Advocacy

NSGC sponsors a variety of strategic activities aimed at increasing patients' access to genetic counselors and genetic services. 

NSGC is currently engaged in the following advocacy activities:

 

  

Find members of NSGC through the Find A Genetic Counselor search.  Genetic counselors work in university medical centers, community clinics, public health departments, diagnostic laboratories, and many other health, education, and related agencies. Board certification is granted through the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) which also accredits training programs.  A growing number of states now license genetic counselors.