Many genetic counselors will, at some point in their career, work alongside policy makers either at a local, regional, or national level. This commentary reflects my personal experience of working with policy makers in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. It outlines the challenges I faced and the lessons that I learnt along the way. This article is not meant to be a ‘how to guide’, rather to provide some practical tips to those new to working in policy and strategy. Throughout this commentary, I have compared working with policy makers with other areas that I have worked in, including genetic counseling, and shown how I have drawn on different skills to support this new area of my work. I hope that others will be able to reflect on my experience and see how they can also use their own attributes in similar situations.

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与政策制定者讨论遗传咨询：个人反思

许多遗传顾问将在其职业生涯的某个阶段与地方、区域或国家层面的政策制定者一起工作。这篇评论反映了我与英国国家卫生服务 (NHS) 政策制定者合作的个人经历。它概述了我面临的挑战以及我在此过程中学到的经验教训。这篇文章不是“如何指导”，而是为那些刚开始从事政策和战略工作的人提供一些实用技巧。在这篇评论中，我将与政策制定者的合作与我从事过的其他领域（包括遗传咨询）进行了比较，并展示了我如何利用不同的技能来支持我工作的这个新领域。我希望其他人能够反思我的经历，看看他们如何在类似情况下也能使用自己的属性。