The competencies movement: Origins, limitations, and future directions

ConclusionsAlthough the competency movement is taking firm hold in an Australian context, the review of the literature highlights potential difficulties associated with uncritical acceptance of the approach and discuss directions for future development. Irrespective of the directions ultimately taken, the education, training and supervision of professional psychologists must be based in the availability of psychometrically sound and ecologically valid competence assessment tools.
Source: Clinical Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research