… session on commonalities and differences between safe spaces and brave spaces for learning. She showed participants how the Brave Dialogue framework sets us up to … of patients living with the disease and learned about tools to advocate for change in our current system.  Janelle Villiers, MS, CGC, assistant program … College, presented “Breaking the Chains of Perfectionism: A Hands-On Workshop for Authentic Living” on how perfectionism can lead to toxic ways of thinking of …

… annual conference included tips on restoring justice, implementing strategies for building successful supervisory relationships, and developing skills for engaging in conversations around identity and learned biases. The events of the … which she focused on the steps necessary to properly apologize in a professional setting. She put these steps into action by prompting the group to reflect on a time …

… care while diversifying the profession. The field of genetic counseling, for many, can be unknown, misunderstood, unavailable, and distrusted for myriad reasons. Trying to reverse those conditions is where the MGH Institute’s … a hot-button subject in much of the country. “Not all patients in the reproductive setting are female. They could be transgender or nonbinary, so trying to be inclusive …