PPA Code (green) Definitions Flashcards
APA
American Psychological Association
ASPPB
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
Accredited College or University
institution that is recognized by a an institution of higher education under 22 PA code
or recognized by Commission of Recognition of Post-secondary Accreditation (CORPA
Accredited Hospital
recognized as hospital under 22 Pa Code
or defined as healthcare facility in section 103 of Health Care Facilities Act
Act
Professional Psychologist Practice Act
Board
State Board of Psychology of the Common Wealth
Bureau
The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the Department of State of the Commonwealth
CPA
Canadian Psychology Association
Child Abuse
a) a recent act or failure to act that cause non-accidental serious injury to a child
b) causes sexual abuse or sexaul exploitation
c) causes imminent risk of serious injury to or sexual assault or sexual exploitation of a child
d) serious physical neglect by a perpetrator constitution prolonged or repeated lack of supervision of the failure to provide the essentials of life, including medical care, endangers a child’s life or development or impairs the child’s functioning
Childline
Dept of Public Welfare 24 hours a day Statewide
Client/patient
a person, system, organization, etc- psychologist provides psychological services
legal guardians (minors, incapacitated adults) legal guardian shall be the ct for purposes decision making
person actually receiving the services shall be the ct for issues related to confidential communications in a therapeutic relationship and issues related to safety such as sexual or dual relationships
Delegated Supervisor
person who supervisor has delegated 1 hour of the 2 hours of required supervision who holds a license
Doctoral Degree in a field related to psychology
doctoral degree- within 1 year from award of degree must meet one of the following
- APA or CPA
- ASPPB/National Register Designation Project
- a foreign college or university whose standards equivalent to ASPPB/National Register Designation Project)
Doctoral Degree in psychology
doctoral degree- within 1 year from award of degree must meet one of the following
- APA or CPA
- ASPPB/National Register Designation Project
- a foreign college or university whose standards equivalent to ASPPB/National Register Designation Project)
Graduate Training in Psychology
completion of 15 graduate semester hours in a doctoral degree program
core program requirements are ethics, research design and methodology, statistics and psychometrics and 4 substantive content areas
1) biological bases of behavior
2) cognitive-affective basis of behavior
3) social basses of behavior
4) organizational and systems theory
program must also include practicum & speciality areas of psychology
Immediate family member
Parent/ guardian Child Sibling Spouse Or other family member who lives with ct
National register
The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers
Perpetrator
Person who committed child abuse AND is the parent, a person of welfare, an individual residing in the same home or a paramour of child’s parent
Person responsible for child’s welfare
Provides permanent or temporary care, supervision, MH diagnosis or tx, training or control of a child in lieu of parental care and control
Not a person employed or provide services in a school, IU, or vo- tech school.
Primary supervisor
A current licensed psychologist having primary responsibility for directing and supervising the psychology resident
Professional relationship
A therapeutic relationship; from first professional contact or consultation btw psychologist and ct; continues until last date of service. I you have intermittent tx, relationship will start anew in each date
Professional setting
Agency, institution, private practice
Where application for licensure is supervised as a psych trainee for the purposes of preparing for independent practice.
Agency is responsible for welfare of cts I the applicant, Collecting fees, and access to supervisor fi applicant and applicants cts
Psychologist
Licensed to practice psychology
Psychology intern
Student doing internship as part of a doctoral program
Psychology resident
Obtained a doctoral degree and is fulfilling supervision requirement
Psychology trainee
Intern or resident
Serious mental injury
A psychological condition as diagnosed by physician or licensed psychologist, including the refusal of appropriate treatment:
A) renders a Child chronically and severely anxious, agitated, depressed, socially withdrawn, psychotic, or in reasonable FEAR that child’s life is threatened
B) seriously interferes with a CHILDS ability to accomplish age-appropriate developmental and social tasks
Serious physical injury
Injury that causes a CHILD severe pain or significantly impairs a child’s physical functioning, either temporarily or permanently.
Sexual abuse or exploitation
The employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement or coercion of a CHILD to engage in explicit conduct OR a simulation if sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing a visual depiction - photo video
Incest sex assault exposure
Sexual intimacies
Romantic, sexually suggestive, sexual demeaning or erotic behavior.
Exposure kissing non therapeutic verbal communication if a sexual or romantic nature
