The Code: 41.1 - 41.8 General

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

An institution which is recognized as an institution of higher education under 22 Pa. Code (relating to education) or which is accredited by a regional accrediting association recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation(CORPA)

Question 4

Accredited hospital

Answer 4

a facility which is recognized as a hospital under 28 Pa. Code (relating to health and safety), or which is defined as a health care facility in section 103 of the Health care facilities Act

Question 5

Act

Answer 5

The Professional Psychologists Practice Act

Question 6

Board

Answer 6

The State Board of Psychology of the Commonwealth.

Question 7

Bureau

Answer 7

The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs of the Department of State of theCommonwealth.

Question 8

CPA

Answer 8

Canadian Psychological Association

Question 9

Child Abuse

Answer 9

• Nonaccidental mental, physical, or sexual harm caused to someone under 18
• Imminent risk of harm due to sexual abuse
• Imminent risk of harm due to neglect

Question 10

ChildLine

Answer 10

An organizational unit of the Department of Public Welfare which operates a 24-hour a day Statewide toll free telephone system for receiving reports of suspected child abuse, referring reports for investigation and maintaining the reports in the appropriate file.

Question 11

Client

Answer 11

A person, system, organization, group or family for whom a psychologist provides psychological services

Question 12

Client/Patient

Answer 12

person, system, organization, group or family for whom a psychologist provides psychological services. In the case of individuals with legal guardians, including minors and legally incapacitated adults, the legal guardian shall be the client/patient for decisionmakingpurposes. The minor, legally incapacitated adult or other person actually receiving the service shall be the client/patient for issues specifically reserved to the individual, such as confidential communications in a therapeutic relationship and issues directly affecting the physical or emotional safety of the individual, such as sexual or other exploitive dual relationships.

Question 13

Delegated Supervisor

Answer 13

Person delegated 1 of the 2 hours of supervision by primary supervisor
- Must be licensed, certified, or registered with Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs or be exempt.

Question 14

According to the Board what criteria must a Doctoral Degree in a Field Related to Psychology satisfy in order to sit for the licensure exam?

Answer 14

Related Degree delivered from college/university that is:

• Accredited by the APA or CPA
• Designated by the ASPPB/National Register
• Foreign College/University with standards equal to the above.

Question 15

Doctoral Degree in Psychology

Answer 15

Related Degree delivered from college/university that is:

• Accredited by the APA or CPA
• Designated by the ASPPB/National Register
• Foreign College/University with standards equal to the above.

Question 16

What does Graduate Training in Psychology consist of

Answer 16

Completion of 15 semester hours in a doctoral program that includes:
general domains of professional psychology practice

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Supervised prac, internship, research

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Specialty areas of psych

Question 17

Immediate Family Member

Answer 17

Parent/guardian, child, sibling, spouse or other family member with whom the client/patient lives.

Question 18

Individual Residing in the Same Home as Child

Answer 18

An individual who is 14 years of age or older and who resides in the same home as the child.

Question 19

National Register

Answer 19

The Council for the National Register of Health Service Providers

Question 20

Perpetrator

Answer 20

Person who causes harm to a child
Can be:
-Parent
- Guardian
- Partner
- Person living at harm with child

Question 21

Person Responsible for Child Welfare

Answer 21

Provides care, supervision, treatment, and/or training to a child in lieu of parents
- Excludes people employed by or provides services to a school or unit.

Question 22

Primary supervisor

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Professional Relationship

Answer 23

A therapeutic relationship; determined by first point of professional contact and continues until the last date of service.

Question 24

Professional Setting

Answer 24

• Any public/private setting where a trainee works in preparation for independent practice and where they provide direct service to clients and consult with other providers

Question 25

Psychologist

Answer 25

Licensed provider

Question 26

Psychology Intern

Answer 26

Trainee on internship

Question 27

Psychology Resident

Answer 27

Trainee with a doctoral degree in pursuit of licensure

Question 28

Psychology trainee

Answer 28

an intern or resident

Question 29

Recent Acts or Omissions - when must they be submitted - Who receives the submission>

Answer 29

Acts or omissions committed within 2 years of the date of the report to the Department of Public Welfare or county agency.

Question 30

Serious Mental Injury

Answer 30

A psychological condition including the refusal of appropriate treatment that causes mental distress or disrupts a child's ability to complete developmental/social tasks

Question 31

Serious Physical Injury

Answer 31

An injury that causes a child severe pain or significantly impairs a child’s physical functioning, either temporarily or permanently

Question 32

Sexual Abuse or Exploitation

Answer 32

The employment, use, persuasion, inducement, enticement or coercion of a child to engage in or assist another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct or a simulation of sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction, including photographing, videotaping, computer depicting or filming, of sexually explicit conduct or the rape, sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, molestation, incest, indecent exposure, prostitution, statutory sexual assault or other form of sexual exploitation of children

Question 33

Sexual Intimacies

Answer 33

Romantic, sexually suggestive, sexually demeaning or erotic behavior. Examples of this behavior include, but are not limited to, sexual intercourse, nontherapeutic verbal communication or inappropriate nonverbal communications of a sexual or romantic nature, sexual invitations, soliciting a date from a client/patient, masturbating in the presence of a client/patient (or encouraging a client/patient to masturbate in the presence of the psychologist), exposure, kissing or hugging, touching, physical contact or self-disclosure of a sexual or erotic nature

Question 34

Licensee's change of address or name | When must you notify the board

Answer 34

Must be accurate; deemed your official name | - notify board of changes within 10 days of change

Question 35

Board Address

Answer 35

The address of the Board is State Board of Psychology, Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2649

Question 36

What criteria must a professional demonstrate in order to be seen by the Board as a recognized profession? (4 main points)

Answer 36

Any group who - works in an area related or adjacent to psychology that includes a demonstrably different body of knowledge from that of the field of psychology - Has standards for training to regulate membership into the profession - professional and ethical conduct for an independent - Has accouterments typical of a professional (e.g. publications, conferences, academic trainings, CEUs, regional/certification, etc.)

Question 37

Department of Health Licensing of Substance Abuse Services - Statement of Policy What does the board dictate is exempt from the department of health's license for providing SUD treatment?

Answer 37

(1) A psychologist or group of psychologists that are qualified to provide SUD treatment (as evidenced by their training and education) (2) A psychology trainee supervised by a psychologist/psychology group with SUD exp and trainning (3) An unlicensed employee with graduate training in psychology who is supervised by a psychologist.

Question 38

What are the domains of professional psychology

Answer 38

- ethics - research design and methods - stats and psychometrics - biological bases of behavior (physiopsych, neuropsych, sense and perception, psychopharm, comparative psych - cognitive-affective bases of behavior - social bases of behavior - I/O - Human development - Personality - Abnormal

Question 39

How many semester hours of graduate psychology training are required for beginning to practice under a psychologist?

Answer 39

Completion of 15 semester hours in a doctoral program