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The Development of Core Competencies for the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy
Author(s) -
Nelson Thorana S.,
Chenail Ronald J.,
Alexander James F.,
Crane D. Russell,
Johnson Susan M.,
Schwallie Linda
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00042.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , mental health , task force , core competency , psychology , task (project management) , mental health care , medical education , medicine , nursing , psychotherapist , political science , management , public administration , economics
In response to a series of national policy reports regarding what has been termed the “quality chasm” in health and mental health care in the United States, in January 2003, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy convened a task force to develop core competencies (CC) for the practice of marriage and family therapy (MFT). The task force also was responding to a call for outcome‐based education and for the need to answer questions about what marriage and family therapists do. Development of the CC moves the field of MFT into a leading‐edge position in mental health. This article describes the development of the CC, outcomes of the development process for the competencies, and recommendations for their continued development and implementation.