Construction and validation of a job competency model for mental health professionals in Tianjin City
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20250208
- VernacularTitle:天津市精神卫生人才岗位胜任力模型构建与验证
- Author:
Qingzhu HU
1
;
Gang SHI
Author Information
1. Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Professionals;
Job competency;
Psychiatrist;
Delpi method
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2025;52(1):50-55
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To construct and validate a competency model for mental health professionals. Methods The literature analysis method, semi-structured expert interview method and Delphi method were used to construct the job competency model of mental health professionals. The hierarchical analysis method was used to construct the judgment matrix of each index and determine its weight coefficient. A total of 23 psychiatrists were selected as the validation subjects using the convenience sampling method to validate the model's effectiveness. Results The recovery rate of the valid correspondence questionnaire in this study was 100%, with an expert authority degree of 0.823, a coefficient of variation ranging from 0.070 to 0.101, and Kendall's W of 0.627-0.763 (all P<0.001). The constructed job competency model includes five primary indicators and 38 secondary indicators. The results of the consistency test (CR) showed that the CR value of the primary indicators was 0.028, and the CR values of the secondary indicators were 0.041, 0.034, 0.015, 0.020, and 0.032. The results of the hierarchical analysis showed that the weight ranking, in descending order, for primary indicators was knowledge, skills, ethical quality, intrinsic motivation, and personal traits. The top five secondary indicator combinations with the highest weights were basic clinical medicine knowledge, mental health professional knowledge, clinical diagnosis and treatment ability, medical ethics knowledge, and dedication to the job. The results of the validation analysis showed that the model scores for the 23 psychiatrists were consistent with their annual unit assessment results. Conclusion The constructed job competency model for mental health professionals can provide a reference for training and evaluation in mental health workforce development.
