Complete Flashcards
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What is the maximum number of hours for the use of approved videocassette courses for continuing education requirements?
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Not to exceed 5 hours per subject
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Who may a psychologist release test data to without a court order?
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A licensed psychologist OR a school psychologist
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Where can you NOT advertise
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Non-distinguishable listings
3
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In the listing of the YellowPages, a psychologist must include the words…
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“Licensed Psychologist”
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How many hours of postdoc supervised experience must be completed by a postdoc for licensure?
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2,000 hours
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How many total hours of weekly clinical supervision in an applicant’s postdoc training?
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2 hours
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How many hours of education must be successfully completed in order for a psychologist to qualify for the practice of hypnosis?
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10 hours
7
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How many hours must be completed in training in juvenile sexual offender assessment and treatment before becoming a licensed clinician in the field?
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30 hours
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If abuse has occurred in another state, what obligation does the psychologist have?
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Central abuse hotline
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What is the maximum amount of time that a minor aged 13 or older experiencing an emotional crisis may receive before parental consent is required for further services?
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7 days (1 week) AND shall NOT exceed more than 2 visits
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A licensee who has been retired for more than 5 years must…
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Pay the fee for a biennial review of an active license
11
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Within how many days must a subject submit a written response to a probable cause panel (or when in default)?
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20 days - in default by 21 days
12
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Who is notified when a patient is released from a receiving facility?
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Any person who executed a certificate admitting the person to the receiving facility
13
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Sexual contact with a former client during therapy and after termination…
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Prohibited OR no exemptions
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How long do you have to get copies of psychological records to someone?
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30 days - Any licensed psychologist who agreed to provide copies of psychological records to a service user, a service user’s designee, or a service user’s legal representative, shall be accorded a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days to make final entries and copies…
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Vulnerable adult – how many hours do you have to commence an investigation?
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24 hours
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A clinical psychologist examines a person and designates that the person meets the criteria for involuntary examination. Who should reexamine the client?
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The same clinical psychologist within 48 hours
17
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How many credits are granted for each hour of full attendance at a board meeting? Which requirement does it satisfy?
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1 Hour / Ethics and Legal Issues
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Psychological Services Act intent?
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Health and emotional welfare of the public / Emotional Survival
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What information must be reported when suspected abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult has occurred?
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Emotional or physical injuries sustained
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What must the administrator of a treatment facility do if a patient continues to meet the criteria for involuntary inpatient placement?
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Provide a statement from the patient’s physician, psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse, or clinical psychologist justifying the request, a brief description of the patient’s treatment during the time he or she was involuntarily placed, and an individualized plan of continued treatment. (Note: NOT a licensed mental health therapist)
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How many hours/years are required of supervised experience for licensure?
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4,000 hours/2 years
22
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How many hours of approved continuing education credits are required to renew an active license during a biennium?
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40 hours
23
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How many hours must be on professional ethics and legal and Florida statutes and rules?
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3 hours
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How many hours must be on the prevention of medical errors?
2 hours
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How many hours of CEU must be completed on DV?
Every 6 years, the licensees must complete 2 hours (every third biennial)
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How long must the licensee retain the documentation of the CEU?
2 years
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How long may a patient be involuntarily hospitalized in an inpatient treatment facility?
6 months
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What determines whether or not probable cause exists that a licensee has violated the rules and laws of psychology?
Reasonable standard of care
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You need to do 40 hours in total of CEU; What is the maximum amount of CEUs required per year
25 per year
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What must a psychologist do when using an experimental treatment with a client?
Informed consent AND board approval
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How much time is 1 Credit Hour worth?
50 minutes
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At what age can a minor consent to therapy?
13 years old
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How many days does a practitioner have to submit a note following a session?
10 days
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When may privilege be waived?
When the mental condition is used as a claim or defense
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Who has the responsibility of establishing from graduating from the equivalent of a doctoral-level psychological education program?
