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There are six core competencies for the practice of clinical psychology. Interpersonal Relationships. Assessment and Evaluation. Intervention. Research.
- Foundation and Functional Competencies of a Clinical ...
Functional Competencies. Assessment, Diagnosis and Case...
- Foundation and Functional Competencies of a Clinical ...
clinical health psychology of the core functional competencies outlined previously [1−3]: assessment, intervention, consultation, research, supervision-training, and management-administration.
- Anne C. Dobmeyer, Anderson B. Rowan
- 2014
- The Competency Cube Model and Professional Psychology
- The Competency Cube Model and Clinical Health Psychology
- Competencies For Psychologists in Medical Settings
- Expanded Competencies For Psychologists in Medical Settings
- Assessment .
- Advocacy.
- Teaching.
- Professionalism.
- Interprofessionalism.
The most widely cited recent model of professional competencies in psychology is the three-dimensional “cube” model for competency development, developed out of a 2002 work group examining “Specialties and Proficiencies of Professional Psychology.” In this model, Rodolfa et al. propose a multidimensional approach to understanding the construct o...
Advances in the delineation of competencies within professional psychology continued with recent elaboration of competencies within several specialty areas, including clinical health psychology. This developed out of the recognition that while there exist many commonalities with generalist practice, significant differences do remain in knowledge, s...
Clearly, not every psychologist practicing in a medical setting identifies as a specialist in clinical health psychology. Clinical psychologists without specialty training in health psychology may find themselves working in hospital-based outpatient mental health clinics, involved with medical specialties to provide assistance with weight managemen...
The competency literature described above clearly identifies a broad range of core competencies for professional psychologists, as well as for clinical health psychologists. A close review does reveal, however, some gaps in the delineation of core knowledge and skill competencies for clinical psychologists in medical settings. These areas are summa...
First, in the area of assessment, entry-level psychologists in medical settings need to have knowledge of assessment measures specific to the medical condition being treated. Numerous measures have been developed and normed for specific medical conditions. For example, a psychologist working with patients in a pain management program would benefit ...
As discussed earlier, the identified core competencies for professional psychology include competencies focused on advocacy . However, competencies in advocacy knowledge and skills are not clearly identified for the specialty of clinical health psychology . Clearly, though, psychologists working in medical settings should demonstrate an ability to ...
Within the area of supervision and training, France et al. proposed that the “entry-level clinical health psychologist will be able to…provide effective instruction and supervision in psychology both to psychology trainees and across disciplines and across levels of training” (p. 579). To function optimally in medical settings, psychologists must ...
Several aspects of competencies related to professionalism deserve greater clarification and delineation. In addition to aspects described in the existing competency literature, psychologists working in medical settings should demonstrate appropriate professionalism through actions such as pursuing continuing education opportunities focused on heal...
The attitudes and skills needed to function optimally in medical settings clearly include appropriate interaction and collaboration across a variety of medical disciplines. This concept is recognized in the existing health psychology competency literature through the inclusion of several consultation competencies that bear on interprofessionalism ....
- Anne C. Dobmeyer, Anderson B. Rowan
- 2014
Functional Competencies. Assessment, Diagnosis and Case Conceptualization: Assessment and diagnosis of problems and issues associated with individuals, groups and/or organizations. Intervention: Interventions designed to alleviate suffering and to promote health and well-being of individuals, groups and/or organizations.
The current chapter aims to present a brief overview of the professional psychology competency literature, with a particular emphasis on additional competencies specific to clinical health psychology.
Functional competencies include common practice activities like assessment and intervention, while foundational competencies represent core knowledge areas such as ethical and legal issues, cultural diversity, and professional identification.
We describe the field's endeavors to define and explicate domains, or sub-components, of competence, and to identify specific “benchmarks” of competency within each domain, across the continuum of professional development from student to professional.
