Competencies (Trans.)

The model of competences to be acquired by the students of the WOP-P Master takes into account the competencies of the Specialist EuroPsy Certificate in WOP Psychology, including 20 primary competences, specific for WOP-P psychologists (See Table 1), and 8 enabling competences shared with other professions and needed for effective action(See Table 2) . In addition, 6 specific research-oriented competences are trained in the WOP-P Master (See Table 3).

Table 1: Primary competences, specific for WOP-P psychologists.

Areas	Competences	Definition (summary)
Goal definition	1-Needs analysis	Interview clients/managers to discuss needs and problems
	2-Goal setting	Make an oral/written proposal for objectives and how they can be achieved
Assessment (and diagnosis)	3-Individual assessment	Select and apply instruments, techniques and methods for individual assessment
	4-Group assessment	Select and apply techniques and methods for group-level assessment
	5-Organizational assessment	Select and apply techniques and methods for organizational-level assessment
	6-Situational assessment: Work context assessment	Select and apply instruments, techniques and methods for situational assessment
Development (and design)	7- Product definition & requirement analysis	Analyze the need for instruments and methods to be used for assessment (such as work process analysis, task analysis, job analysis, competence analysis, appraisal, communication analysis) and/or intervention
	8-Service or product design	Design and adapt techniques, tests, and methods, including methodologies for development of work processes, training, etc.
	9-Service or product testing	Conduct a study to compare instruments, techniques and methods, and to establish feasibility, reliability and validity, effectiveness and costs benefits
	10-Service or product evaluation	Conduct a study to establish effectiveness, client satisfaction, user friendliness, costs-benefits
Intervention (and implementation)	11-Intervention planning	Define goals and elaborate intervention plans, including time schedule
	12-Direct person-oriented intervention	Implement an intervention directed to individuals
	13-Direct context-oriented intervention	Implement an intervention directed to the context
	14-Indirect intervention	Advice, training and support for employees, managers, and works council members
	15-Product implementation	Implement instruments, techniques, methods, appraisal systems, and new tools
Evaluation	16-Evaluation planning	Plan for the evaluation of programs and interventions
	17-Evaluation measurement	Measure criteria for the evaluation of performance, well-being, social relations
	18-Evaluation analysis	Analysis of intervention effectiveness
Information	19-Feedback-giving	Provide information on assessment results and interventions to employees and managers
	20-Report writing	Write reports on the results of assessments and/or interventions for employees and managers

 

 

Table 2. Enabling competences. WOP-P Master.

Competences	Definition (summary)
1-Professional strategy	Choose an appropriate strategy for dealing with the problem(s) posed, based on a reflection on the professional situation and one’s own primary competences
2-Continuing professional development	Update and develop primary and enabling competences, knowledge and skills, in accordance with changes in the field and requirements of the psychological profession, national and European regulations
3-Professional relations	Establish and maintain relationships with other professionals, as well as relevant organizations
4-Research and development	Develop new products and services that have the potential to meet current or future clients’ needs and generate new business
5-Marketing & sales	Bring current and new products and services to the attention of current or potential clients
6-Account management	Establish and maintain relationships with clients
7-Practice management	Design and manage the practice from which services are rendered, whether as a small business or as part of a larger private or public organization, including financial, personnel, and operational aspects, providing leadership
8-Quality assurance	Establishing and maintaining a system for quality assurance for the practice as a whole

 

Table 3. Research competencies. WOP-P Master

1. Literature review
2. Research design
3. Data collection
4. Data analysis
5. Writing reports
6. Disseminating research

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