Tag: Competency

Multiculturalism and Diversity in Clinical Supervision A Competency-Based Approach


Free Download Dr. Carol A. Falender PhD, "Multiculturalism and Diversity in Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach"
English | ISBN: 1433816857 | 2014 | 296 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This unique book presents clinical supervision as a multicultural encounter. With contributions from recognized experts, it offers both the latest scholarship and illustrations of best practices. Chapters discuss psychotherapy and supervision as cultural encounters, women and social justice, immigrants, sexual minorities, people with disabilities, religious/spiritual issues, socioeconomic status concerns, and American Indian/Alaska native perspectives.

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Competency-based Language Teaching in Higher Education


Free Download Competency-based Language Teaching in Higher Education By María Luisa Pérez Cañado (auth.), María Luisa Pérez Cañado (eds.)
2013 | 194 Pages | ISBN: 9400753853 | PDF | 2 MB
Spanning the divide between the theory and praxis of competency-based teaching in tertiary language education, this volume contains invaluable practical guidance for the post-secondary sector on how to approach, teach, and assess competencies in Bologna-adapted systems of study. It presents the latest results of prominent European research projects, programs of pedagogical innovation, and thematically linked academic networks. Responding to a profound need for a volume addressing the practical aspects of the newly designed language degrees now being rolled out across Europe, this essential contribution pools the insights of a prestigious set of scholars, practitioners, and policy makers from diverse parts of Europe and the US. It will inform crucial decisions about instituting and evaluating competencies in a new generation of language studies programmes. ​

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Geriatric Ophthalmology A Competency-based Approach


Free Download Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency-based Approach By Gwen Sterns (auth.), Andrew G. Lee, Hilary A. Beaver (eds.)
2010 | 127 Pages | ISBN: 1441900098 | PDF | 2 MB
The elderly patient is not simply an "older adult." Geriatric patients have unique responses to treatment and disease: they often harbor co-morbidities that can impact evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. Often elderly patients may require specialized expertise or experience to deal with specific geriatric syndromes. It is not the goal of Geriatric Ophthalmology to make ophthalmologists into geriatricians. Rather, it is our hope that by applying a competency-based approach, we can improve awareness, increase understanding and encourage expertise about geriatric issues among eye care professionals. Among the topics of special interest to the ophthalmologist treating elderly patients, the editors have included diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, and low vision. As demographic trends demonstrate, the patient population of will continue to expand into the foreseeable future, making the competent and compassionate care of elderly patients an imperative for clinicians, public health officials, patients and families. Geriatric Ophthalmology: A Competency-Based Approach aims to provide the framework for quality patient care.

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Technology and Competency-Oriented Learning


Free Download Technology and Competency-Oriented Learning: Effective Methods for Training the Next Cohort of Healthcare Managers by Lior Naamati-Schneider , Dorit Alt
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 210 Pages | ISBN : 9819757703 | 9.1 MB
This book provides insights into the development of competency-based learning approaches and specific instructional activities designed to enhance healthcare management students’ twenty-first-century skills (21CS). These skills encompass three core domains: cognitive, intra-personal, and inter-personal. The book explores how these skills can be advanced within the intricate dynamics of healthcare systems at macro, meso, and micro levels, emphasizing the imperative need for healthcare professionals to adapt to rapid technological and global changes. Structured into twelve chapters, the book begins with an overview of the complex healthcare environment, highlighting transformative changes and challenges. It then delves into the core theme of competency-based learning, showcasing a shift from traditional teaching methods to constructivist approaches that enhance real-world skills through interactive methods. This approach is crucial for fostering the necessary skills in healthcare managers and other healthcare professionals, which are increasingly vital in today’s digital and dynamic medical landscape. The book serves as an extensive resource and guide for healthcare students, faculty, researchers, curriculum designers, policymakers, and current and future healthcare leaders. It offers practical methodologies, innovative teaching methods, and insightful case studies, making it a valuable reference for healthcare and pedagogical research.

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Technoethics A 21st Century Leadership Competency


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Released 2/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 1h 36m | Size: 254 MB
New technologies are rapidly changing the way organizations function and the capabilities of products and services that can be provided. This rapid pace of change creates not just incredible new opportunities, but also unprecedented challenges for organizations, their staff, their customers, and society as a whole. A wide range of ethical considerations must now be anticipated and addressed. These ethical issues as they relate to technology form a developing domain of leadership responsibility known as technoethics. In this course, award-winning technology leader Jonathan Reichental introduces you to the essential 21st century competency of technoethics. Learn about organizational ethics, then begin building your understanding of technoethics. Explore the key focus areas of technoethics, including digitalization, responsible AI, privacy ethics, and more. Plus, go over practical tools and techniques that you will use as you explore technoethics.

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Modeling Programming Competency


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031471474 | 291 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 3.3 MB
This book covers a qualitative study on the programming competencies of novice learners in higher education. To be precise, the book investigates the expected programming competencies within basic programming education at universities and the extent to which the Computer Science curricula fail to provide transparent, observable learning outcomes and assessable competencies. The study analyzes empirical data on 35 exemplary universities’ curricula and interviews with experts in the field. The book covers research desiderata, research design and methodology, an in-depth data analysis, and a presentation and discussion of results in the context of programming education. Addressing programming competency in such great detail is essential due to the increasing relevance of computing in today’s society and the need for competent programmers who will help shape our future.

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