Main description:

Trainees with competence problems are common in professional psychology training programs. This comprehensive resource guides trainers and administrators as they navigate the challenges involved in supporting these trainees.

Trainees with problems of professional competence (TPPC) have difficulty acquiring and/or maintaining developmentally appropriate levels of functional or foundational competence, with deficits in skills, functioning, attitudes, ethical practice, and/or interpersonal behaviors.

These situations can be stressful for all involved, from trainees facing difficult feedback and remediation, to trainers navigating their responsibility to both educate and gatekeep, to administrators and other stakeholders who uphold academic standards and assist trainees in their educational experience.

Problems of professional competence are complex, often involving assessment, evaluation, relational, ethical, and even legal challenges. Although excellent resources exist to guide trainees, trainers, and training programs through these challenging situations, no centralized, comprehensive source of information has been available until now.

The editors and chapter authors bring together incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, experiences, and practical guidance in this volume.

Contents:

Introduction:Building a Supportive Culture for Trainees Managing Competence Issues
Rebecca Schwartz-Mette, Evelyn Hunter, and Nadine Kaslow
Chapter 1: Creating a Communitarian, Multiculturally-Sensitive, and Socially Just Training Culture
Mary Mendoza-Newman and Jennifer A. Erickson Cornish
Chapter 2: Competencies in Health Service Psychology
Lydia McGaffee, Cassandra Rasmussen, and Emil Rodolfa
Chapter 3: Problems of Professional Competence
Suzanne H. Lease and Catherine L. Grus
Chapter 4: Systemic Perspectives on Trainees with Problems of Professional Competence
Debra Mollen and Marlene Williams
Chapter 5: Identification and Assessment of Problems of Professional Competence
Salina Renninger and Consuelo Cavalieri
Chapter 6: Remediation, Counseling Out, and Dismissal
Rebecca Schwartz-Mette
Chapter 7: Trainee Confidentiality: The Hidden Challenge of Competence Problems
Linda Forrest and Nancy S. Elman
Chapter 8: Ethical Issues in Working with Trainees with Problems of Professional Competence (TPPC)
Jeffrey E. Barnett and W. Brad Johnson
Chapter 9: Legal Issues in Working with TPPC
Sanjay Shah and Sarah Fishel
Chapter 10: Building Program Policies in a Communitarian and Multiculturally-Sensitive Training Culture
Jennifer C. Veilleux and Meredith Scafe
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting Common Pitfalls
Evelyn Hunter and Rebecca Schwartz-Mette
Appendix A: Key Terms
Appendix B: Cube Model for Competency Development
Appendix C: Competency Remediation Plan
Appendix D: Additional Resources for Readers
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