Competency benchmarks: Practical steps toward a culture of competence

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 84-91

  Hatcher, Robert L ^a   Fouad, Nadya A ^b   Grus, Catherine L ^c   Campbell, Linda F ^d   McCutcheon, Stephen R ^e   Leahy, Kerry L ^f  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Psychology Associates   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Competency assessment; Competency models; Evaluation; Graduate education; Professional psychology education and training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881247663     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029401     Document Type: Article

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