HCPC Guidelines

Question 1

What are the HCPC?

Answer 1

Provides legal regulations since 2009. Used to be BPS. They protect the public and ensure good practice. Can be prosecuted and recieve a fine if not adhering

Question 2

What does the guideline ‘communicate appropriately and effectively’ mean?

Answer 2

Clinicians must listen to the needs of service users and carers and consider their needs and wishes, language needs must be met and relevent infor must be given

Question 3

What does the guideline ‘delegate appropriately’ mean?

Answer 3

Only delegate work to someone who has the knowledge, skills and experience needed to carry it out safely and effectively

Question 4

What does the guideline ‘work within the limits of your knowledge and skills’ mean?

Answer 4

To keep within the scope of your practice by only practicing in the areas you have the knowledge and experience, delegate if necessary and develop knowledge

Question 5

What does the guideline ‘keep record or your work’ mean?

Answer 5

To keep full, clear and accurate records for everyone you care for, treat or provide services to. Records must be kept secure

Question 6

What does the guideline ‘be honest and trustworthy’ mean?

Answer 6

Be honest about your experience, qualifications and skills and declare issues that might be conflicts of interest

Question 7

What does the guideline ‘manage risk’ mean?

Answer 7

You must take all reasonable steps to reduce the risk of harm to service users, carers and colleagues. You must not do anything that would put a client as considerable risk

Question 8

What does the guideline ‘promote and protect the interests of service users and carers’ mean?

Answer 8

That individuals must be treated with respect and must be involved in decisions and encouraged to maintain their own health and must not be discriminated against

Question 9

What does the guideline ‘report concerns about safety’ mean?

Answer 9

Report any concerns about service users safety and well being. Support and encourage others to do the same. Take appropriate action if you have concerns of wellbeing

Question 10

What does the guideline ‘be open when things go wrong’ mean?

Answer 10

Inform service users that something has gone wrong in their treatment or diagnosis and apologise and take action to put it life

Question 11

What happens if you don’t adhere to guidelines?

Answer 11

You are given a fine and can be prosecuted

Question 12

What do the standards relate to?

Answer 12

character, health, conduct/performance/ethics, proficiency, continuing professional development, education and training and prescription

Question 13

What is guideline 1.1?

Answer 13

Know the limits of their professional practice and when to seek advice or refer to another professional

Question 14

What is guideline 2.6?

Answer 14

Understand the importance of informed consent and be able to obtain it

Question 15

What is guideline 3.2?

Answer 15

Understand the importance of maintaining their own health

Question 16

What is the guideline 7.1?

Answer 16

Be aware of the limits of the concept confidentiality

Question 17

What is the guideline 13.10?

Answer 17

For clinical psychologists only, understand more than one evidence based model of formal psychological therapy

Question 18

What does the guideline of prescribing refer to?

Answer 18

Outlines the required knowledge and training to be able to prescribe, see out the standards of safe practice when doing so

Question 19

What does the guideline of character refer to?

Answer 19

The need for a character reference from someone who has known you for more than 3yrs. Must declare criminal convictions

Question 20

What does continuing professional development refer to?

Answer 20

Professionals expected to take part in and document regular training to jeep their knowledge and practice up to date

Question 21

What does health refer to?

Answer 21

Any issues to health must not affect job. Must provide info every 2yrs. Must inform council if become unable to do job due to health

Question 22

What does proficiency refer to?

Answer 22

A set of specific expectations is set out for each area in psychology that individuals need to keep to ensure they practice effectively

Question 23

What does conduct, ethics and performance refer to?

Answer 23

Should always work in the best interests of the user. Stay within scope of practice and refer patient to others if incompetent.

Question 24

What does education and training refer to?

Answer 24

Sets out minimum qualifications needed = masters in field of psychology you wish to work in, sets out standard for training courses