Personnel assessment in psychiatry and psychotherapy Results of a feasibility study on the platform model

The topic of personnel assessment in psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychosomatics is currently of great importance in terms of health policy. Sufficient empirical evidence for the development of a comprehensive system for staffing is not yet available. The platform model developed by the psychiatric psychosomatic societies and associations pursues a combined empirical normative approach for a future-oriented assessment instrument for the various professional groups. The concept presented has been proven in the health policy discussion as a sensible system of comprehensive personnel assessment; however, an empirically sound control is still lacking as to whether this system can be used practically for the task described and thus can withstand the task of a resilient and future-proof measurement instrument for the necessary personnel. The task of the present study was to examine the extent to which the assumptions of the platform model are confirmed, whether methodological indications can be identified and whether there are limitations of the study that can be used in the validation and foundation of the model. The study confirmed the feasibility of the model and refers to a number of methodological findings and limitations that can be used for the further development of the model. The developed model allows the necessary staffing to be derived and justified, regardless of diagnoses and settings. It is future-oriented and dynamic.