Competence Flashcards
What is Standard 2.01 Boundaries of Competence (a) Psychologists provide_____ , with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their_____.
- services, teach, and conduct research…
- education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study, or professional experience.
Standard 2.01(b) Psychologists obtain the necessary training and experience, consultation, or supervision necessary to ensure competence of their services otherwise they proceed in what manner and in what exception?
make appropriate referrals,
-except as provided in Standard 2.02 Providing Services in Emergencies:psychologists may provide MH services to individuals for which they have not received training in that area but will discontinue services as the emergency has ended or appropriate services are available.
Standard 2.01(c) What must Psychologists do to prepare themselves if they want to provide services, teach, or conduct research involving populations, areas, techniques, or technologies new to them?
undertake relevant education,training, supervised experience, consultation, or study
Standard2.01(d) When there is no one else able to provide a service and a psychologist is asked to provide a service but does not have sufficient competence to provide a certain service, may he/she be able to provide the service?
As long as he/she has closely related training or experience and makes a “reasonable effort” to obtain the needed knowledge and skills that psychologists may provide the services no one else is available to do.
-The psychologist may make reasonable effort to obtain the competence required by using relevant research, training, consultation, or study.
Standard 2.01(e) When a psychologist is using a new or experimental technique must he/she warn the client?
Psychologists must take “reasonable steps”to protect the welfare of their clients, students, and others.Whenever a psychologist will be using a new or experimental technique, the client must be made aware of that fact and special care must be taken care to protect the client from HARM.
Standard 2.01(f) When assuming forensic roles, psychologists are or become_______ with the judicial or administrative rules governing _________roles.
reasonably familiar
their
Standard 2.02 Providing Services in Emergencies Can psychologists work outside of their scope of expertise?
Only in emergencies when there is no one available to provide mental health services and the psychologists have not obtained the necessary training, psychologists may provide such services in order to ensure services are not denied. The services are discontinued as soon as the emergency has ended or appropriate services are available.
Standard 2.03 Maintaining Competence: Psychologists undertake ongoing efforts to __________ their competence.
develop and maintain
Ex: Section 1.7 of the General Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services (APA, 1987) addresses changing from one area of specialty to another and states that if a psychologists wants to change for example from a specialty in educational psych to clinical psychology, he/she doesn’t have to obtain a second doctoral degree in clinical psychology but must complete the coursework and supervised training required for that degree.
Standard 2.04 Bases for Scientific and Professional Judgments:
Psychologists’ work is based upon ___________ of the discipline.
established scientific and professional knowledge
See also Standards 2.01e, Boundaries of Competence, and 10.01b, Informed Consent to Therapy.
Standard 2.05 Delegation of Work to Others
What is a critical element that a psychologist may use to ensure competence of supervisees and employees when delegating work?
Standard 2.05 requires that psychologists to ensure that individuals to whom they delegate work are competent to perform their responsibilities competently.
No specific criteria are provided.however the psychologists decides if an individual has the requisite knowledge and skills.
-A critical element is providing the supervisees and employees with regular (timely) performance feedback.
When a psychologists delegates work to others when doing so will create a multiple relationship with the individual being served and what is likely to happen?
limit their objectivity or lead to exploitation
Ex: When working with a client who has limited English skills, it would be inappropriate for a psychologist to ask the client’s daughter to act as an interpreter.
What is vicarious liability?
Under certain circumstances, supervisors and employers may be legally responsible for the actions of their supervisees and employees, this is vicarious liability (respondeat superior), and its legal determination ordinarily rests on the disparity in training and experience between the supervisor/employer and supervisee/employee and the right, ability, or responsibility of the supervisor/employer to control the actions of the supervisee/employee(Simon, 1992).
Standard 2.06 Personal Problems and Conflicts
(a) What may psychologists do if they know or should know that there is a substantial likelihood that their personal problems will prevent them from performing their work-related activities in a competent manner?
Psychologists REFRAIN from INITIATING An Activity
Standard 2.06 Personal Problems and Conflicts
(b) When psychologists become aware of personal problems that May interfere with their performing work-related duties adequately, they take….?
Appropriate MEASURES, such as obtaining professional consultation or assistance, and determine whether they should limit, suspend, or terminate their work-related duties.
-seeking therapy, referring clients to other professionals, and consulting with another professional to identify the most appropriate action.
(See also Standard 10.10 Terminating Therapy)
