Consultant and client outcomes of competency-based behavioral consultation training.

Competency-based Training

ACGME Competency Project Training Modules: The University of Rochester designed six practical modules for residencies and fellowships based on competency objectives which are available in downloadable format. Topics such as Pain Management, Communicating Bad News, Informed Consent and Capacity are included. Each module provides objectives, formats, readings, slides, test questions and evaluatio...

Competency-based training: who benefits?

Competency based training describes progression through training referenced to the demonstrated ability to perform certain tasks. In recent years, this has become the dominant curriculum model. We seek to examine who benefits from a competency based approach to medical education. For the regulators and service, the apparent advantage is in terms of apparent measurable accountability and flexibi...

Treatment Integrity in Behavioral Consultation: Measurement, Promotion, and Outcomes

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the current state of research in the area of treatment integrity as it relates to behavioral consultation. To this end, four primary topics are discussed. First, a rationale for why treatment integrity is an important professional and methodological concern is presented. Second, conceptualizations of treatment integrity as a dimensional c...

A Conceptual Model for the Expansion of Behavioral Consultation Training

Client-consultant relations and the role of challenge

In the literature on individual and organisational learning, 'challenge' is widely presumed to be an important element in the learning process. This assumption is also evident in the field of management consultancy where consultants' 'outsider' status and knowledge base is seen as helpful in that new ideas promote innovation and knowledge exploration. The consultant is positioned as challenger;...