Licensing Health Care Professionals: Strengthening an Overlooked Consumer Protection Mechanism

Finocchio, Len; Dower, Catherine

doi:10.30770/2572-1852-89.2.69

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“…The Pew commissioners further observed that balancing the tensions between free choice by consumers and protection from harm (i.e., the “public health hazard” allegations of organized medicine) formed the core of policy dilemmas (Finocchio, Dower, Blick, & Gragnola, 1998). Health care practitioners who are interested in shaping their future practice environment should appreciate the policy significance that few elected officials possess first hand expertise in the nuances of health care.…”

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The public sector psychologist with 2020 vision.

Miller¹,

DeLeon²,

Morgan³

et al. 2006

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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What will public sector psychology look like in the year 2020? Will public sector psychologists be prepared to meet the evolving challenges and service needs encountered during the next 20 years? The purpose of this manuscript is to identify common characteristics of public sector psychology across work settings and describe the changing face of public sector psychology. Emphasis is placed on the driving forces fueling changes to the field (i.e., changing health care delivery paradigms, growth in technology and information systems, new levels of professional accountability, changing economic infrastructures, and shifts in clinical populations and points of interventions). In addition, a vision for the future of public sector psychology is offered.

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Section: Driving Forces For Public Sector Psychologymentioning

confidence: 99%

The public sector psychologist with 2020 vision.

Miller¹,

DeLeon²,

Morgan³

et al. 2006

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…[And] Increased regulatory focus on quality of care and competence assurance. (Finocchio, Dower, Blick, Gragnola, & the Task Force on Health Care Workforce Regulation, 1998, pp. iii–iv) The Commission went on to state that Although some states and professions have made headway in standardizing regulations, no national standards address interstate practice, information exchange, or discipline.…”

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“…Legislators and regulators must address the inevitability of electronic practice—in all of its potential forms—in a way that maximizes access for consumers, ensures quality practice, and provides redress for substandard care and products. (Finocchio et al, 1998, p. 4) Telehealth compels us to conceive of boundaries in other than geographical terms.…”

Section: Practitioner Mobilitymentioning

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Afterword--the 21st century has arrived.

DeLeon¹,

Crimmins²,

Wolf

2003

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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Professional psychology has transformed from an academic discipline to a learned profession. Technology will continue to transform all aspects of professional psychology as a health care discipline in the 21st century. Educated consumers will expect empirically supported practice guidelines. Current and future practitioners will require training in the use of new technologies. Telehealth will further challenge the constraints of state-bound licensing laws by requiring legislation to provide mobility to professional licensure. The central role of the federal government in facilitating these changes is reviewed.

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“…Unfortunately, research on traditional forms of CE (i.e., learning activities that are delivered classroom style, usually on a one-time basis) has yielded mixed results (e.g., Adams & Sharkin, 2012; Finocchio, Dower, Blick, & Gragnola, 1998; Institute of Medicine, 2010; Rodolfa, Schaffer, & Webb, 2010). One line of investigation has consistently shown that mandating completion of CE courses for licensure renewal does increase significantly the participation rates of licensees in these learning activities (Neimeyer et al, 2012) and does result in participants feeling that they gained information of value for their practice (Neimeyer, Taylor, & Phillip, 2010).…”

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Using continuing professional development to improve maintenance of professional competence: A call for change in licensure renewal requirements.

Horn¹,

DeMers²,

Lightfoot³

et al. 2019

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the current requirements for continuing professional education for psychologists to renew their license to practice. Whereas most states already require completion of classroom or workshop instruction during each license renewal cycle, the authors argue for a more comprehensive system of continuing professional development (CPD) that will focus on the ongoing assessment of competence throughout the professional's career and thus better ensure public protection from the incompetent or unethical practitioner. The authors describe the major elements of this more comprehensive CPD process and how adoption of such a system in psychology licensing laws would require participation in a variety of learning activities that focus on professional engagement, practice relevant topics and better assessment of instructional outcomes; provide peer input and monitoring to better identify gaps in knowledge or skills; and reduce instances of professional isolation that could lead to lapses in judgment and decision making, occupational stress, and ultimately impairment or burnout. Challenges for the profession to move to a system of CPD, and the need for studies that can determine whether using CPD in licensure renewal requirements actually produce the desired outcomes, are also addressed. Public Significance StatementThis article reviews the current requirements for a psychologist to renew their license to practice and discuses both the strengths and weaknesses of this process. The authors argue for a more comprehensive system of continuing professional development that will focus on the ongoing assessment of competence throughout the professional's career and thus better ensure public protection from the incompetent or unethical practitioner.

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Licensing Health Care Professionals: Strengthening an Overlooked Consumer Protection Mechanism

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

The public sector psychologist with 2020 vision.

The public sector psychologist with 2020 vision.

Afterword--the 21st century has arrived.

Using continuing professional development to improve maintenance of professional competence: A call for change in licensure renewal requirements.

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