The applicant
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What requirement must be satisfied for an applicant to be considered for limited licensure?
Will be retiring within 6 months of the date of the application
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To whom must the records of the client NOT be released without the consent of the client?
The spouse/wife
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How much credit does a CE provider receive for providing a CE workshop?
The number of credits allowed by the program
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When you are a limited licensed psychologist in the state of Florida, what populations are they restricted from serving?
- Underserved or critical needs populations living within a twenty (20) mile radius of any site in the state that has no other psychologist practicing in that twenty (20)-mile radius.
- Public or non-profit
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Who is exempt from licensure?
- Not a resident of the state but offers services in this state: anyone practicing for less than 15 days in a calendar year and no more than 5 days in any month
- A salaried employee of a government agency
- A salaried employee at a nonprofit organization
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If a psychologist is deceased the estate must keep the records for how long?
2 years and 2 months
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Who do you report institutional abuse to?
Central Abuse Hotline
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Purpose of the Adult Protective Services Act
Detection and correction of abuse, neglect, and exploitation through social services and criminal investigations and to establish a program of protective services for all vulnerable adults in need of them. It is intended that the mandatory reporting of such cases will cause the protective services of the state to be brought to hear in an effort to prevent further abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults.
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When can someone with a provisional license stop being supervised?
When they get a letter from the BOP stating they are licensed
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A person who has completed their education is considered a…
Postdoc / Psychology Resident or Fellow
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Who can a psychologist release raw data to?
Parent/Child
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After termination, the length of time to keep files:
Full files: 3 years
Partial files: 4 years
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What required information of any applicant is considered public record unless subject to public inspection?
Employment history
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What information must a facility requesting the appointment of a guardian advocate provide to them?
Duties and responsibilities of a guardian advocate
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Which procedure or treatment may not be consented to by a guardian advocate?
- Experimental treatments not federally approved by IRB
- Abortion
- Sterilization
- Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT)
- Psychoconversion/Psychosurgery
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Who can support the recommendation (second opinion) for involuntary placement?
The recommendation must be supported by the opinion of a psychiatrist and the second opinion of a clinical psychologist or another psychiatrist both of whom have personally examined the patient within the preceding 72 hours (3 days) that the criteria for involuntary outpatient services are met.
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What is the maximum number of years that a patient has to file an administrative complaint against a licensee?
6 years
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Who cannot communicate with an outside person from jail?
Someone who is considered incompetent or likely to be harmful to the person or others
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Change of address – each license shall provide written or electronic notification of change of address within…
45 days.
If completed electronically they must confirm that it was received.
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If a client is deceased, who can the psychologist provide their records to?
Patient’s personal representative or the family member who stands next in line of intestate succession, the confidential status of the clinical records shall not be lost by either authorized disclosure to any person, organization or agency
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If you are applying for licensure, but charged for sexual misconduct?
Cannot get licensed
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Confidentiality - who is able to waive privileges?
The client. Cannot be waived by the former psychologist.
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What information must go in a chart/client’s records?
- Basic identification data such as name, address, telephone number, age and sex; presenting symptoms or requests for services; dates of services, and types of services provided.
- Test data (previous or current)
- History including relevant medical data and medication, especially current
- What transpired during the service session; - Significant action by the psychologist, service user, or service payer
- Psychologists’ indications suggesting possible sensitive matters like threats;
- Progress notes
- Copies of correspondence related to assessment or services provided, notes concerning relevant psychologists' conversation with persons significant to the service user.
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In order to obtain Licensure by endorsement ...
- Diplomate in good standing with the board, hold a degree and has a least 10 years of experience as a licensed psychologist in any jurisdiction within 25 years preceding the date of the application
- License requires to be equivalent or more stringent
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Who is provisional psychologist?
Someone who serves under the supervision of a licensed psychologist
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The board consists of...
7 members:
5 must be licensed psychologists, 2 must be citizens of a state who have never been licensed, 1 must be 60+ years of age
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How many hours must be required to obtain specialty in sex therapy?
