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Intellectual, emotional, and cultural competencies

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Our text mentions that there are different ways to demonstrate competence: intellectual, emotional, cultural, etc.
I need help understanding this within the context of psychology.
Can you think of a variety of competencies that are needed, and how they might be demonstrated?

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This solution helps explore the intellectual, emotional, and cultural competencies that are related to real life within the context of psychology. The solution is 298 words in length and is supplemented by a reference to help contextualize the solution.

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Competence is "the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task)" (dictionary.net, n.d., p. 1). In the psychological profession our clients expect us as professionals to be competent in our job. The courts and licensing boards also expect a certain amount of competence from a psychological professional. Licensing boards, for instance, have certain criteria that one must be able to demonstrate ...

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