As a result of the ongoing global expansion of genetic counseling, the need to formalize a system of professional regulation for genetic counselors was identified in Australasia. In June 2017, under the auspices of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA), a working party was convened. The purpose of the working party was to provide strategic leadership for the profession of Australasian genetic counselors with a goal to formalize a national regulatory framework for genetic counselors across both Australian and New Zealand jurisdictions. This was ultimately achieved in Australia through full membership with the National Alliance of Self‐Regulating Health Professions (NASRHP) while the profession of genetic counseling in New Zealand is utilizing this framework to establish their regulation pathway. Regulation has a number of implications for genetic counselors, their employers, and the wider community, with the primary purpose of regulation being protection of the public from harm. This paper details the process of formalizing self‐regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia, by defining professional regulation; outlining the purpose of regulation and the status of regulation for genetic counselors in Australasia and internationally, as well as health professionals more broadly; exploring the challenges of establishing regulation in Australasia; and the next steps for regulation in Australasia. Through detailing this process, the intention is to provide a framework to support genetic counseling colleagues internationally as well as other health professions in Australasia to explore and achieve regulation through their respective jurisdiction.

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澳大利亚遗传咨询师的专业规定

由于遗传咨询在全球范围内的持续扩张，澳大拉西亚确定需要正式建立遗传咨询师的专业监管系统。2017年6月，在澳大拉西亚人类遗传学会（HGSA）的主持下，召集了一个工作组。该工作组的目的是为澳大利亚遗传咨询师的职业提供战略领导，目标是为澳大利亚和新西兰司法管辖区的遗传咨询师制定国家监管框架。这最终在澳大利亚通过成为全国自我调节健康职业联盟 (NASRHP) 的正式成员而实现，而新西兰的遗传咨询专业正在利用该框架建立其监管途径。监管对遗传咨询师、他们的雇主和更广泛的社区有很多影响，监管的主要目的是保护公众免受伤害。本文通过定义专业监管，详细介绍了澳大利亚遗传咨询师自我监管的正式化过程；概述监管的目的和监管澳大利亚和国际上遗传咨询师以及更广泛的卫生专业人员的现状；探索在澳大拉西亚建立监管的挑战；以及澳大拉西亚监管的下一步措施。通过详细介绍这个过程，