A minimum of 150 extra hours and requirement must be in specific areas of sex therapy
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How many hours must be required to obtain a specialty in juvenile offender therapy?
Does not require extra hours
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How many hours must be completed to serve as a guardian advocate?
4 hours
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What is the definition of mental impairment?
Lacks the capacity to consent
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All disclosure contained in a medical record when a 3rd party requests info, they can
Disclose information without expressed written consent
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Penalties for non-licensed, what is the first step?
Cease and desist
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If you don’t complete your CEUs in active status, what happens?
The department may make them take one additional hour for every hour they did not complete or completed late
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Method to which we properly release records?
Copies of originals
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To apply for limited licensure, how many years must be completed within the profession?
10 years
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Felony conviction...
Misdemeanor related to the practice of a healthcare profession regulated by the state
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When a person from out of state applies for licensure in Florida has a felony they
May require the applicant to prove that his or her civil rights have be restored
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All of these may be defined as exploitation
- Breaches of fiduciary relationships, such as the misuse of a power of attorney or the abuse of guardianship duties, resulting in the unauthorized appropriation, sale, or transfer of property;
- Unauthorized taking of personal assets;
- Misappropriation, misuse, or transfer of moneys belonging to a vulnerable adult from a personal or joint account; or
- Intentional or negligent failure to effectively use a vulnerable adult’s income and assets for the necessities required for that person’s support and maintenance.
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A passing score on the Florida laws & rules exam shall cease to be valid _____ after the Board's letter to the applicant advising that the applicant has passed the Florida laws and rules exam?
24 months
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What must be accredited to be considered "doctoral level psychology education?"
Institutional accreditation from an agency recognized and approved by the US Dept of Education or the Association of Universities and College of Canada Program accreditation from the American Psychological Association.
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The "practice of school psychology" means rendering the following services:
Assessment
Counseling
Consultation
Development of programs
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How are the Board of Psychology members selected?
Appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.
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How long do members serve on the Board of Psychology?
4 years
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What kind of degree must a school psychologist obtain for licensure by examination?
Received a doctorate, specialist, or equivalent degree from a program primarily psychological in nature Completed 60 semester/90 quarter hours of graduate study.
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How many years of experience must a school psychologist obtain for licensure by examination?
3 years of experience in school psychology. 2 of which must be supervised
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What exam must a school psychologist pass for licensure by examination?
An exam provided by the department.
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How long does a licensure by examination applicant have to pass the EPPP, Florida laws and rules exams and submit evidence of completing the postdoctoral, supervised experience?
24 months. The Board may grant a 12-month extension if the applicant can demonstrate a good-faith effort to comply but could not because of illness or unusual hardship.
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How long can one use a provisional license?
24 months after the date it is issued Cannot be renewed or reissued.
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Where must a licensed psychologist display their license to practice psychology?
Must be conspicuously display a valid, active license at each location where they practice
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Which words are legally protected and can only be used by someone with an active license?
Psychologist School psychologist Psychology Psychological Psychodiagnostic Psychotherapy (a licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner may use).
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What training is required for a psychologist to practice juvenile sexual offender therapy?
Coursework/training in child behavior and development, child psychopathology, and child assessment and treatment 30 hours of juvenile sex offender assessment and treatment.
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How is the Probable Cause Panel created?
Chairperson of the Board of Psychology appoint at least 2 people who will designate its chairperson. The appointed people will be either current or former Board members No more than 1 person on the panel may be a lay member.
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What three things are NOT important when determining if a psychologist-client relationship exists?
Formal contractual relationship
Scheduling of professional appointments
Payment of a fee for services.
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When a psychologist is being investigated by the Department, when must they respond to written communication or make available any relevant records pertinent to the investigation?
