The Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs (CoPGTP) has created an evaluation tool using the Pikes Peak Geropsychology competencies. The purpose of the tool is twofold: (1) for psychologists to evaluate their on-going training needs and (2) for supervisors to evaluate geropsych graduate students' development during a training program.
The 16-page list of competencies is daunting, for geropsych professionals at any level. However, when we discussed the document in my Clinical Geropsychology II class, my classmates and I were pleasantly surprised at how much knowledge and experience we are gaining through our program.