Section 7: Professionalism

Question 1

What 2 things must a registrant do in terms of compliance with regulation/ discipline and quality assurance program

Answer 1

1) cooperate with, and be responsive to the regulation display of the college

2) participate fully in all mandatory aspects of the quality assurance program of the college

Question 2

What must registrant do during investigations and proceedings by the college?

Answer 2

Cooperate fully with the college and investigations and proceedings of the college and in any resulting requirements

Question 3

What must registration do in terms of response to college requests?

Answer 3

A registrant must respond appropriately and promptly to Across for the college, register the board and communities for information respecting their activities

Question 4

What must registrant not do in terms of inappropriate communications?

Answer 4

And registrant must not communicate with or about college or registrant in a manner that would reasonably be regarded by registrants as rude, disparaging, disrespectful, or as a discredit to the profession

Question 5

What must an applicant or registrant engaged with the registration committee about any aspect of the registration not initiate?

Answer 5

Must not initiate any direct communication with any member of the registration committee or the board concerning the matter

Question 6

What must a registrant not do if they are involved in an active complaint, investigation, or discipline process?

Answer 6

Must not initiate any direct communication with any member of the inquiry committee, that discipline committee or the board concerning the matter

Question 7

What must registrant not do if they are involved with quality assurance committee about their continuing competency activities, or any other matter under the quality assurance committee jurisdiction?

Answer 7

Must not initiate in a direct communication with any member of the quality assurance committee, or the board concerning the matter

Question 8

If an applicant or registrant is involved in any matters of registration investigation, and or quality insurance, who may they direct their communications with?

Answer 8

They may direct their communications, including questions to college staff, who will direct redirect the communication as appropriate or respond accordingly.

Question 9

What must registrants do in terms of compliance with undertaking?

Answer 9

A registrant must comply with any undertaking and consent, given to, or other agreement made with the college and accordance with the provisions of the health, professions act

Question 10

What information regarding the college of psychologist must a registrant provide to the recipient of their services?

Answer 10

Registrants must provide the recipients of their services in writing, or by posting in a conspicuous location in the office, in which they provide psychological services information about the mandate function and location of the college, the availability of information from the college, respecting the laws, the code and guidelines, governing the provision of psychological services, and the right to make a complaint to the college about the services received

In situations where this is impossible for reasons of institutional policy, or setting or due to client literacy issues, the information must be provided verbally.

Question 11

If a client is receiving services of a related nature from another professional service provider, what must a registrant do in terms of deciding whether to offer or provide psychological services to that client?

Answer 11

A registrant must carefully consider the treatment and or assessment issues and the potential client’s welfare

Question 12

What three things must a registrant do in terms of minimizing conflict?

Answer 12

1) discuss the issues identified and standard 7.9 and 7.12 with a client or other person who is authorized to give informed consent for the client in order to minimize the risk of confusion or conflict between services of a related nature

2) consult with the other professional service providers as appropriate

3) proceeded with caution and sensitivity to the therapeutic issues

Question 13

What does standard 7.17 say in regards to reporting required by law?

Answer 13

Nothing in this code is intended to relieve a registrant of any obligation to make any report required by law

Question 14

What three things must a registrant do, if the obligations of a registrant to an institution or organization, with which the registrant is affiliated conflict with the registrants obligations under this code?

Answer 14

1) clarify the nature of the conflict

2) make no known the conflicting obligation, and the registrants commitment to comply with this code

3) to the extent feasible, seek to resolve the conflict in a way that permits full adherence to the code

Question 15

A registrant must properly document, their professional and scientific work in order to do what three things?

Answer 15

1) facilitate provision of services in the future by themselves, or by other professional service providers

2) ensure accountability

3) meet other legal or institutional requirements

Question 16

What must a registrant do in terms of signing documents?

Answer 16

All reports letters or other documents containing information, opinions, or assessments, prepared by a registrant in the course of the registrants professional services must be signed by the registrant before they are provided to another party in order to ensure authorship responsibility is clear

Question 17

What can a registrant do in terms of signing documents that are electronic?

Answer 17

For the purpose of electronically, created, transmitted or file documents signing a document may include a fixing electronic signature, providing some other method of identification and authentication, when the document is sent that ensures authorship responsibility is clear