Within 30 days
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Confidentiality and privileged communication may be waived if:
Psychologist is a defendant in a complaint by a patient
Patient waives it
Patient threatens to hurt self/others
A threat must be communicated to law enforcement.
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When can a psychologist present himself as a specialist?
The person has received formal recognition form an approved certifying body.
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Application for licensure is either automatically denied permanently or denied for two years to allow for rehabilitation for these two reasons:
Attempting to obtain a license by bribery or fraudulent misrepresentation
Has been disciplined by any regulatory body in any jurisdiction for sexual misconduct or for any action involving the trespass of sexual boundaries
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If an applicant demonstrates satisfactory rehabilitation to the Board after attempting to obtain a license by bribery or fraud or sexual misconduct, what happens?
They will be granted licensure and placed on probation under reasonable terms and conditions
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A plea of nolo contendere creates what?
A rebuttable presumption of guilt of the underlying criminal charges
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How long must a continuing education provider retain originals of program evaluation forms?
3 years from the date on which the program was conducted and provide those forms to the Board upon request
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How much advance notice does a CEU provider need to give the Board regarding any significant changes in the program on file with the Board?
30 days
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How much notice should a CEU provider give the Board if their address changes?
2 weeks
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If a retired status licensee wants to reactivate his license to be active, he must have had a retired status license for how long?
Less than 5 years
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A psychologist-client relationship is said to exist when?
A psychologist has rendered or purports to have rendered psychological services including psychotherapy, counseling, assessment, or treatment to a person.
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The mere passage of time since the client's last visit to the psychologist is not solely determinative of what?
Whether or not the psychologist-client relationship has been terminated.
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What are not considered professional advertisement?
Business cards, stationary, and a listing in the white pages unless the listing is distinguishable from the listings of non-licensees.
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How long does a psychologist have to pay a fine imposed by the Board?
30 days from the date of the final order entered by the Board
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How long does a licensee have to correct an infraction?
30 days
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How many days should a psychologist take to respond to a written communication from the Board?
Within 30 days
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What coursework/training should a psychologist receive to practice juvenile sexual offender therapy?
Child behavior and development, child psychopathology, and child assessment and treatment.
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When is it a conflict of interest for a psychologist to perform a forensic evaluation for the purpose of recommending a time-sharing schedule and parenting plan?
When they treated a minor or any of the adults involved in a dissolution of marriage, support, or time-sharing action
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Psychologists cannot perform as a forensic evaluator of minors for the purpose of dissolution of marriage, support, or time-sharing action when they also served in what roles for the minor or family being evaluated?
As a guardian ad litem, mediator, therapist, or parenting coordinator.
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Does a patient or client have a right to confidentiality in a therapy session even if someone else is paying for it?
Yes, an individual’s communication with a psychologist during that private consultation will remain confidential.
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Psychological records should be retained for a minimum of?
3 years after completion of planned services or the date of last contact with the user, whichever occurs later in time.
Complete records or a summary of records must be retained for an additional 4 years.
Total years: 7
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When does a psychologist NOT have to keep records on a patient?
If the patients were assigned to the psychologist by a business entity which agrees to maintain and retain the confidentiality of the psychological records.
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What must a psychologist do when terminating or relocating his psychological practice?
Provide notice of termination/relocation in each of the county newspapers where the psychologist practiced for 4 consecutive weeks.
Include date and address where they can obtain records
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When providing notice of termination or relocation of psychological services, what should the notice include?
The date when the termination or relocation of services will take place and an address where psychological records are being kept
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What should happen within one month of a psychologist’s death?
Publish notice in the newspaper of greatest circulation in each county where the psychologist practiced for 4 consecutive weeks advising of his death
Provide the address users can use to obtain a copy of their record for the next 2 years
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Exemptions for licensure?
Salaried employee of government, Developmental disability facility, MH/SUDS facility, State-wide child resource network, Child placing agency DV shelter Accred. academic/research institute, Private, non-profit org. w/ not charge (cannot as psychologist)
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Exceptions to confidentiality
Practitioner is a party defendant from complaint filed by client
Client waives writing
Clear and imminent danger to self, others, and society (warn possible victim, family, law enforcement)
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What is required for license renewal for an inactive license?
