7.2 IPEC Core Competencies
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) established standard core competencies for effective interprofessional collaborative practice. The competencies guide the education of future health professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to collaboratively work together in providing client care. See Table 7.2 for a description of the four IPEC core competencies.[1] Each of these competencies will be further discussed in the following sections of this chapter.
| Competency | Description |
|---|---|
| Competency 1: Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice | Work with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values. |
| Competency 2: Roles/Responsibilities | Use the knowledge of one’s own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of clients and to promote and advance the health of populations. |
| Competency 3: Interprofessional Communication | Communicate with clients, families, communities, and professionals in health and other fields in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease. |
| Competency 4: Teams and Teamwork | Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate client/population-centered care and population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. |
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative. (2023). IPEC core competencies. https://www.ipecollaborative.org/ipec-core-competencies ↵
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative. (2023). IPEC core competencies. ↵
