title: Peer rating by a community mental health team: a positive approach to accountability.
abstract: A peer rating system was devised in response to a request from members of a community mental health team for a positive method of self-evaluation. Team members rated each other three times at one month intervals. Reliability was high, and factor analysis generated two major dimensions--positive regard and competence--assessed by the rating instrument. Validity data are discussed, and applications of the method suggested.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010380:Peer Review; D010551:Personality; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations