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Defining Unique Competencies in Counseling Health Psychology
ICPCWorking Group
March 7 & 8, 2008
Working Group Members
• Task Group Leaders– Donald R. Nicholas• Ball State University
– Sara Maltzman• San Diego County Child Welfare Services
– Nicole Borges• Wright State Univ., School of Medicine
– Cynthia McRae• University of Denver
Task Group #1 - Populations Served
• Nazar Seyala
• Eric Lester
• Sharalyn Jordan
• Nora Keenan
• Tamara Ulysse
Task Group #2 - Problems Addressed
• Natalie Hansen
• Annette Cluck
• Meris Williams
• Matt Graham
• Sarah Jenkins
Task Group #3 - Procedures or Theories Used
• Larra Petersen• Timothy Richel• Christa Schmidt• Donell Barnett
Task Group #4 - Settings-Systems-Contexts
• John Meteer• Deb Bonitz• Stephanie Bauman
Major Issues Discussed
• Unique competencies of Counseling Health Psychologists as guided by the Competency Cube Model for professional psychology (Rodolfa, et al., 2005)– Manner in which core counseling psychology competencies can
be represented in health psychology– Parameters of practice (settings, populations served,
procedures utilized, problems addressed) unique to the Counseling Health Psychologist were used to guide the work of 4 task groups
Major Issues Discussed
• Task groups were asked to– discuss– identify– define . . . .unique competencies of a counseling
health psychologist
• Consider these competencies in relation to the Foundational and Functional Competencies of the Competency Cube
Goals/Outcomes for Future
• Each of the 4 task groups wrote preliminary drafts of – knowledge competencies– functional competencies unique to the counseling health
psychologist
• Competencies incorporated unique emphases of counseling psychology such as– normative, strength-based approaches– multiculturalism– role of work/vocation– developmental context
Next Steps & Opportunities for Involvement
• Synthesis of 4 task groups identified competencies
• Editing and Clarification of competencies• Distribution of initial drafts to other key
potential contributors
Next Steps & Opportunities for Involvement
• Incorporation of these competencies within the deliberations of CCHPTP - Counsel of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs
• Consider development of competency benchmarks and training models
Contact Information for Getting Involved
• Donald R. Nicholas– Ball State University– [email protected]
• Sara Maltzman– San Diego County Child Welfare Services– [email protected]– Nicole Borges
• Wright State– Cynthia McRae
• University of Denver