title: Residency programs and psychotherapy competencies: a survey of chief residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey chief residents' opinion about various aspects of psychotherapy competency determination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chief residents of various psychiatry residency programs were surveyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred two chief residents were surveyed. Seventy two (70.58%) completed the survey. Eighty four percent of the respondents reported that they were aware of the competencies. The number of patients required for competency determination in five areas of psychotherapy varied widely among the programs. Global assessment by psychotherapy supervisors was the most commonly used method of competency determination (61%). Nineteen (26%) chief residents opined that not all the faculty members involved in teaching and assessing competencies are qualified to do so. Only 23 (31%) of respondents reported that competency criteria were well integrated into the residency curriculum.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The little consistency in psychotherapy competency determination across various programs, the differential preparedness of programs for competencies and the lack of consistent integration of competencies into residency curricula call for development and implementation of more uniform assessment methods. This variability also calls into question the decision to establish a standard in five areas of psychotherapy competency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2030, Chicago, IL 60637-1470, USA. khurshid@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Khurshid A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Khurshid
authors.forename: Jeffrey I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vicari
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Broquet
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003469:Culture; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States