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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access originally published online on November 16, 2005
Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2006 31(8):865-867; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj089
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Commentary: Benchmarks for Work Performance of Pediatric Psychologists

Sharon Berry, PhD

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

All correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Sharon Berry, PhD, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, 2525 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis 55404, Minnesota. E-mail: sharon.berry@childrensmn.org.

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In "Benchmarks for Work Performance of Pediatric Psychologists by Opipari-Arrigan, Stark, and Drotar (2005)Go" from a previous issue of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology (doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj068), the authors provide a timely update on the field and a challenge for the future. This is the first such benchmarking effort since the survey by Drotar and colleagues 11 years ago (Drotar, Sturn, Eckerle, & White, 1993Go). Clearly, the information provided suggests the need for benchmarking at more frequent intervals, possibly every 5 years. Although the response rate from full division members (45% returned and only 34% usable) was disappointing, the results, recommendations, and accompanying commentaries, challenge all of us to determine future goals/directions, identify needed resources, and guide strategic planning as a professional organization.

Over the past 11 years, the health care environment has changed dramatically. Concurrently, the Society . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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