Teaching competences of the teachers responsible for the training of psychologists

Abstract

Currently, the trend of psychologist training is oriented under the competence approach. Therefore, the teachers of these academic programs must accredit teaching skills that allow a relevant and quality training. The objective was to analyze the existing theory on competences, teaching and transversal specific teaching competences of the professor of psychology programs. The method was carried out through the process of bibliographic research with an hermeneutic approach, where 65 documents on the subject were reviewed. Among these documents there were articles, books and book chapters resulting from research of the last 14 years. Essentially, the query was carried out in databases such as Scielo, ProQuest Social Science Journals,
Publindex and ISOC-psychology. As results and conclusions from the bibliographic review with an hermeneutic approach, there is the importance and the need that in the last decade has had the implementation of the training of professionals under the focus of competences. This is a fact that demands new functions of university professors who require accreditation in their professional profile teaching competences which allows them to adequately guide the training of students. However, it is evident that the literature is very scarce when investigating the particular issue of transversal specific teaching competences of the professor of psychology programs; disclosing the need for research to contribute theoretically on this topic.