title: Competencies for psychology practice in primary care.
abstract: This article reports on the outcome of a presidential initiative of 2012 American Psychological Association President Suzanne Bennett Johnson to delineate competencies for primary care (PC) psychology in six broad domains: science, systems, professionalism, relationships, application, and education. Essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes are described for each PC psychology competency. Two behavioral examples are provided to illustrate each competency. Clinical vignettes demonstrate the competencies in action. Delineation of these competencies is intended to inform education, practice, and research in PC psychology and efforts to further develop team-based competencies in PC.
authors.affiliation: Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center.
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.affiliation: Education Directorate, American Psychological Association.
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Grus
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cubic
authors.affiliation: Patient-Centered Medical Home Branch, Clinical Support Division, Defense Health Agency.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.affiliation: Office of Mental Health Operations, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office.
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Catherine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Schuman
authors.affiliation: Office of Mental Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office.
authors.forename: Michele J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Karel
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Vermont College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Rodger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, West Virginia University.
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McCutcheon
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Benjamin F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Brown University.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Colorado.
authors.forename: Sara H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Qualls
authors.affiliation: Psychology Service, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System.
authors.forename: Kathryn Sanders
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, MetroHealth Medical Center.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stancin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California.
authors.forename: Annette L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Stanton
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Lynne A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sturm
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Suzanne Bennett
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000592:standards*; D012958:Societies, Scientific / Q000592:standards*