As the number of behavioral health professionals increases to meet the increasing demand, professional competency statements are important for organizations to ensure that their behavioral health professionals are able to meet a wide variety of support needs. However, these competency statements are not standardized across organizations and their content has not been comprehensively studied.
This report describes a comprehensive analysis of behavioral health competency statements to investigate gaps and overlaps in competency statements across organizations and professions, examine the extent to which statements cover a full range of needed skills, and identify potential barriers to change.
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March 1, 2017
Analysis of Behavioral Health Workforce Competencies Among Professions
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Research Center:UM Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
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