General Business Practices Flashcards
Laws and Regulations Related to General Business Practices
What is the purpose of the Board of Psychology?
The purpose of the Board of Psychology (BOP) is to regulate providers of psychological services with the goal of protecting the public.
What are the requirements for psychological assistants?
Psychological assistants must have at least a master’s degree and may provide limited psychological services under the direct supervision of the licensed psychologist or board certified psychiatrist to whom they are registered.
What are the requirements for registered psychologists?
Registered psychologists must have at least a doctoral degree and 1,500 hours of supervised professional experience (SPE). They are registered to provide psychological services at nonprofit community agencies that receive a minimum of 25% of their funding from government sources. Registration is in effect for 30 months from the date of issuance and cannot be renewed. The registrant cannot re- register as a registered psychologist to the same agency.
What practices are not included as part of the roles and functions of a psychologist?
The practice of psychology does not include prescribing drugs, performing surgery, or administering ECT (electroconvulsive therapy).
What are the Substance Abuse coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
Coursework must be at least a semester or quarter term in length.
What are the Human Sexuality coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
A minimum of ten hours of coursework in human sexuality is required.
What are the Child Abuse coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
Prior to licensure, candidates must complete a course in child abuse assessment and reporting. This course must be at least seven hours in length.
What are the Spousal and Partner Abuse coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
Candidates for licensure who began their graduate training on or after January 1, 2004 must complete at least 15 hours of coursework in spousal or partner abuse.
What are the Aging and Long Term Care coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
Candidates for licensure who began their graduate training on or after January 1, 2004 must complete a minimum of 10 hours of coursework in aging and long-term care.
What are the Suicide and Assessment Intervention coursework requirements, prior to licensure?
Effective January 1, 2020, candidates for licensure must show completion of a minimum of six hours of coursework or applied experience in suicide assessment and intervention.
How many hours of SPE must be completed prior to licensure?
Applicants must complete two years (3,000 hours) of qualifying SPE prior to licensure. A year of SPE is considered to be 1,500 hours.
What are the general guidelines for accruing SPE?
At least one year must be completed post-doctorally.
Each 1,500 hours of SPE must be completed within a 30-month period.
If both years of SPE (3,000 hours) are completed post-doctorally, they must be completed within a 60-month period.
The regulations do not limit the number of hours that may be accrued under a single supervisor. Thus, all 3,000 hours may potentially be accrued under the same primary supervisor.
How many hours of SPE can a psychologist accrue under a board certified psychiatrist?
750 hours
What are the general guidelines for a supervisors employment and availability when providing SPE?
The regulations require that the supervisor be employed by the same work setting and be available to the supervisee 100% of the time the supervisee is accruing SPE.
There is no minimum number of hours the supervisor must be employed by the same work setting (e.g., the supervisor may be employed by the setting only two hours a week).
Availability refers to supervisor access by cell phone, pager, etc.
What information must a psychological assistant include, when advertising his or her services?
If a psychological assistant is advertising services, the advertisement must include a notation that the person is supervised, his or her registration number, and the name and license number of the supervisor.
When does a psychological assistant’s registration become “void”?
A registration becomes void if not renewed within 60 days after its expiration.
Within what time frame must a psychological assistant notify the BOP of a change of supervisor or location?
The psychological assistant must notify the BO`P within 30 days of any changes in supervisor and/or location.
A psychological assistant may remain registered under a psychologist for how long?
Effective October 23, 2010, registration as a psychological assistant is limited to a cumulative total of six years (72 months).
How many hours of CE’s are licensed psychologists required to complete every two years?
Licensed psychologists are required to complete 36 hours of continuing education (CE) each renewal cycle, which is an average of 1.5 hours of CE per month.
A license that has expired may be renewed within what time frame?
A license that has expired may be renewed any time within three years of expiration.
In order to reactive their license, a psychologist must complete what requirements?
In order to reactivate their license, the psychologist must complete 36 hours of continuing education, training in law and ethics, as well as any other mandatory courses, for the two-year period prior to establishing the license as active.
Continuing education earned via independent learning shall be no more than what percentage of the hours required for renewal.
75%, or 27 hours of the 36 total
The Board of Psychology encourages licensed psychologists to take continuing education coursework in what three areas specifically?
- geriatric psychopharmacology
- assessment and treatment of AIDS
- issues of human diversity.
Effective January 19, 2007 the Board of Psychology requires that any person renewing the psychology license must certify that he or she has obtained training in what area, each license renewal cycle?
Law and ethics.
There is no minimum number of hours stipulated. Training should cover changes and updates to laws and regulations related to the practice of psychology, recent changes or updates in the Ethics Code, accepted standards of practice, and other applications of laws and ethics that affect the practice of psychology.
