TY - JOUR KW - Behavioral Medicine/education/standards KW - Benchmarking KW - Clinical Competence/standards KW - Communication KW - Data Collection/methods KW - Employee Performance Appraisal KW - Focus Groups KW - Humans KW - Interviews as Topic KW - Mental Health Services/manpower/standards KW - Models, Educational KW - Models, Organizational KW - Organizational Objectives KW - Personnel Selection/methods KW - Staff Development KW - United States AU - A. F. Marrelli AU - J. Tondora AU - M. A. Hoge A1 - AB - There is an emerging trend within healthcare to introduce competency-based approaches in the training, assessment, and development of the workforce. The trend is evident in various disciplines and specialty areas within the field of behavioral health. This article is designed to inform those efforts by presenting a step-by-step process for developing a competency model. An introductory overview of competencies, competency models, and the legal implications of competency development is followed by a description of the seven steps involved in creating a competency model for a specific function, role, or position. This modeling process is drawn from advanced work on competencies in business and industry. BT - Administration and Policy in Mental Health C5 - Education & Workforce CP - 5-6 CY - United States IS - 5-6 JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health N2 - There is an emerging trend within healthcare to introduce competency-based approaches in the training, assessment, and development of the workforce. The trend is evident in various disciplines and specialty areas within the field of behavioral health. This article is designed to inform those efforts by presenting a step-by-step process for developing a competency model. An introductory overview of competencies, competency models, and the legal implications of competency development is followed by a description of the seven steps involved in creating a competency model for a specific function, role, or position. This modeling process is drawn from advanced work on competencies in business and industry. PP - United States PY - 2005 SN - 0894-587X; 0894-587X SP - 533 EP - 561 EP - T1 - Strategies for developing competency models T2 - Administration and Policy in Mental Health TI - Strategies for developing competency models U1 - Education & Workforce U2 - 16082796 VL - 32 VO - 0894-587X; 0894-587X Y1 - 2005 ER -