Health and care professions council

Question 1

What are 5 HCPC guinelines?

Answer 1

-be able to practise in a non discrimatory manner
-understand importance of and be able to maintain confidentilality
-communicate effectively
-able to work appropraitely with others
-maintain records appropriately
OR
Being able to practice safely and effectively
Being able to practice with the legal and ethical boundaries of the profession
Being able to maintain fitness to practice
Being able to practice in an autonomous way and to use professional judgement
Being aware of the impact of culture, equality and diversity on practice
Being able to reflect on and review practice
Being able to assure quality of practice
Understanding the key concepts of the profession’s knowledge base
Drawing on knowledge and skills to inform practice
Understanding the need to establish and maintain safe practice

Question 2

What type of character do you need to be for a standard practitioner?

Answer 2

To join the HCPC, trustworthy charcater references need to be obtained from people who have known you for at least 3 years. This will also consider crimininal convictions or cautions

Question 3

What health should you have to be a standard practitioner?

Answer 3

Regular updates on general health must be sent to the HCPC (this will happen every 2 years when you re-register). If you have any conditions that will impact on your clinets, you must stop work immediately

Question 4

What standards of ethics shoudl a practitioner psychologist withold?

Answer 4

There are 10 ethical guidelines that practitioners must conform to, including: maintaining confidentiality of clients and only acting within the limits of your own knowledge and skills (competence) and referring on to others when necessary (collegiatlity).

Question 5

What are the HCPC Standards that apply specifically to clinical psychologists?

Answer 5

Standards for education and training: For clinical psychologists, the minimum qualification required is a Master’s degree with BPS qualification and a doctorate.
Standards for prescribing: There are standards for prescribing medication. This includes the knowledge and training to be able to prescribe appropriately and safely.
Standards for counselors: Therapists offering counseling must understand the importance of empathy and imagination as well as the philosophy behind psychological therapies

Question 6

What are some example of the HCPC guidelines being broken?

Answer 6

2010: a clinical psychologist struck off the HCPC register for not keeping proper patient records: “such a haphazard approach to case notes must seriously undermine public confidence in the consistency of delivery of health care”
2013: a paramedic struck off the HPCP register for having sex with someone while answering a 999 call: “This was an abuse of trust which violated a professional boundary”
2013: a clinical psychologist struck off the HCPC register for telling an under-age client she was trying to “rescue” to break off relationships with her parents and come and live with her instead: “failing to maintain appropriate boundaries”