b'Chapter 2 COMPETENCEIn order to fully understand the meaning of the wordcompetence,it is necessary to focus on two elements, namely psychological competence and technical skills. One does not go without the other.Often, we focus on technical skills and neglect psychological skills for fear of creating an atmosphere of instability in the moment.A person is psychologicallycompetent as long as they can understand the rights,responsibilities,risks,orbenefitsofdecisionsandthepotential consequences of what they decide. Also, she has the ability to understand or communicate with others, verbally or otherwise.Technicalskillsaretheabilitiesandknowledgeneededtoperformspecific tasks.Theyarepracticalandoftenrelatetomechanical,computers, mathematical or scientific tasks.Someexamplesincludeknowledgeofprogramminglanguages,design programs, mechanical equipment, or tools to accomplish tasks.80Germain Decelles'