title: Psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner perceptions of frequency and importance of performance domain scales.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The primary purpose of this article is to test if reliable performance domain scales can be developed for psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners (PRPs).
  
  
  METHODS
  An online survey was filled out by 1,639 PRPs who provided demographic and frequency-based and importance-based performance domain data. There were 70 items each for the frequency and importance performance domains. Complete data for testing the research questions was available for 965 PRPs using frequency and 985 PRPs using importance ratings. Descriptive and correlation analyses tested the research question.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The descriptive and correlation results supported the research question. Nine reliable performance domain scales were created for both frequency and importance ratings: interpersonal competencies, professional role, community integration, assessment/planning, facilitating recovery, systems competencies, diversity, supporting health and wellness, and transition-age youth services.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nine performance domain scales should be useful for future PRP job analyses. In addition, individual performance domain scales can be applied to other PRP research issues. Study limitations are acknowledged. Future research validating this 70-item measure is encouraged using other sources (e.g., supervisor) as well as other data collection methods (e.g., interview), from various psychiatric rehabilitative agency settings.
authors.affiliation: HRM Department, Temple University.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.affiliation: Meaningful Measurement Inc.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Surges Tatum
authors.affiliation: US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association.
authors.forename: Casey Ward
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: RI & HCM Department, Temple University.
authors.forename: Krupa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.affiliation: Finance Department, Temple University.
authors.forename: Satyajit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karnik
authors.affiliation: RI & HCM Department, Temple University.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aaronson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D024382:Professional Role; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012016:Reference Values