Use of role plays to assess therapist competency and its association with client outcomes in psychological interventions: A scoping review and competency research agenda.

ABSTRACT: A major challenge in scaling-up psychological interventions worldwide is how to evaluate competency among new workforces engaged in psychological services. One approach to measuring competency is through standardized role plays. Role plays have the benefits of standardization and reliance on observed behavior rather than written knowledge. However, role plays are also resource intensive and dependent upon inter-rater reliability. We undertook a two-part scoping review to describe how competency is conceptualized in studies evaluating the relationship of competency with client outcomes. We focused on use of role plays including achieving inter-rater reliability and the association with client outcomes. First, we identified 4 reviews encompassing 61 studies evaluating the association of comp

SUBMITTER: Ottman KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7293551 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature