TY - JOUR TI - The Portuguese version of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale II – assessment subscale: factor structure and psychometric properties T2 - Journal of Gerontological Social Work VL - 62 IS - 3 AU - Daniel, F. AU - Monteiro, R. AU - Ferreira, J. AU - Ana Galhardo PY - 2019 SP - 349-362 SN - 0163-4372 DO - 10.1080/01634372.2019.1575132 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01634372.2019.1575132 AB - The current study aimed to test the fit of the Portuguese version of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Competency Scale II – Assessment subscale (GSWCS-A) and explore its factor structure and psychometric properties in a sample of 534 social workers working in the gerontology field. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that all items presented good factor loadings and that the single-component model fit the data well. The GSWCS-A showed very good internal consistency. Despite the existence of different theoretical perspectives on Social Work, which frame the required competencies for professional practice, the GSWCS-A Portuguese version revealed similitudes with studies conducted in other countries. Nevertheless, the different factor structures (single-component vs. bi-factorial) may indicate that different competencies are being emphasised in terms of professional training. To sum, the GSWCS-A may be a short and useful self-report instrument for addressing social workers’ assessment competencies in the gerontology setting. ER -