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Assessment of competency for execution: professional guidelines and an evaluation checklist
Author(s) -
Zapf Patricia A.,
Boccaccini Marcus T.,
Brodsky Stanley L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.491
Subject(s) - checklist , competence (human resources) , mental health , competency assessment , medical education , health professionals , professional standards , psychology , applied psychology , medicine , computer science , engineering ethics , health care , engineering , psychiatry , political science , social psychology , law , cognitive psychology
The issue of whether mental health professionals should be involved in conducting evaluations of competency for execution is a topic that has elicited controversy and heated debate. This article picks up at a point beyond the controversy and addresses issues of professionalism and the objective assessment of competency for execution. Specifically, this article identifies professional standards for conducting competence for execution (CFE) evaluations, describes current practices in this area, and provides an interview checklist that can be used as an evaluation guide by involved professionals. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.