PPA Code (green) Definitions

Question 1

APA

Answer 1

American Psychological Association

Question 2

ASPPB

Answer 2

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards

Question 3

Accredited College or University

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Accredited Hospital

Answer 4

recognized as hospital under 22 Pa Code

or defined as healthcare facility in section 103 of Health Care Facilities Act

Question 5

Act

Answer 5

Professional Psychologist Practice Act

Question 6

Board

Answer 6

State Board of Psychology of the Common Wealth

Question 7

Bureau

Answer 7

The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the Department of State of the Commonwealth

Question 8

CPA

Answer 8

Canadian Psychology Association

Question 9

Child Abuse

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Childline

Answer 10

Dept of Public Welfare 24 hours a day Statewide

Question 11

Client/patient

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Delegated Supervisor

Answer 12

person who supervisor has delegated 1 hour of the 2 hours of required supervision who holds a license

Question 13

Doctoral Degree in a field related to psychology

Answer 13

doctoral degree- within 1 year from award of degree must meet one of the following

1. APA or CPA
2. ASPPB/National Register Designation Project
3. a foreign college or university whose standards equivalent to ASPPB/National Register Designation Project)

Question 14

Doctoral Degree in psychology

Answer 14

doctoral degree- within 1 year from award of degree must meet one of the following

1. APA or CPA
2. ASPPB/National Register Designation Project
3. a foreign college or university whose standards equivalent to ASPPB/National Register Designation Project)

Question 15

Graduate Training in Psychology

Answer 15

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

Question 15

Immediate family member

Answer 15

Parent/ guardian 
Child
Sibling
Spouse 
Or other family member who lives with ct

Question 16

National register

Answer 16

The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers

Question 17

Perpetrator

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Person responsible for child’s welfare

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

Primary supervisor

Answer 19

A current licensed psychologist having primary responsibility for directing and supervising the psychology resident

Question 20

Professional relationship

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Professional setting

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Psychologist

Answer 22

Licensed to practice psychology

Question 23

Psychology intern

Answer 23

Student doing internship as part of a doctoral program

Question 24

Psychology resident

Answer 24

Obtained a doctoral degree and is fulfilling supervision requirement

Question 25

Psychology trainee

Answer 25

Intern or resident

Question 26

Serious mental injury

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Serious physical injury

Answer 27

Injury that causes a CHILD severe pain or significantly impairs a child’s physical functioning, either temporarily or permanently.

Question 28

Sexual abuse or exploitation

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Sexual intimacies

Answer 29

Romantic, sexually suggestive, sexual demeaning or erotic behavior.
Exposure kissing non therapeutic verbal communication if a sexual or romantic nature