On the system of continuing education in psychological assessment in Poland Cover Image

O systemie kształcenia ustawicznego psychologów diagnostów w Polsce
On the system of continuing education in psychological assessment in Poland

Author(s): Władysław Jacek Paluchowski, Monika Tarnowska, Maja Filipiak, Bartosz Zalewski
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: psychological assessment; clinical assessment; assessment competencies; continuing education

Summary/Abstract: The article is an invitation to a discussion on creating a continuing education system in the field of psychological assessment in Poland. This kind of learning is recommended in numerous documents relating to assessment practice, including the rules of obtaining EuroPsy – the European Certificate in Psychology. There is no coherent and commonly accessible system of learning and verifying assessment competencies in Poland. A degree in psychology alone is enough to be allowed to use all the assessment tools available. Research on the education of psychologists suggests that continuing education combined with clinical practice is the best way of developing assessment competencies. In this context, the article addresses a number of problems – and questions derived from them – that focus on the task of organizing such a system in Poland.

  • Issue Year: 18/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 157-169
  • Page Count: 13