Abstract
The training of mental health practitioners has seen a growing focus on core competencies in recent years in response to the need for guidance in the implementation of evidence-based treatment of mental disorders. This chapter outlines the aims and advantages of a competency-based approach and describes existing models of competencies in the treatment of adults, children and adolescents. For the most part existing models have focused on cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to the exclusion of other evidence-based approaches and have focused on individual therapy at the expense of treatment in which family members are actively involved. We present a novel model of the therapist competencies needed for the effective delivery of evidence-based family interventions for common child and adolescent mental health disorders. The proposed framework provides a potential foundation for curricula planning and assessment in practitioner training, and stands to inform evidence-based practice guidelines and future research into professional development
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Family-based Intervention for Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Core Competencies Approach |
Editors | Jennifer L. Allen, David J. Hawes, Cecilia Essau |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Chapter | 1 |
Pages | 1-13 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781108706063 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- competence
- training
- dissemination
- child and adolescent
- professional development
- clinical skill
- cognitive behaviour therapy