Assessment of competences of Psychology: An exploratory study of samples of students and professionals

Authors

  • Ximena Alejandra Suárez Universidad Arturo Prat

Abstract

The perception of valuation importance of eight competencies related to psychologist's profession, as well as the self-assessment in those competencies were characterized and compared. A sample of 58 psychologists from the Region of La Araucanía (Chile) and 46 students in the last courses of the career in a State University of the same Region was assessed. The results show a higher valuation of the competencies of diagnosis and psychological intervention in both groups. It was also found that the sample of professionals ascribe more importance to all competencies, as well as a lower valuation of competencies in self-assessment for the sample of students, when compared to the perception of the importance that they attribute to them.    

Keywords:

skills, psychologist, professional profile