Identifying core global mental health professional competencies: A multi-sectoral perspective

Concerned with sustainably alleviating mental distress and promoting the right to health worldwide, global mental health (GMH) is practised across various contexts spanning the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. The inherently intersectoral and multidisciplinary nature of GMH calls for competency...

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Published in:Global mental health 2024, Vol.11, p.e24-e24, Article e24
Main Authors: Karadzhov, Dimitar, Lee, Joanne, Hatton, George, White, Ross G., Sharp, Laura, Jalloh, Abdul, Langan Martin, Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity
Competence
Competency assessment
Education
Expanding capacity
Global mental health
Teaching and Learning
Teaching methods
Training
Training non-mental health professionals
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Summary:Concerned with sustainably alleviating mental distress and promoting the right to health worldwide, global mental health (GMH) is practised across various contexts spanning the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. The inherently intersectoral and multidisciplinary nature of GMH calls for competency frameworks and training programmes that embody diversity, decolonisation and multiprofessionalism. Existing competency frameworks have failed to capture the multi-sectoral, inter-professional nature of contemporary GMH practice. In response to these needs, a qualitative content analysis of relevant job advertisements was conducted to distil a comprehensive set of professional competencies in contemporary GMH practice. Approximately 200 distinct skills and competencies were extracted from 70 job advertisements and organised into four meta-dimensions: ‘skills’, ‘sector’, ‘self’ and ‘subject’. The first known systematic attempt at a multi-sectoral GMH competency framework, it offers a springboard for exploring vital yet overlooked professional competencies such as resilience, self-reflection, political skills and entrepreneurialism. On this basis, recommendations for building a competent, agile and effective GMH workforce with diversified and future-proof skillsets are proposed. The framework can also inform inter-professional training and curriculum design, and capacity-building initiatives aimed at early-career professional development, particularly in low- and middle-income settings.
ISSN:2054-4251
2054-4251
DOI:10.1017/gmh.2024.26