The Domains of Competency

These domains of professionally competent activity have to be considered within the general framework that constitutes the professional activity of a European psychotherapist. These domains operate for each of the three main categories of Competencies (Core, Specific & Specialist). All these domains indicate the main areas of activity in which a European psychotherapist is competent.

The Domains were developed by the Working Group and then through a consultation process (conducted in Dec 2009 & Jan 2010) with EAP Members filling in a questionnaire whereby they could comment on the appropriateness and significance of these Domains. These are the result.

The Domains:
  1. Professional, Autonomous & Accountable Practice For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  2. The Psychotherapeutic Relationship For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  3. Exploration (Assessment, Diagnosis & Conceptualization) For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  4. ‘Contracting’ (Developing Goals, Plans & Strategies) For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  5. Various Techniques & Interventions For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  6. Management of Change, Crisis and Trauma Work For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  7. Completion & Evaluation For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  8. Collaboration with Other Professionals For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  9. Use of Supervision, (Peer) Intervision and Critical Evaluation For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, click here.
  10. Ethics & Cultural Sensitivities For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  11. Management & Administration For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  12. Research For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.
  13. Prevention & Education For more about the Core Competencies within this domain, please click here.

To look at the fuller descriptions of each of the various domains, please click on the domain name above.
To see the fuller descriptions and breakdowns within all the domains together, click here.

The Specific Competencies and the Specialist Competencies for each Domain will be developed after October 2011.

 

Working Group on Professional Competencies: committee@psychotherapy-competency.eu