我们考虑性质、目的、和遗传咨询实践哲学的相关性，借鉴教学和护理等专业的例子，在这些专业中，编写实践哲学的练习更加成熟。我们展示了我们如何以及为什么将实践哲学引入悉尼科技大学遗传咨询硕士课程，并考虑将此类实践引入专业注册或认证过程的可能性。最后，我们以我们自己的遗传咨询实践哲学为例。随着遗传咨询师的角色和实践范围的扩大和多样化，作为个体从业者和职业，理解、拥有和保留我们的核心价值观和原则变得越来越重要。确保以客户为中心的实践仍然是基因医疗保健的核心至关重要。我们鼓励所有遗传咨询师撰写、发表和分享他们的实践哲学，在这个充满变化和机遇的时代增加我们的集体职业身份。