HCPC Guidelines

Question 1

What are they?

Answer 1

Legal regulations to protect the public+ensure good practice in psychology

Question 2

Standards of ethics

Answer 2

-promote+protect interests of service users
-communicate appropriately+effectively
-maintain confidentiality
-acting with competence(within limits of your own skills+knowledge)
-delegate (allocate roles/tasks to others) appropriately
-report safety concerns
-be honest+trustworthy

Question 3

Statements for proficiency: practice safely and effectively with their scope of practice

Answer 3

know limits of practice+when to seek advice/refer to another professional
-recognise the need to manage their own workload+ practice accordingly

Question 4

Statements for proficiency:practise within legal/ethical boundaries

Answer 4

act in best interest of service users
exercise a professional duty of care

Question 5

Statements for proficiency:maintain fitness for practise

Answer 5

maintain high standards of personal+professional conduct
importance of maintaining their own health

Question 6

Statements for proficiency:awareness of the impact of culture,equality+diversity on practice

Answer 6

understand the impact of differences e.g gender/ethnicity on wellbeing/behaviour
adapt practice to meet individuals needs

Question 7

Statements for proficiency:importance of/maintaining confidentiality

Answer 7

aware of confidentiality limits
recognise+respond appropriately when it is necessary to break confidentiality

Question 8

Evaluation:strength: SMART targets

Answer 8

Clearly defined + understood-credible
S-specific-well-defined achievements
M-measureable: obvious when someone meets/falls behind standards
A-attainable-not impossible to meet
R-relevant:specific for diff psychologists
T-time-bound:re-register every 2 years

Question 9

Evaluation: weaknesses

Answer 9

-too vague?
-2 years appropriate time? -money making scheme? Pace of healthcare:more regularly?
-are they all equally relevant?