Module 3 - Competency

Question 1

According to Bradley (2012), feeling of competence in practice are related to what?

Answer 1

professional reading,
courses/workshops,
years being licensed, and
conferences/conventions.

Question 2

According to Bradley (2012), feeling of professional value are related to what?

Answer 2

age and participating in psychology networking groups

Question 3

According to Bradley (2012), feeling of professional support are related to what?

Answer 3

participating in case discussion groups
supervision groups
psychology networking groups.

Question 4

What is competency?

Answer 4

the ability to do something successfully, efficiently and with confidence.

Question 5

If you practice impaired, for example with severe anxiety or depression are you in breach of your ethical obligations

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What are some specific competencies outlined in the ethical guidelines for psychological practice with women and girls:

Answer 6

Examine personal values values
Maintain knowledge base
be aware of issues and make info available to clients

Question 7

What are some specific competencies outlined in the ethical guidelines for multiple clients

Answer 7

Have skills to effectively manage the relationships

Aware of competing expectations

Question 8

What six factors does competent practice involve?

Answer 8

Knowledge - necessary qualifications
Skills - appropriate training and experience
Maintenance - Constantly updating skills and knowledge through CPD
Knowing what the job entails
Understanding limits
Communication - Accurately informing potential clients about the various services you can offer

Question 9

What are the 6 expected graduate atttributes

Answer 9

Knowledge and understanding
Research methods
Critical thinking
Values
Communication skills
Learning and application

Question 10

A fourth year course in psychology must address what four areas?

Answer 10

Advanced theoretical and empirical
cognitive and personality assessments
evidence-based approaches to intervention
social, historical, professional and cultural contexts

Question 11

What is the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge, technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values, and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the individual and community being served

Answer 11

tacit knowledge

Question 12

What are the 8 capabilities and attitudes for provisional registration?

Answer 12

• knowledge of the discipline
• ethical, legal and professional matters
• psychological assessment and measurement
• intervention strategies
• research and evaluation
• communication and interpersonal relationships
• working within a cross-cultural context
• practice across the lifespan

Question 13

What are microskills of counselling?

Answer 13

informed consent
effective listening
attending to the client
questioning
encouraging
paraphrasing
summarising
confrontation (if appropriate)
time management of a session
termination of a session

Question 14

What are the four proximal levels of the Synder and Elliot Matrix model?

Answer 14

1. Individual
2. Interpersonal
3. Institutional
4. Societal

Question 15

What are the components of the Rodolfa cube model

Answer 15

foundational competencies
functional competencies
stages of professional development.

Question 16

What are the 6 categories of primary competencies?

Answer 16

Goal specification
Assessment
Development
Intervention
Evaluation
Communication

Question 17

What are the components of goal specification

Answer 17

Needs analysis

Goal setting

Question 18

What are the four types of assessment

Answer 18

Individual
Group
Organisational
Situational

Question 19

What are the components of development

Answer 19

defintion and requirements analysis
design
testing
evaluation

Question 20

What are the components of intervention

Answer 20

planning
Direction person-oriented
Direct situation-oriented
Indirect
Service or product implementation

Question 21

What are the components of evaluation

Answer 21

planning
measurement
analysis

Question 22

What are the components of communication

Answer 22

Giving feedback

Report writing

Question 23

What method is used to assess graduate students?

Answer 23

Objective structured clinical exams (OSCD)

Question 24

How to OSCDs work

Answer 24

• a student’s performance is observed by examiner(s) at different stations and evaluated against a pre-constructed checklist, the assessment tool
• involves the use of simulated patients
• reliable and value

Question 25

What is a criticism of OSCDs?

Answer 25

• Stressful
• One point in time
• Placements may be better

Question 26

What must be achieved to get a registration in 4+2 or 5+1 areas

Answer 26

70% of more in National Psychology exma:
•	Ethics
•	Assessment
•	Intervention
•	Commuinication

Question 27

Endoresment is achieved by?

Answer 27

complete an accredited doctorate in on of the approved areas of practice and a minimum of one year approved supervised full-time equivalent experience;

OR

an accredited masters + two years supervision

Question 28

What are business competencies not covered in Australia?

Answer 28

• medicare
• government responsibilities
• record keeping
• disposal of records
• selling a business ethically
• keeping up to date with training
• registering your training each year with a professional body to ensure up to date knowledge and competency

Question 29

What are the minimum activites of CPD?

Answer 29

• A minimum of 30 hours of CPD activities are required every year
o At least 10hr peer consultation
o At least 10hr recommended active CPD activities

Question 30

What do Koocher and Keith-Speigel suggest doing when faced with a case outside of one’s competence?

Answer 30

Consider referral resources
Consider treating with supervision
Make sure not to harm

Question 31

What should you do prior to aversion therapy?

Answer 31

• conduct a thorough assessment of the client needs,
• obtain informed consent from the client,
• has determined that all possible non-aversive therapies have been tried without success (or any untried therapy represents unacceptable risk to the client) and
• has assessed their own level of competence to deliver the aversive therapy.