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Assessing residents' competence in psychotherapy.

Frank L Giordano1, David F Briones

  • 1Department of Neuropsychiatry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 4800 Alberta Ave., El Paso, TX 79905-2700, USA. fgiordano@ttmcelp.ttuhsc.edu

Academic Psychiatry : the Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
|September 13, 2003
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Summary

A new assessment method helps psychiatry residents demonstrate competence in five psychotherapy types. This system is designed to be simple and efficient for faculty, meeting Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirements.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry Training
  • Medical Education
  • Psychotherapy Assessment

Background:

  • The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) promotes evidence-based training.
  • The Residency Review Committee (RRC) for psychiatry mandated competence assessment in five psychotherapy forms in 2000.
  • Existing assessment methods may not adequately address these specific training requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development of an assessment method for psychotherapy competence in psychiatry residents.
  • To meet the specific requirements set by the RRC for psychiatry residency training.
  • To provide a practical and resource-efficient system for evaluating resident skills.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized "brainstorming" sessions to generate initial ideas for assessment.

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  • Employed the Delphi method for expert consensus on assessment criteria and tools.
  • Developed and utilized specific assessment tools to evaluate resident performance in psychotherapy.

    • Main Results:

    • A functional system for assessing resident competence in five psychotherapy modalities was successfully developed.
    • The developed system is designed to be simple and minimize the burden on limited faculty resources.
    • Examples of assessment tools used in the system are provided within the article.

    Conclusions:

    • An effective and straightforward system can be created to fulfill the RRC's psychotherapy assessment requirements.
    • This approach ensures that residents are evaluated competently without overextending faculty resources.
    • The developed method supports evidence-based training in psychiatry residency programs.