Assessing the need for pre-mental health competencies in undergraduate education: insights from graduate faculty surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Despite the value of clinical competencies for masters- and doctoral-level practitioners as well as the tremendous variability in preparedness for graduate school and at graduation from graduate school, there are no competency standards for students pursuing mental healthcare careers prior to graduate study. This study aimed to identify potential pre-mental health competency standards for undergraduates pursuing mental healthcare careers.

Methods

Faculty at masters and doctoral programs in a range of mental healthcare fields were asked to rate their expectations of entry-level competence and the perceived entry-level competence of their first-year, bachelor-level graduate students on 42 sub-competencies derived from the APA's Competency Benchmarks in Professiona

SUBMITTER: Blomquist KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797007 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature