Construcción y validación de contenido de un diccionario de las competencias genéricas del psicólogo: Académicas, profesionales y laborales

the following article presents the final results of the design and content validation of a generic competencies dictionary for the trained psychologist. different authors, such as collazos and garcia (1999), argue that the research and identification of competencies have helped to solve the weakness of traditional psychometric tests used to predict worker's productivity. moreover, peiró (2003) mentions that in defining the objectives to be achieved by education, it is required to determine the qualifications or competencies that should have a professional. however, in the field of psychology, there is little research leading to the development of tools for identifying and evaluating competencies among students and professionals (aneca, 2005; castro solano, 2004; gonzález, 2007; herrera, restrepo & uribe, 2008; pérez-santamarina & lópez, 2006; ruiz, jaraba & romero, 2005; uribe, aristizábal, barona & lópez, 2009). a theoretical overview of the concept of competency has been made, taking in to account different approaches, like the sociolinguistic (hymes, 1972) and the job performance (mcclelland, 1973). from the revised definitions and interpretations given to the concept of competence, it is concluded that they integrate self-knowledge (motivation, initiative, and teamwork with others), self-teaching (observation, explanation, comprehension, and analysis), and ‘know-how' (performance based on strategies and procedures) (braslavsky & acosta, 2006; cejas, 2003; echeverría, 2002; ibarra, 2000; tobón, 2004). different classifications to the concept of competencies that have been applied to different contexts were also reviewed. for instance, gordillo (2003) argues that competencies can be grouped into methodological, technical, social, and individual. álvarez, gómez, and ratto (2004) classify them in technique and general competencies, similar to the one proposed by ruiz, jaraba, and romero (2008) and the agencia nacional de evaluación de la calidad y acreditación (anec