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Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review.

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Pedersen, GA; Pfeffer, KA; Brown, AD; Carswell, K; Willhoite, A; Schafer, A; Kohrt, BA
Published in: Psychiatr Serv
March 1, 2023

OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift toward remote delivery of psychological interventions and transition to voice-only and video communication platforms. However, agreement is lacking on key competencies that are aligned with equitable approaches for standardized training and supervision of remote psychological intervention delivery. A rapid review was conducted to identify and describe competencies that could inform best practices of remote services delivery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Scopus, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO were searched for literature published in English (2015-2021) on competencies for synchronous, remote psychological interventions that can be measured through observation. RESULTS: Of 135 articles identified, 12 met inclusion criteria. Studies targeted populations in high-income countries (11 in the United States and Canada, one in Saudi Arabia) and focused on specialist practitioners, professionals, or trainees in professional or prelicensure programs working with adult populations. Ten skill categories were identified: emergency and safety protocols for remote services, facilitating communication over remote platforms, remote consent procedures, technological literacy, practitioner-client identification for remote services, confidentiality during remote services, communication skills during remote services, engagement and interpersonal skills for remote services, establishing professional boundaries during remote services, and encouraging continuity of care during remote services. CONCLUSIONS: These 10 skills domains can offer a foundation for refinement of discrete, individual-level competencies that can be aligned with global initiatives promoting use of observational competency assessment during training and supervision programs for psychological interventions. More research is needed on identification of and agreement on remote competencies and on their evaluation.

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Psychiatr Serv

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EISSN

1557-9700

Publication Date

March 1, 2023

Volume

74

Issue

3

Start / End Page

292 / 304

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychiatry
  • Pandemics
  • Humans
  • Canada
  • COVID-19
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Pedersen, G. A., Pfeffer, K. A., Brown, A. D., Carswell, K., Willhoite, A., Schafer, A., & Kohrt, B. A. (2023). Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review. Psychiatr Serv, 74(3), 292–304. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100677
Pedersen, Gloria A., Kendall A. Pfeffer, Adam D. Brown, Kenneth Carswell, Ann Willhoite, Alison Schafer, and Brandon A. Kohrt. “Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review.Psychiatr Serv 74, no. 3 (March 1, 2023): 292–304. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100677.
Pedersen GA, Pfeffer KA, Brown AD, Carswell K, Willhoite A, Schafer A, et al. Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Mar 1;74(3):292–304.
Pedersen, Gloria A., et al. “Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review.Psychiatr Serv, vol. 74, no. 3, Mar. 2023, pp. 292–304. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/appi.ps.202100677.
Pedersen GA, Pfeffer KA, Brown AD, Carswell K, Willhoite A, Schafer A, Kohrt BA. Identifying Core Competencies for Remote Delivery of Psychological Interventions: A Rapid Review. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 Mar 1;74(3):292–304.
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Published In

Psychiatr Serv

DOI

EISSN

1557-9700

Publication Date

March 1, 2023

Volume

74

Issue

3

Start / End Page

292 / 304

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Psychiatry
  • Pandemics
  • Humans
  • Canada
  • COVID-19
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services