Submit a fee
Statement certifying they have neither practiced psychology or violated any provisions
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How can you obtain CEUS
Graduate courses (7:1 cred; max 21)
Presentations/workshop/etc. accredited by APA (5)
Workshop/seminar by APA State/regional/national psych conference
Board certification
Present 1st time Board meetings (10)
Volunteer expert witness (2 a case/10)
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CEU providers must what?
Enhance skills/knowledge
Be sufficient duration/attend full length (50m=1hr)
Have 2 years experience
Submit narrative including research, promo material, objectives, instructor, qualifications, evaluations, example certificate
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The following are required to provide names to the hotlines, which will be entered into the report but held confidential:
Physician, nurse, hospital personnel
Other MH professionals
Spiritual healers
School personal/teachers
Social workers/day care worker/other prof. child care/foster care/residential worker
LEOs
Judge
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A professional who was hired to treat a person who was abused is not required to report again if:
If the subject of the referral for treatment was the abuse.
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What happens to reports of child abuse/neglect?
Immediately transferred to the sheriff's department
Department conducts an assessment and writes a report that is also sent to the sheriff's office within 48 hours
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When is there no privileged information?
Communications relevant to issue proceedings to compel hospitalization for MH Court ordered examinations
Communications in which patient relies on mental or emotional condition as element in claim or defense in any proceedings
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What is a guardian?
Natural guardian of a minor or a person appointed by the court to act on the persons behalf if they are a minor or adjudicated incapacitated.
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What is a Guardian Advocate?
A person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding mental health treatment on behalf of a patient who has been found incompetent to consent to treatment
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What is considered mental illness?
Impairment of mental or emotional processes
Does NOT include: developmental disabilities, substance use disorders or intoxication, and personality disorders
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Who are exempt from specific screenings (I.e., background checks and fingerprinting)?
Students under supervision (unless with minors)
Volunteers who assist for less than 10 hours per month as long as they are being observed by someone
Mental health personnel who works less than 15 hrs/week of direct contact
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Rights of patients:
Dignity
Treatment
Informed consent
Quality treatment
Communication,abuse reporting, visitation
Care/custody of personal items
To vote
Habeas Corpus Violations
Participate in treatment and discharge planing
Posting of rights
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When can client records be released?
Patient/guardian advocate authorizes
Patient's counsel when needed for adequate rep.
Court order
Patient is committed to DOC or DCF
Intent to harm/duty to warn
Determining involuntary outpatient treatment
Necessary for treatment
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Involuntary patient who applied to be transferred to voluntary status shall be transferred immediately unless...?
They have been:
Charged with a crime
Involuntarily placed for treatment by the court
Continues to meet criteria for involuntary placement
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Involuntary treatment procedures
Must be examined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or psych nurse
May be given emergency treatment for safety
Cannot be released without approval from a physician, clinical psychologist, or attending ER physician
No longer than 72 hrs after exam
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Petition for involuntary OUTpatient placement may be filed by:
Administrator of receiving facility
Administrator of treatment facility
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Process of involuntary OUTpatient placements:
Recommendation is supported by a physician and/or clinical psychologist who examined the patient in the last 72 hours
Hearing within 5 working days
Orders for up to 6 months and service provider shall discharged after
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When is a veteran not able to be transferred to a VA?
When convicted of a felony or misdemeanor charges or NGI
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What must happen if an involuntary hospitalized person is released but has criminal charges?
They are transferred to the appropriate custody
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What is a vulnerable adult?
18 years or older
Ability to perform normal activities of daily living or provide own care or protection
Impairment due to mental, emotional, sensory, long-term physical, developmental disability, brain damage, or aging
MUST report any abuse by law
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When can the State Surgeon General challenge rules?
