Multidimensional Clinical Competence: Considering Racial Group, Development, and the Positive Psychology Movement in Clinical Practice

2011 ◽  
pp. 355-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Downey ◽  
Edward C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Group Development ◽  
Racial Group

scholarly journals Are multiple-choice questions a good tool for the assessment of clinical competence in Internal Medicine?

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Tangianu ◽  
Antonino Mazzone ◽  
Franco Berti ◽  
Giuliano Pinna ◽  
Irene Bortolotti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Reliable Method ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Design Review

There are many feasible tools for the assessment of clinical practice, but there is a wide consensus on the fact that the simultaneous use of several different methods could be strategic for a comprehensive overall judgment of clinical competence. Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are a well-established reliable method of assessing knowledge. Constructing effective MCQ tests and items requires scrupulous care in the design, review and validation stages. Creating high-quality multiple-choice questions requires a very deep experience, knowledge and large amount of time. Hereby, after reviewing their construction, strengths and limitations, we debate their completeness for the assessment of professional competence.

Becoming Licensed Means That I Am Now Competent

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Barnett ◽  
Jeffrey Zimmerman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Competence ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Mental Health Clinicians ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Graduate Coursework ◽  
And Training ◽  
Over Time

Mental health clinicians invest in many years of hard work to develop their clinical competence through graduate coursework and through supervised clinical experiences. All this is done with the ultimate goal of becoming independently licensed to practice in one’s profession. Because licensure is such an important event, signifying the culmination of so much education and training, it may be natural to believe that becoming licensed means that one is now clinically competent. This chapter addresses how clinical competence and licensure should be viewed and understood. Licensure assesses one’s competence to enter the profession, but it cannot guarantee competence in all areas of clinical practice at the time of licensure or in the future. How to maintain, update, and expand one’s competence over time is addressed. Risks and threats to competence are discussed, and recommendations are provided for ensuring one’s ongoing competence over time.

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