Competency-based pre-service education for clinical psychology training in low- and middle-income countries: Case study of Makerere University in Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Reducing the global treatment gap for mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) requires not only an expansion of clinical psychology training but also assuring that graduates of these programs have the competency to effectively and safely deliver psychological interventions. Clinical psychology training programs in LMICs require standardized tools and guidance to evaluate competency. The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF developed the "Ensuring Quality in Psychological Support" (EQUIP) platform to facilitate competency-based training in psychosocial support, psychological treatments, and foundational helping skills, with an initial focus on in-service training for non-specialists. Our goal was to design the first application of EQUIP to implement compet

SUBMITTER: Alipanga B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589034 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature