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This chapter focuses on the remediation process for health service psychology (HSP) trainees who display problems of professional competence (PPC). To lay the groundwork, we provide an overview for the recent professional competency movement within HSP and discuss problems of professional competence within this larger competency framework. We then describe the qualities of optimal training environments for preventing and addressing PPC by encouraging both professional and personal growth and development. Subsequently, we focus on the remediation process, with specific attention paid to the purpose, a framework for guiding effective remediation efforts, and the nuts and bolts of implementing these efforts. We then highlight key challenges that may arise during the remediation process and how to effectively address these. Finally, we discuss areas for future research that may improve the remediation process for HSP programs and trainees with PPC.
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Freitag, S.L., Marshall-Lee, E.D., Zhang, S., Seitz, S.R., Kaslow, N.J. (2023). Remediation Processes for Health Service Psychology Trainees with Problems of Professional Competence. In: Terjesen, M.D., Del Vecchio, T. (eds) Handbook of Training and Supervision in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33735-2_16
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