Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Compentencies July 2014 |
Introduction
Thank you for agreeing to review the August, 2014 Draft of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence (IP&SV) Prevention Specialist Competencies. Your input is very valuable to this process.
We believe these proposed competencies will encompass essential knowledge and skills that are widely considered necessary to do IP&SV prevention work. The competencies are not just for new professionals but for those who have been the field five years to a lifetime.
A brief overview:
1. There are 110 competencies.
2. They are organized into 3 time periods in a IP&SV prevention specialist's professional lifespan: a) 1-3 months of employment, b) end of the first year of employment and c) ongoing
3. Each time period is broken down into 5-6 categories: a)Be familiar with concept, b)General Knowledge, c) Assessment and Evaluation, d) Project Management, e) Communication and Training, and f) self care.
Based on a pre-test of the survey, it has taken 30-90 minutes to complete.
For each competency there are 2 answers: a) Yes keep this item and b) Recommended revisions or comments. This is also the space if you think the competency should be moved to another time period.
At the end of the survey there is a space for you to add additional competencies. If you do make recommendations, please indicate where they should be placed e.g., First three months - project management.
We are hoping to have a final version in October 2014. A future step will be to add resources, journal articles and course work to support each competency.
Again thank you for your time.
Nancy Bagnato
Beth Malchus
Diana Read
Debra Seltzer
We believe these proposed competencies will encompass essential knowledge and skills that are widely considered necessary to do IP&SV prevention work. The competencies are not just for new professionals but for those who have been the field five years to a lifetime.
A brief overview:
1. There are 110 competencies.
2. They are organized into 3 time periods in a IP&SV prevention specialist's professional lifespan: a) 1-3 months of employment, b) end of the first year of employment and c) ongoing
3. Each time period is broken down into 5-6 categories: a)Be familiar with concept, b)General Knowledge, c) Assessment and Evaluation, d) Project Management, e) Communication and Training, and f) self care.
Based on a pre-test of the survey, it has taken 30-90 minutes to complete.
For each competency there are 2 answers: a) Yes keep this item and b) Recommended revisions or comments. This is also the space if you think the competency should be moved to another time period.
At the end of the survey there is a space for you to add additional competencies. If you do make recommendations, please indicate where they should be placed e.g., First three months - project management.
We are hoping to have a final version in October 2014. A future step will be to add resources, journal articles and course work to support each competency.
Again thank you for your time.
Nancy Bagnato
Beth Malchus
Diana Read
Debra Seltzer