Table 1.
Foundation and behaviour change domains and topics and number of competencies in each topic
| Competency domain topics (number of competencies in each topic) | |
|---|---|
| Foundation | Behaviour change |
| F1: Professional and ethical guidelines (7) | BC1: Knowledge of health behaviour and health behaviour problems (9) |
| F2: Ability to make use of supervision (4) | BC2: Ability to undertake a generic assessment (7) |
| F3: Knowledge of and ability to work with difference (3) | BC3: Knowledge of a model of behaviour change and the ability to understand and employ the model in practice (4) |
| F4: Ability to communicate and work with different individuals, groups and communities (1) | BC4: Ability to agree goals for the intervention (2) |
| F5: Ability to engage client (8) | BC5: Capacity to implement behaviour change models in a flexible but coherent manner (2) |
| F6: Ability to work with groups of clients (11) | BC6: Capacity to select and skillfully apply the most appropriate behaviour change intervention method (1) |
| F7: Ability to foster and maintain a good intervention alliance, and to grasp the client’s perspective (8) | BC7: Capacity to implement behaviour change in a manner consonant with its underlying philosophy (6) |
| F8: Capacity to adapt interventions in response to client feedback (3) | BC8: Ability to structure consultations (5) |
| F9: Ability to manage expectations of the intervention (3) | BC9: Ability to use measures and self-monitoring to guide behaviour change interventions and to monitor outcome (6) |
| F 10: Ability to deliver information (4) | BC10: Health behaviour problem solving (9) |
| F11: Capacity to structure consultations and maintain appropriate pacing (3) | BC11: Capacity to manage obstacles to carrying out behaviour change (1) |
| F12: Barriers to and facilitators of implementing interventions (1) | BC12: Ability to end the intervention in a planned manner and to plan for long-term maintenance of gains after intervention ends (2) |