8.0 PROVISION OF SERVICES & 9. REPRESENTATION OF SERVICES AND CREDENTIALS Flashcards
8.1 Context of professional relationship
A registrant must provide diagnostic, therapeutic, teaching, research, supervisory, consultative, or other psychological services only in the context of a defined professional or scientific relationship or role.
8.2 Services appropriate to needs
A registrant must provide psychological services which are appropriate and adequate to the client’s needs, or else refer the client to another service provider for services.
8.3 Fulfillment of agreements
A registrant must fulfill the terms of their agreements with a client as established while obtaining informed consent for services at the outset of the professional relationship.
8.4 Provision of partnership services
Where a registrant provides psychological services through a partnership that includes non-registrant partners, the registrant must assume responsibility for the planning, supervision, and billing practices of the psychological component of the services offered.
8.5 Sufficient personnel
A registrant must employ sufficient personnel to maintain the quality of any psychological services offered by, or under the supervision of, the registrant.
8.6 Accountability for supervisees
A registrant is responsible and accountable for the actions of any non registrant who is providing psychological services under their supervision.
8.7 Obligation to advise of responsibility
Where a registrant supervises any non-registrant in the provision of psychological services, the registrant must advise the client (and the payer, if
different from the client) that the registrant has professional responsibility and legal accountability for the supervised services.
8.8 Provision of services in sponsoring agency
Where a registrant offers psychological services or is directing the psychological services of others within a sponsoring institution and the registrant believes that the most appropriate service(s) to a client is not in accord with the expectations of the sponsoring institution, the registrant must attempt to reconcile these differences with the administration of the institution in order to best respond to the client’s needs.
9.1 Identification as registrant
A registrant must identify themself to the general public as a registrant of the College of Psychologists of British Columbia at the beginning of a professional relationship, and in any advertisements appearing in any media or form, including in letterhead, on business cards, in a curriculum vitae, etc.
9.2 Accurate representation of credentials
A registrant must accurately represent, and must not exaggerate, their area(s) of competence, education, training, experience, and professional affiliations, to the College, the general public, and their colleagues.
9.3 No specialty designation
Unless specifically authorized to do so by the College, a registrant must not hold themself out:
a) as having any specialty designation granted by the College; or
b) as having any specialty qualification based upon any areas of practice declared by the registrant for the purpose of registration, renewal of registration, or otherwise with the College
9.4 Misrepresentation of affiliation
A registrant must not misrepresent their affiliations with institutions or organizations or the consequences of such affiliations. As examples, a registrant must not offer registration, membership, or fellowship in the Canadian Psychological Association, the British Columbia Psychological Association, or other associations as evidence of professional qualification, and reference to these affiliations may not be placed adjacent to one’s credentials or status as a registrant.
9.5 Misrepresentation of non-registrant as a registrant
A registrant must not represent or imply that an individual is a registrant if that individual is not registered with the College.
9.6 Correction of misrepresentation
A registrant must correct any misrepresentations made by others regarding the registrant’s credentials, qualifications, or affiliations, or regarding the status of a non-registrant when the registrant knows the individual is not a registrant.