When it doesn't protect the public from harm
Unreasonably restricts competition or availability of services
Unnecessarily increases cost of services without public benefit
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All information is required by the department of any applicant is public record and open to public inspection EXCEPT:
Financial information
Medical information
School transcripts
Exam questions, answers, grading keys, grades, papers
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When can an applicant challenge their exam scores?
When the score is less than 10% below the minimum passing score
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Armed forces and licensure when active duty:
Kept in good standing without registering or paying fees when on active duty and for 6 months after discharge
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Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992:
Restricts certain health care providers from referring patients to an entity in which they hold a financial interest for
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“Practice of psychology” means:
Observations, Description, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of behavior. Use of scientific/applied psych principles, methods, and procedures. Purpose to describe, prevent, alleviate, or eliminate symptomatic, maladaptive, or undesired behavior
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If the Board finds that an applicant has been disciplined by any regulatory board (for reasons other than those that require immediate revocation of licensure) or been found guilty of any crime, the Board shall:
Either deny the application permanently OR deny the licensure for 2 years to allow them an opportunity for rehabilitation or, if rehabilitation is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board, grant licensure and probation
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If a client lives out of state and reports abuse that occurred out of state what must be done?
The central abuse hotline must instead transfer the information in the report or call to the appropriate state or country.
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Who should you report to if you witnesses sexual misconduct, or who otherwise knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a person has engaged in sexual misconduct?
Department’s central abuse hotline AND the appropriate local law enforcement agency
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Training of guardian advocate must include...
Information about patient rights, psychotropic medications, diagnosis of mental illness, ethics of medical decision making, and duties of guardian advocates.
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How often do you need to renew an inactive license?
Every two years (every biennium)
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A person age 17 or younger may be admitted only after:
a clinical review to verify the voluntariness of the minor’s assent.
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A person shall not be denied treatment for mental illness and services shall not be delayed at a receiving or treatment facility because of ______
inability to pay
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No more than ____ days after admission to a facility, each patient shall have and receive an individualized treatment plan in writing which the patient has had an opportunity to assist in preparing and to review prior to its implementation.
5
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What credential constitutes a "Doctoral Degree"
PsyD, EdD, and PhD and must be obtained from an institutional/program accreditation recognized by the US Department of Education
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What constitutes the Practice of Psychology?
Observation
Description
Evaluation
Interpretation
Modification of human behavior
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In order for a Public Hearing to occur, how many individual submissions must be filed?
25 individual submissions
The emergency rule must be created no later than 90 days
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Lenght of time until the Withdrawl from Interjurisdictional Compact Commission
6 months after enactment
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Under what circumstances can someone be denied licensure?
Obtained/Reviewed by bribery
License revoked in a comparable professional
False advertising
Maintaining associations with applicants or licensees in violation of rules
Failing to perform statutory/legal obligation
Filing a false report
Failing to meet minimum standard of performance
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Psychology Resident/Post Doc experience/hours summary
20 hrs/wk (part-time)
40 hrs/wk (full time)
900 direct contact hours
2 hours a week of clinical supervision (1 of which must be individual)
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To which agency must the impregnation of a child be reported?
County Sheriff or law enforcement agency
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After how long must an assessment occur following sexual abuse?
48 hours
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To which agency must surrended newborn infants be reported?
Central Abuse Hotline unless they are left at a hospital or fire station
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Agency of Mental Health Authority
Department of Children and Families
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Rights of Professionals
No professional shall be required to accept patients for treatment of mental, emotional or behavioral disorders (voluntary)
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Who may conduct an involuntary examination?
circuit/county court
law enforcement officer
physician/PA/RN
clinical psychologist
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Required information necessary in Domestic Violence Instruction/Course
Information on the number of patients in practice who are likely to be victims of DV
Number of likely perpetrators
Screening procedures to identify perpetrators
Provide/refer services to DV centers/advocacy groups
