Citation

McNiel DE, Hung EK, Cramer RJ, Hall SE, Binder RL. Psychiatr. Serv. 2011; 62(1): 90-92.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

10.1176/appi.ps.62.1.90

PMID

21209306

Abstract

Objective: The authors developed and evaluated a tool for assessing competency in violence risk assessment and management. Methods: The Competency Assessment Instrument for Violence Risk (CAI-V) was based on the literature on violence risk assessment, which was complemented by feedback from faculty focus groups. In an objective structured clinical examination, 31 faculty observers used the CAI-V to rate the performance of 31 learners' (26 psychiatry residents and five psychology interns) risk assessments of standardized (simulated) patients. In an interrater reliability study, six faculty members rated video-recorded risk assessments. Results: The CAI-V had good internal consistency reliability (α=.93). Senior learners performed better on the CAI-V than junior learners, supporting the instrument's concurrent validity. Interrater reliability was good (intraclass correlation coefficient=.93). Participants reported that the CAI-V provided a helpful structure for feedback and supervision. Conclusions: The results supported the potential of this new approach for appraising competency in violence risk assessment and management. (Psychiatric Services 62:90-92, 2011).

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